03-31-2008, 09:30 PM
I have only ever used Hi-Vis line. 30 years or more and love it. My dad taught me to use it so hes probably used it at least 40 years now. Stren 8# Hi-Vis gold is my prefered line of choice.
I've fished side by side with other people using regular or low-vis line and have always caught equal or more fish so the color of the line itself is irrelevant to the fish being caught.
What Hi-vis gives me though, is the ability to watch my line in the water react to currents, wind, and extremely light nibbles to bait. I've caught countless fish where I've watched the line start to move through the water, or coils start to pull straight, long before there is any indication on the rod tip that there is a bite in progress.
Its certainly a subject I'm sure people will love it or hate it, but I cant imagine not using it. /shrug
Side note, its annoying that Cabelas is constantly sold out on the Hi-vis stuff in 8# test. Their fishing manager even told me once when I special ordered some in, that hes surprised they sell so much of it. I then countered by saying "Well if you sell so damn much of it keep more in stock!" [cool]
I bought several years worth of line last spring when they got in an order so I'm good for a while
[fishon]
-DallanC
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I've fished side by side with other people using regular or low-vis line and have always caught equal or more fish so the color of the line itself is irrelevant to the fish being caught.
What Hi-vis gives me though, is the ability to watch my line in the water react to currents, wind, and extremely light nibbles to bait. I've caught countless fish where I've watched the line start to move through the water, or coils start to pull straight, long before there is any indication on the rod tip that there is a bite in progress.
Its certainly a subject I'm sure people will love it or hate it, but I cant imagine not using it. /shrug
Side note, its annoying that Cabelas is constantly sold out on the Hi-vis stuff in 8# test. Their fishing manager even told me once when I special ordered some in, that hes surprised they sell so much of it. I then countered by saying "Well if you sell so damn much of it keep more in stock!" [cool]
I bought several years worth of line last spring when they got in an order so I'm good for a while
[fishon]
-DallanC
[signature]