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What Color Braided Line Do You Use?

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I use fluoro, braid and mono depending on the type of fishing I'm doing, but overall I've been a braid fan for several years now. I have tried white (Suffix), green (all of 'em) and yellow (PowerPro) and have realized that the high-viz yellow PowerPro works really well for me when I'm fishing a Senko or other slow baits since I can see the line twitch before I feel it. But I've always wondered if that color spooks fish, even if you use a fluoro leader (I always use a 3-4' leader with the bright lines.)

Senko and deadstick rod -- Yellow (with a fluro leader)

Everything else -- Green (no leader)

What about you guys? Any colors you use for any particular reason?

What type of water color are you fishing? I would imagine the yellow wouldn't be too bad in murky or stained water, but you can see it from a mile away in clear water. I usually just go with green.

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I use Power Pro in green. The good thing abut it is when it seems to fade, it regains color when its wet.

I just stick with Moss Green or the equivalent... I personally have no need to use another color.

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Green power pro.

Green Sufix, but only because I got a fantastic price. I want to put power pro on next spring.

Green as well even in mono I go green most of time.

I use straight hi vis yellow most of the time and darken 10-15 ft. at the end with a magic marker. In clearer water I use a leader

I use yellow with a leader for everything except moving baits. My old eyes don't see the green move as well as they used to.

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Yellow with red highlights that I add--Daiwa Samuari-- finesse

Mulit-color with a bunch of different colors--Daiwa Saltiga---finesse

Green Spiderwire Stealth--horizontal presentations, big jigs, A-rig, and heavy duty topwater (frogs, etc)

Green Stren Sonic -- lipless cranks, and small topwater

Yellow Power Pro with no leader. I've tried it both ways and I haven't noticed any reductions in the quantity of bites, so why bother with the leader?

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Green Power Pro. I have tried all 3 (Yellow Hi-Vis, Red and Moss Green) Yellow with a fluoro leader caught me fish but the yellow faded and it's not as hi-vis as I thought. I went through that line wicked fast to keep the bright yellow. Red was hard to see and tried it before the yellow for visibility. Green I can use with or without a leader. The moss blends in well around here. Will never change again.

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Good to know I'm not the only one that has had success with the yellow braid (with or without leader.) I always wondered if I just got lucky, or if other folks used it as well. None of the guys I fish with uses the high-viz line, but my eyes really depend on it these days, it seems.

Thanks for all the comments. Sounds like I'm not too far off the mark.

I especially like the idea of marking the last few feet with a waterproof sharpie or marks-a-lot... I honestly hadn't thought of that, but it's a great idea.

Sufix 832 low visibility green.

Yellow or Crystal.

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I use moss green. I personally don't need to see the line. One thing I'm convinced of, I may not see what a fish does. I can't see a dark lure in the water at night, but a fish will strike it, even a black or purple worm is productive, and that bait can't be creating too much vibration.

On my spinning rods I prefer the White braid with app a 10' florocarbon leader, I can see the White line a lot better than the green. On my Frog rod I stay with green braid with no leader, with the strikes being obvious there is no need to see my line.

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Yellow PP with the last bit colored or a leader occasionally for my spinning set ups and then i go with Yellow for any bottom contact baits and green for everything else. Brands vary but right now i have all PP on there but i may switch to the PP super slick this season.

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