line colour

[fish4owt]

this may seem numb to those in the no but does the colour of your line make a differance and if so what are the best colours to use

[Bungy]

I always go for clear, dont know if this makes any difference for normal fishing, but I have found that a clear line and clear shock leader give better results when Bass fishing. coloured lines seem to spook them, but that may be due to the clear water conditions I fish in for Bass, Other species dont seem to matter
Reports say that Red Ice is almost invisable in water but not being a fish I cant confirm, coloured shock leaders are easier to see at night though, and some anglers say that coloured lines especially yellow are easier to see in daylight
only trial and error in your area can tell
Gray

[dabcatcher]

if your using a leader then the colour of your reel line wont matter as its going to be 30ft from the bait anyway. in winter fishing at night or in coloured water again a coloured leader will be fine but during summer fishing during the day into clear water i only like to use clear leaders.

my rig boddies are all clear. hooklengths again during the winter ay night or in dirty water i use red, black or clear.

during the summer i prefer clear just to be sure and feel confident.

i do however like to use red hook lengths when after flounder in the rive which usually has lots of colour.

[TOM PARKER]

I like to use coloured line when beaches have lots of peole walking up and down so they can see the line and hopefully not walk into it. Clear shock leaders if fishing coloured line in the Summer. As people have said already Bass spook easy so go for a clear line if possible.

[Bungy]

Isnt it nice to see some really constructive replies to this post , to many get deviated into arguments which do not really help the person enquiring, keep it up

Gray

[Bigredyin]

I am using red ice, Matt Haye's said on one of his programs that red goes invisible in water after about a depth of about a metre and Henry Gilbey uses it and if it's good enough for him it's plenty good enough for me lol

[ade]

have to agree red is best its suppose to be the first invisible colour in water i use red ice all the time unless i run out i have used blue line strangley ive blanked every time using it ....so i stick to my red ice off flea bay

[alan t]

At night in the winter I like to use yellow main line as it is easy to see if the gear is still in front of you or if the tide has pulled it along the beach. but always use a clear shock leader and traces.

Alan

[gibberfish]

have to agree red is best its suppose to be the first invisible colour in water i use red ice all the time unless i run out i have used blue line strangley ive blanked every time using it ....so i stick to my red ice off flea bay

It begs the question - Why is red such a popular colour for wreck fishing lures?
Avoid black line like the plague.

[freddie the fish]

Red ice,cracking line .Clear water clear shockleader,like the others have said,if its dirty it wont have an effe ct,but as long as the fish arent spooked,fingers crossed