08-11-2003, 05:30 AM
Hi there southernman,
I guess you're talking mostly about freshwater fishing. Some line makers claim that certian colors are invisible to a fish's eye. I heard orange and yellow are good colors while others say a mist green does the trick, especially for saltwater. Some lines, while visible out of water suddenly become hard to see when put in the water.
I used to fish Ande pink all the time but now like the co-polymers which range from a dark smoke to a deep green. I use clear flurocarbon leaders even when fly-lining and the bite seems OK. Just about all the fishing I'm doing now is with the Carolina rig or sliding egg rig, which is perfectlly designed to use a nice light, long leader.
I fish a lot of 15 pound test main line and 10 or 12 pound clear flurocarbon leader. I'll drop down to 8 pound leaders if only 1-3 pound Calicos are biting.
If the water was muddy or even stained and I forgot my leader material fishing a main line of 6 or 8, I wouldn't burst out crying.
JapanRon
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