Re: Fishing line color
Loggerhead, if you are live bait fishing, I've found that most times the people that don't catch fish is because of how they handle their bait, or how they work it.<br /><br />Watch you pardner. If he raises his rod 6" every 5 seconds, he's probably doing it for a reason. Copy his fishing technique, and that should help.<br /><br />For fresshness of bait, on my boat, no one touches the bait but me. In fact, I even try to convince guests to use my tackle and rigs, because I know how they have been handled.<br /><br />My hands are washed before they go for the bait, so that no sweat, food scents, gasoline odors, etc. are on my hands. I keep it chilled (or alive), and as natural as possible.<br /><br />I learned these things the hard way, watching an old timer that I would take fishing consistantly outfish me.<br /><br />I'm convinced that your line color normally does NOT make a difference, as long as you use a good quality clear/small diameter leader to your hooks and lures. <br /><br />I use bright green superlines on most of my rods now, because I like the increased feel, and I can see it better (keeps down tangles). HOWEVER, if I have a boatload of new fisherpersons, Stren yellow mono line is what they use (if they use my tackle), because the tangles are much easier to fix.<br /><br />And, I normally have a freezer full of fish year round, so it works for me anyway. <br /><br />Just 2 cents worth of free advice.......
Seriously all the years I've been fishing I've used only 2 different lines, Ande and Berkley Big Game. Both are clear, and Ande also has a clear pink I use. I've had much success with these lines and never cared to experiment with others. Here in RI when fishing for tuna with baitfish you need to use a heavy leader. Years ago you could get away with using a wire leader, but today with more fishing pressure or more educated fish you need to use a monofilament leader. With shallow fished baits you could use a 200lb. test leader and with deeper baits the use of a leader up to 500 lb. test can be used. In the upper sections of the water column the sunlight will illuminate the leader more. And for really leader shy fish I've coiled a 2-3 foot leader and taped it and stuffed it into the baitfish. I'm sure tuna have the best eyesight in my area. I haven't needed to do this with any other fish such as Striped Bass, Bluefish, and sharks. Anyways to sum this up it is possible (in my opinion) that his line is less visable. I seem to be fishing the same color as you but maybe his flourescent line is better in your area. Sounds like a little experimenting with his flourescent green line is in order.
