Try using Hi Viz line.

lol Dave, give it time. Eventually you'll get better at ignoring the inconvenience.

If only there was 5 lb line

do you PRESTRETCH your new line? it makes a huge difference. prestretch it till it lays fairly flat and limber. try P LINE

IMHO, 4 and 6 lb line is only good for one thing, polluting every piece of structure it comes in contact with. I can't begin to tell you the number of times I get hung up on fishing line. Once it's in the lake it lasts dozens of years. I fish 20 pound (6 lb diameter) Power Pro Super Slick Braid with about 4 feet of 8 lb Flourocarbon leader. When you hang up in other folks 4 pound line you can usually get your jig back. You might even be able to pull forty or fifty yards of that junk out of the lake as well. Like I said, JMHO.

We had the same problem on the Kenai River up in Alaska. People just loved to fish with 15 lb line and try to land a 50 lb to 70 lb King Salmon. There are miles of that light line that will pollute that River for many years to come. JMHO

P.S. 8 lb Flourocarbon is easy to see with my 71 year old eyes, and anyone who know me knows I don't have any trouble putting a limit of Crappie in the boat. Especially true using Lipripper Baits, PePops Hand Tied Jigs, Bubba's Hand Tied Jigs, or Balinda's Thermocline Baits.

From another 1947 model Dutch is right on but I only use a 18" leader. 4# test line what line?

I use 8 lb Gold colored Vanish.