Non-Fly Power Pro Color

[Long_Rod_Silvers]

For whatever reason I've always gravitated to either moss green or onyx, but I never really thought why. I've spent a total of 3.5 minutes thinking about it and can't think of any reason why different colors would benefit a certain situation. Does the color matter to you?

 

[Stonedfish]

Not to me. I use white or hi viz most often.
SF

 

[clarkman]

Idfk.

But then again I just use it for backing on my SW reels...maybe for a certain aesthetic it does but idfk.

 

[Long_Rod_Silvers]

Idfk.

But then again I just use it for backing on my SW reels...maybe for a certain aesthetic it does but idfk.

Aesthetics counts.....feel good, fish good.

 

[mcswny]

We’re talking backing right? Well since I’ve never seen mine take this with a grain of salt. A high contrast color to your fly line makes sense so you know when you’ve hit it. But again, I’ve never seen my backing.

 

[clarkman]

Aesthetics counts.....feel good, fish good.

look good, fish good....

 

[Long_Rod_Silvers]

We’re talking backing right? Well since I’ve never seen mine take this with a grain of salt. A high contrast color to your fly line makes sense so you know when you’ve hit it. But again, I’ve never seen my backing.

Nah, not backing. Dirtbag mainline style!

 

[clarkman]

Nah, not backing. Dirtbag mainline style!

well shit, why didn't you say so!? I guess I'd have to go olive since that's what I've got on both of my spinning rods. Guess I shoulda paid more attention as this is in the dirtbag section....

 

[Long_Rod_Silvers]

look good, fish good....

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The fish matches your shirt (and the boat, and the water and the sky) But did you have matching blue power pro backing?

 

[clarkman]

The fish matches your shirt (and the boat, and the water and the sky) But did you have matching blue power pro backing?

Actually.....I did....

 

[mcswny]

Nah, not backing. Dirtbag mainline style!

 

[PnwChrome]

I use power pro and prefer high vis because it's easier untangle and watch line angles when trolling dirtbag style , really like high vis when float fishing for steelhead as well.

 

[Hoofer]

I like white nanofil. I can see it pretty well but it seems subtle on the water.

 

[eazy-e]

i bought the marine blue to try out this year, im liking it better than the other high viz offerings. hate the moss green but thats just because i cant follow it in the water.. its personal preference on line color imo hungry fish dont care

 

[Long_Rod_Silvers]

i bought the marine blue to try out this year, im liking it better than the other high viz offerings. hate the moss green but thats just because i cant follow it in the water.. its personal preference on line color imo hungry fish dont care

Good to hear. I ordered some of the blue earlier in the week (which was hat got me thinking about this).

 

[Matt B]

For whatever reason I've always gravitated to either moss green or onyx, but I never really thought why. I've spent a total of 3.5 minutes thinking about it and can't think of any reason why different colors would benefit a certain situation. Does the color matter to you?

I don’t know, as I’ve only ever used onyx I think, but I do know I like how it fishes after it gets faded, and a bit softer. Sucks when I have to cut a snarl out and go to the stiff fresher stuff underneath.

 

[Long_Rod_Silvers]

I don’t know, as I’ve only ever used onyx I think, but I do know I like how it fishes after it gets faded, and a bit softer. Sucks when I have to cut a snarl out and go to the stiff fresher stuff underneath.

I've heard dipping the spool (the store spool w/ the line on it) into a pot of hot water for a bit helps loosen it up a bit.
Haven't tried it though, so not sure if it's just one of those weird things that someone does or if it legit makes a difference. Heck, I might have to give it a whirl when my new spool shows up....

 

[Josh]

Everything I've ever read (that wasn't just "internet farmers almanac") seems to say that color matters not at all.

I go between moss green and bright yellow. I don't see a difference in catch rates.

 

[Shad]

Caveat... me and braid have a major love-hate relationship. I love how (new) braid floats and supports drift mending, and I also like its visibility properties. Line capacity for reel size is another benefit. Besides those things, I hate just about everything else about that shit (especially how easily and in how many ways it tangles in catastrophic fashion), but I use it anyway, because for jig fishing, for all its faults, it beats mono, hands down. Just about all applications besides jig fishing get some combination of mono and fluoro....

As for color, I really don't know. Seems like it might be important to camouflage your mainline in some saltwater applications, but for most of what we do around here, the hi-vis stuff is probably the way to go.

 

[Phish Whisperer]

Color matters when one is untangling lines. Otherwise, I don't know.