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 Faded Braid..........
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05/15/13 01:58 PM
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reeltexan
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I've been using braid for years for certain applications.
One thing that is unappealing about it is it's loss of color. Nearly every brand I've used fades after a short time to a yellow-white-ish color.
I've tried the marker rememdy and the reversing ends trick.
What do most of you guys do to keep that line less visisble as it ages?
thanks.
"..The pleasantist angling is to see the fish
Cut with her golden oars the silver stream,
And greedily devour the treacherous bait.
Bill Shakespeare![[Linked Image]](http://s4.postimage.org/f0dhseas/P1120145.jpg)
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Re: Faded Braid..........
[Re: reeltexan]
#8934374
05/15/13 02:07 PM
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Joined: Dec 2004
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Fish Killer
Big Sexy
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Big Sexy
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Just a sharpie every couple of trips for the first 8-10 ft
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Re: Faded Braid..........
[Re: reeltexan]
#8934385
05/15/13 02:09 PM
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Gangly
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i dont worry about the braid fading. it doesnt affect my catch ratio and it hasnt affected its strength so I dont bother doing anything to it except keep on fishing with it.
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Re: Faded Braid..........
[Re: reeltexan]
#8934569
05/15/13 02:53 PM
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Fast Lane
TFF Celebrity
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TFF Celebrity
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Brown Marker and camouflage it.
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Re: Faded Braid..........
[Re: Fast Lane]
#8934720
05/15/13 03:26 PM
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Chet
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Great name for a race horse.......
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Re: Faded Braid..........
[Re: Fish Killer]
#8934793
05/15/13 03:38 PM
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Posts: 2,890
Barn
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Just a sharpie every couple of trips for the first 8-10 ft +1
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Re: Faded Braid..........
[Re: reeltexan]
#8934798
05/15/13 03:40 PM
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Cryers
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I don't fish braid on any application where fish get a good look at the bait so I just keep on fishing it.
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Re: Faded Braid..........
[Re: reeltexan]
#8934955
05/15/13 04:24 PM
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ScottSecs
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I have always just used a permanent marker - dark green - and marked about the length of the rod - but brown was mentioned above - what color maker does everyone use to re-color their braid
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Re: Faded Braid..........
[Re: Chet]
#8934969
05/15/13 04:27 PM
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reeltexan
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Great name for a race horse....... .....or maybe a band.
"..The pleasantist angling is to see the fish
Cut with her golden oars the silver stream,
And greedily devour the treacherous bait.
Bill Shakespeare
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Re: Faded Braid..........
[Re: reeltexan]
#8935329
05/15/13 05:59 PM
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Big Red 12
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Permanent markers. I have been looking for a waterproof one.
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Re: Faded Braid..........
[Re: reeltexan]
#8935332
05/15/13 05:59 PM
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fizzpot
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Flouro leader if visibility matters.
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Re: Faded Braid..........
[Re: reeltexan]
#8935372
05/15/13 06:12 PM
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Ban-D
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as long as its not affecting the strength I could care less about the color of it.
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Re: Faded Braid..........
[Re: reeltexan]
#8935373
05/15/13 06:12 PM
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Huddleston
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I use braid on my topwater frog rod. I believe that when it turns white, it blends in with the sky. If I'm flipping I do the marker trick.
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Re: Faded Braid..........
[Re: reeltexan]
#8935439
05/15/13 06:27 PM
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fishan
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Empty another reel and spool the old reel to the new reel.
Dobyns Prostaff www.dobynsrods.com Fishing was so good today, that today should have been yesterday!
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Re: Faded Braid..........
[Re: reeltexan]
#8935545
05/15/13 06:48 PM
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SkeeterEater
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use a leaded unless you fishing on top.. Then I don't worry about it. I'll use the marker if I need to.
Take Dead Aim
I'd rather be lost on the water than found at work!
SkeeterEater
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