I thought I saw a topic about this some time back, but my search of the forums hasn't turned anything up.

 

I'm interested in the red colored braid from Power Pro, but I wondered what the benefits/drawbacks to red braid are? I almost exclusively use a leader, unless I'm going to just throw topwater. 

 

I currently use green, and it discolors after a while, so I presume red probably will too, like any other braid, so I know that's part of the game. But why red?

I haven't used red line since trying some Cajun years ago....so, I'm not here to answer your question or add value to your thread....I'm just curious....if you're using a leader, except for YOUR visibility, does color matter at all?  Wouldn't you just use what you can see best?  Not poking....just curious.

Red is the color that disappears in the spectrum first underwater.  It was designed for the same implications as red hooks......to not be seen. Truth is, it doesn't disappear it just darkens to what we would consider black.  Red line is/was big in the walleye world. I don't know if it is anymore. Me personally I'd rather have Hi Vis Yellow for techniques that require line watching, and Green or Camo braid for the moving applications that I'm relying on feel over sight.  I've also heard of red braid bleeding on initial use and creating a nightmare of stains on boats, hands, gear etc..  Not a chance i'd like to take.

 

All braid will discolor over time and use.  You can use a green or black sharpie to recolor the first 2-3 feet connected to your lure if you feel the fish can see it.  A leader works too.

 

In my fishing, line sight by the fish is one of my last concerns.  I don't fish enough hard bottom gin clear lakes to be overly concerned with line visibility.  I think that there is way too much concern for that aspect of fishing than people make it out to be.

braid color is more for your eyes than a fish being able to see or not see it.. i'd fish pink braid if i had some.

braid color is more for your eyes than a fish being able to see or not see it.. i'd fish pink braid if i had some.

 

Here you go ... 

Red always cracked me up ....

 

On one end - It's invisible to the fish.

 

On the other - It represents blood (in baits) thus very visible if a fish can see it as a "bleeding" bait flys by.

 

Which is it?

 

I go with Greenish 100% of the time.  Have not tried yellow or pink yet.  

Red - just another braid color. It discolors also, turning more whitish with red tinting than anything after a lot of use. It also seems to leave much more residue as the red wears off compared to other colors. Very obvious around my rod guides and such. I personally think it is very difficult to see, so I wouldn't recommend it for a line watching technique. If you want to try something in place of the more traditional green, then red might be a good option. If you want something you can easily see, go yellow/chartreuse or white. 

 

-T9

My favorite part about it is that it matches the reel that its on. It catches fish all the same as the green PP which I use on all my other reels