07-11-2013, 12:27 AM
As I have stated several times previously on this site, I only use yellow braid on my spinning and casting reels. I fish Lake Lowell and the Snake River over 150 days a year. I have gone from losing dozens and dozens of lures and fish a year to next to none.
Where I fish the Snake it is now gin clear. I'm still fishing yellow braid, and have caught hundred of smallmouth bass per month since March, and have fooled a couple of 20" fish and a bunch over 17" so far this year.
I usually color the last couple of feet of line with a black permanent marker - but that is just a habit. Put on a leader if it causes a problem to you. All braid loses color and turns white after use.
Braid is expensive to buy, but I usually only put 50 yards on each reel and it lasts for 3-5 years before I change it. It saves me lots of money. I use braid in size from 5 lb test on the Snake up to 60 pound for the willows and smartweed on Lake Lowell.
And Bob, backlashes are easier to get out of braid than mono. Also, it casts further than any other line if that is important to your type of fishing - but wait until it get broken in.
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Where I fish the Snake it is now gin clear. I'm still fishing yellow braid, and have caught hundred of smallmouth bass per month since March, and have fooled a couple of 20" fish and a bunch over 17" so far this year.
I usually color the last couple of feet of line with a black permanent marker - but that is just a habit. Put on a leader if it causes a problem to you. All braid loses color and turns white after use.
Braid is expensive to buy, but I usually only put 50 yards on each reel and it lasts for 3-5 years before I change it. It saves me lots of money. I use braid in size from 5 lb test on the Snake up to 60 pound for the willows and smartweed on Lake Lowell.
And Bob, backlashes are easier to get out of braid than mono. Also, it casts further than any other line if that is important to your type of fishing - but wait until it get broken in.
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