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Are white bass line shy in the creeks?
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02/29/20 03:09 PM
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KidKrappie
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In this video, I test a theory I see a lot that you need light, clear line to catch whites in the creeks.
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Re: Are white bass line shy in the creeks?
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02/29/20 04:47 PM
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Mckinneycrappiecatcher
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They are line shy, you will catch more on 4 lb fluoro
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Re: Are white bass line shy in the creeks?
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02/29/20 05:09 PM
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They are line shy, you will catch more on 4 lb fluoro
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Re: Are white bass line shy in the creeks?
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02/29/20 06:47 PM
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They are line shy, you will catch more on 4 lb fluoro I’ve proven it time and time again. If someone sits next to me with 8lb mono I’m going to outfish them all day
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Re: Are white bass line shy in the creeks?
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03/01/20 02:03 AM
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KidKrappie
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Interesting... these fish must have not gotten your memo.
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Re: Are white bass line shy in the creeks?
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03/02/20 08:06 AM
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SirDukeOfLor
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Couldn't it just be due to a better sink rate, the flouro allows you to get into and stay in the strike zone better than mono, which can result in more fish?
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Re: Are white bass line shy in the creeks?
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03/02/20 01:35 PM
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On 2 separate occasions I was fishing with a friend for white bass. I was using 6 lb. fluorocarbon catching fish. He was using 8 lb. mono and not. He changed over to 6 lb. fluorocarbon and started catching fish.
On another occasion I was catching hybrids and white bass on 6 lb. fluorocarbon. I kept getting broken off by some big hybrids so I changed to 12 lb. fluorocarbon. I couldn't get a bite. I changed back to 6 lb. and started catching again.
The last couple of weeks, under the most challenging conditions, I have been using a 5 ft. tapered braid leader with 2.5 ft. of 6 lb. fluorocarbon and catching fish at what seems to be the same rate.
I was always a huge believer that the fish are line shy. As time goes on I am starting to believe it is more about the natural action and sink rate of the line. But I'm still not convinced that the visibility of the line doesn't have something to do with it.
My next test will be to carry 2 separate rods. One with an all fluorocarbon leader and one with the braid leader / fluorocarbon setup to see if my catch rate is affected.
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Re: Are white bass line shy in the creeks?
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03/02/20 01:51 PM
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I need to truly test it out one day but my grandpa always says "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".
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Re: Are white bass line shy in the creeks?
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03/02/20 07:01 PM
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I’ve used 6lb Trilene XL clear for sandies for god knows how long. Never spooked them and I prefer the slow fall of the mono anyways. Never had a line issue with yellow 6lb Mr Crappie either. I have seen the same 8lb clear mono not catch when the 6lb would in real-time more than once in creeks. I’ve always believed it’s a size thing rather than color
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Re: Are white bass line shy in the creeks?
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03/02/20 07:04 PM
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I need to truly test it out one day but my grandpa always says "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Yep. My setup works well so I feel no need to experiment
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Re: Are white bass line shy in the creeks?
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03/02/20 07:45 PM
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I reiterate, my experience is that they are line shy, particularly in heavily pressured clearer water creeks. A bunch of places I’ve fished you can forget about getting consistently bit on anything but fluorocarbon line, especially when they first show up like they are now.
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Re: Are white bass line shy in the creeks?
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03/02/20 09:13 PM
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You could drag a wounded minnow lure with a rope and they cannot resist it
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Re: Are white bass line shy in the creeks?
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03/03/20 12:53 AM
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You could drag a wounded minnow lure with a rope and they cannot resist it Interesting considering that these fish aren’t easy to catch when they first show up in feb and March. A lot of the creeks i fish you can even catch them unless you very carefully present a live bait.
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Re: Are white bass line shy in the creeks?
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03/03/20 02:39 AM
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Today I was fishing next to two guys who were using minnow, I caught two very quickly and left. They have only caught two white bass, and they had been there since 7am. I guess they should have used rope. You could drag a wounded minnow lure with a rope and they cannot resist it
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Re: Are white bass line shy in the creeks?
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03/03/20 03:10 AM
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Today I was fishing next to two guys who were using minnow, I caught two very quickly and left. They have only caught two white bass, and they had been there since 7am. I guess they should have used rope. You could drag a wounded minnow lure with a rope and they cannot resist it Literally laughed out loud
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