What colour braid?

[Another Dave]

What colour braid does everyone favour? Are you one for the brightly coloured stuff, or do you prefer your braid more sombre, and why?

 

[tigger]

I prefer the original green of power pro.

 

[rich66]

Mines bright green, supposedly easier to see bites, but you can feel the bite on the rod. I’m looking at changing from J braid x8 too many wind knots

 

[Another Dave]

Mines bright green, supposedly easier to see bites, but you can feel the bite on the rod. I’m looking at changing from J braid x8 too many wind knots

Anyone know if there any other reputed advantages?

 

[terry m]

I am fine with the normal olive coloured stuff.

But of course it fades quite quickly. Mine is a pale sandy colour, but still completely functional.

 

[flightliner]

Mines bright green, supposedly easier to see bites, but you can feel the bite on the rod. I’m looking at changing from J braid x8 too many wind knots

Thanks for that Rich66, I was only just looking at braids to ponder on buying, you,ve just saved me making a potential bad decision.
Another Dave--- black/ grey mix for most hooklengths for me , traditional green for my mainline.

 

[rich66]

Thanks for that Rich66, I was only just looking at braids to ponder on buying, you,ve just saved me making a potential bad decision.
Another Dave--- black/ grey mix for most hooklengths for me , traditional green for my mainline.

It’s a pain really the amount of line that’s wasted & time. I’ve read it’s something to do with the coating once it wears off, it becomes more prone to it. Been a lot better since I had a new rod with smaller butt rings. Looking at trying Berkley Fireline Ultra 8, supposedly a fused braid designed for fixed spool reels.

 

[Philip]

Anyone know if there any other reputed advantages?

Another alledged advantage I have heard is that the line can also attract the fish that then home in on the lure. ...which if true sounds like a recipie for bite offs to me but there you go.

 

[steve2]

I use yellow braid, green braid and red braid. I got the red and yellow because they were cheaper than the other colours. Never notice any difference, I like the yellow it makes it easier to see where the lures are.

 

[103841]

I've got pink braid, yellow braid, red braid, chartreuse braid, (sounds so posh that one) but having just bought 275 yards of Power Pro for a fiver I shall mainly be using moss green.

 

[JackGE]

Personally, I prefer a dull green as it blends well in a lot of conditions, especially those where the fish are in a weedy environment. Although, I've always been sceptical considering they would take a deadbait with visible trebles and they also manage to swim into fishing line frequently.

 

[Another Dave]

Thanks everyone for your thoughts. I think what it boils down to is that i'd feel a little self conscious about using bright braid, it really goes against my fishing instinct to keep everything low key.

In a way i wish you'd convinced me the bright stuff was better - i'd seen a reel i liked the look of and it comes with bright yellow £25 braid...

 

[steve2]

Dave, fly fishers have been using coloured lines for years and it as never stopped them from catching. When I first started using yellow braid I felt the same way you do but the first fish changed that and having caught many more since I have no problems with using colour

 

[103841]

Thanks everyone for your thoughts. I think what it boils down to is that i'd feel a little self conscious about using bright braid, it really goes against my fishing instinct to keep everything low key.

In a way i wish you'd convinced me the bright stuff was better - i'd seen a reel i liked the look of and it comes with bright yellow £25 braid...

Was it this reel by any chance?

 

[Another Dave]

No, but that looks lovely. What is it?

I was looking at this size 1000 because i know their braid is fine and so it looked like a bargain. KastKing Mela II Spinning Reel, Light, Smooth Fishing Reel, FREE Spare Graphite Spool, 10 + 1 BB, 5.2:1 Gear Ratio, Powerful Carbon Fiber Drag System. (Mela II 1000): Amazon.co.uk: Sports & Outdoors

 

[103841]

It's the Spro Microcast 1000.

 

[Another Dave]

I've got pink braid, yellow braid, red braid, chartreuse braid, (sounds so posh that one) but having just bought 275 yards of Power Pro for a fiver I shall mainly be using moss green.

Coming back to this, please could you tell if was the 'Power pro for a fiver' a one off deal you struck or is there somewhere i could click?

 

[103841]

Coming back to this, please could you tell if was the 'Power pro for a fiver' a one off deal you struck or is there somewhere i could click?

Got it from an online sale at Veals, needless to say they ran out of stock very quickly, I also got some Spiderwire in a heavier bs less than half price, they are still showing some stock left.

Spiderwire smooth red 300m

 

[Bobby0845]

I have power pro green on my big pits and hi-viz yellow on my river rods,
I like the green but the yellow serves a good purpose especially when float fishing I find.
I was worried about the yellow when I put it on but in my opinion doesn't make a difference.
As people say comes down to personal prefrence and what you have confidence in.