rogaramjet Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Hi Fishraiders, I am going to buy 4lb braided fishing line and was surprised at the range of colours. Does anyone have an opinion on which colours if any work best? I am fishing soft plastics and hard bodied lures in lake macquarie. Thanks for the help. Rocco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70%ludite Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Hey Rocco i have used green red white and yellow dont think it matters to much.I think what matters is that you are using fluorocarbon as a leader and that is of a decent length. Just my opinion. cheers....Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breambucket Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 what ever is best for you to see mate I mostly use white fireline so i can see it well and like 70%ludite said a long leader is a must! i usually go 1 1/2 rod lengths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzlar Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Mate first off all i agree with florocarbon leader its invisible in the water & the colour braid would be pink or red. Pink & red are the first colours to disapear in water the deeper it goes in the water colomn, something to do with how it reacts with the light in the water.Red & pink become nearly invisible the deeper it goes. Yellow is good to see where your braid is but the fish see it aswell. Green is another good colour but not as visible as yellow. Thats my opinion ask at your local tackle store as they were the ones who put me on to red or pink because i had trouble with leatherjackets in winter one year eating my varied couler braid that was a different colour every 10metres when i bottom bashed. I now use red braid with no more hassles from leaterjackets when chucking lures outside, hope that helps just ask the local boys at the tacklestore cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steze Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Mate first off all i agree with florocarbon leader its invisible in the water & the colour braid would be pink or red. Pink & red are the first colours to disapear in water the deeper it goes in the water colomn, something to do with how it reacts with the light in the water.Red & pink become nearly invisible the deeper it goes. Yellow is good to see where your braid is but the fish see it aswell. Green is another good colour but not as visible as yellow. Thats my opinion ask at your local tackle store as they were the ones who put me on to red or pink because i had trouble with leatherjackets in winter one year eating my varied couler braid that was a different colour every 10metres when i bottom bashed. I now use red braid with no more hassles from leaterjackets when chucking lures outside, hope that helps just ask the local boys at the tacklestore cheers Thats very interesting. Ive never heard of that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevsta Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I use fluoro green coloured sunline super pe braid. I have no trouble seeing it amongst the water with polarised glasses on. Just use a longer fluorocarbon leader like what everyone else has suggested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoB Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Yeah just to back up what others have mentioned...i've heard especially when bream fishing use line which is almost invisable as they can see your line if you can Cheers Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mii11x Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Hi Fishraiders, I am going to buy 4lb braided fishing line and was surprised at the range of colours. Does anyone have an opinion on which colours if any work best? I am fishing soft plastics and hard bodied lures in lake macquarie. Thanks for the help. Rocco some interesting thoughts placed here.....never really thought about how colours dissappear in the water, silly me. rocco i use 4lb pink fireline and 4lb green fireline (for bream whiting flatties and squid), i find that the green is easier for me to see in both day and night(under lit bridges) using plastics and hardbodies. the good ol rod length of flouro leader (berkley i use) is a definite i think for plastics fishing tied swivelless to my braid. just my 2c worth lol mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Hooker Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 That myth of LJ not eating red braid is bs....Me and a mate have been out to the peak with his red power pro braid and he still lost jigs! Personally I like usin Hi-Vis colours as u can see where your line is. My 2cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisg Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Try the new Fireline Exceed..reduced diameter and Flame Orange in colour. Perfect for SP's and HB's. C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassboy888 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 for the lighter stuff i use 3lb fireline crystal. The fact its white makes it easy to see but also medium vis in water, and for 8lb and 10lb i use a dark green. But in reality its all about what your comfortable with, because thats what generally gets the best results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssymmetri Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Mate first off all i agree with florocarbon leader its invisible in the water & the colour braid would be pink or red. Pink & red are the first colours to disapear in water the deeper it goes in the water colomn, something to do with how it reacts with the light in the water.Red & pink become nearly invisible the deeper it goes. Yellow is good to see where your braid is but the fish see it aswell. Green is another good colour but not as visible as yellow. Thats my opinion ask at your local tackle store as they were the ones who put me on to red or pink because i had trouble with leatherjackets in winter one year eating my varied couler braid that was a different colour every 10metres when i bottom bashed. I now use red braid with no more hassles from leaterjackets when chucking lures outside, hope that helps just ask the local boys at the tacklestore cheers The reason for colours disappearing underwater is because water absorbs the colour spectrum as you go deeper. This is dependent on the wavelength/frequency of each colour. Water absorbs the "weakest" colours first, namely the ones with the largest wavelength (and lowest frequency). So the colour spectrum from weakest to strongest is: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, violet. I'm not sure about pink, but that could be more like violet than red. Anyway you can see from this link http://www.deep-six.com/page77.htm that a red cloth is colourless underwater (rather than invisible). Anyway in conclusion I don't know if it makes a difference what colour your braid is =P p.s. You can apply the same ideas to explain why dusk and dawn have a reddish sky. These are the times when the atmosphere is thinnest. Normally the thicker atmosphere of the day doesn't allow red to penetrate so we see the sky as blue =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JET01 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 The reason for colours disappearing underwater is because water absorbs the colour spectrum as you go deeper. This is dependent on the wavelength/frequency of each colour. Water absorbs the "weakest" colours first, namely the ones with the largest wavelength (and lowest frequency). So the colour spectrum from weakest to strongest is: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, violet. I'm not sure about pink, but that could be more like violet than red. Anyway you can see from this link http://www.deep-six.com/page77.htm that a red cloth is colourless underwater (rather than invisible). Anyway in conclusion I don't know if it makes a difference what colour your braid is =P p.s. You can apply the same ideas to explain why dusk and dawn have a reddish sky. These are the times when the atmosphere is thinnest. Normally the thicker atmosphere of the day doesn't allow red to penetrate so we see the sky as blue =D Finally a bit of science to this age old question, instead of speculation by a bunch of local fishos The next one you can solve for us is.... Are fish colour blind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssymmetri Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Finally a bit of science to this age old question, instead of speculation by a bunch of local fishos The next one you can solve for us is.... Are fish colour blind? Sorry, don't know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JET01 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Sorry, don't know! I did mean that in jest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catchin Jack Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Finally a bit of science to this age old question, instead of speculation by a bunch of local fishos The next one you can solve for us is.... Are fish colour blind? Well are they colour-blind? A statement I found regarding this issue but according to google their are many opinions on this, the one below I found more to my liking haha Most fish are colorblind, despite the opinion of many sportfishermen. Fish can see color shadings, reflected light, shape, and movement, which probably accounts for the acceptance or rejection of artificial lures used by fishermen. I use mainly red braid, no reason in particular. I'm going to try some pretty blue braid soon and maybe that orange one mentioned in an earlier post, only cause it looks good. The colour of braid really hasn't had an effect on my catches but if I tie directly to braid without a leader my catches did drop, doubt it was from the colour, maybe just the fact that they could see the braid tied to my lure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastair Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 More important than the colour of the braid, is the fact it is opaque, making it stand out like d*gs watsits. What you first want is transluscent/ or better transparent, so that light passes through the leader. Next is to get as close to the refractive index of the water as possible. As you get closer, the light will pass through the leader in the same way as it passes through water, rendering the leader almost invisible. Hence braid more visible than (clear) mono, more visible than Fluorocarbon. (Or so the science says) regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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