rig body line - colour?

[andyco]

I usually use clear line for rig bodies, but I was going to make some rigs up and ive got no clear stuff left. I've got plenty of red 60lb line. Should I just use that? (I use clear amnesia for the hook snoods).

Does anyone use coloured line for the rig bodies? and has anyone noticed any difference?

 

[cod head]

I usually use clear line for rig bodies, but I was going to make some rigs up and ive got no clear stuff left. I've got plenty of red 60lb line. Should I just use that? (I use clear amnesia for the hook snoods).

Does anyone use coloured line for the rig bodies? and has anyone noticed any difference?

I've always used shockleader for my rig bodys which is green, and clear snoods I've caught plenty of fish with it sometimes 2 at a time as long as the baits on a hook the fish will go for it, how I see it anyway.

 

[mick303]

I usually use clear line for rig bodies, but I was going to make some rigs up and ive got no clear stuff left. I've got plenty of red 60lb line. Should I just use that? (I use clear amnesia for the hook snoods).

Does anyone use coloured line for the rig bodies? and has anyone noticed any difference?

im the same mate usually clear for the main rig body and at the minute im using the black amnesia for the snoods although im not 100% happy with that, and like you mate I ran out of the clear aswell and until I could go out and get some I just knocked a few rigs up using some of my shock leader line (60lb,bright orange) and it seemed to do ok but mind you I do do most of my fishing on a night so I don't know if it made any difference!

 

[d-a]

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most fish have not seen line before so they should not be freightend of it .i have done most types of angling the only time fish are put off is the drag on dry flies i have fished beside ronnie duke on clear ponds for trout and went as fine ae 2.5lb line he uses 8lb to 10 lb nylon and catches more than me so what i have seen sea fish and fresh water fish are not put off by line

 

[onefortheroad]

red is invisible at a certain depth anyways .

 

[Philysafc]

I use clear in all my rigs but I think it's a confidence thing , if your happy your rig catches fish then use whatever colour , I think scratching in shallow water through the day may be different .
Try using two hooks one with clear line and one with coloured to see if there's any difference .
Tight lines

 

[Davyred]

im the same mate usually clear for the main rig body and at the minute im using the black amnesia for the snoods although im not 100% happy with that, and like you mate I ran out of the clear aswell and until I could go out and get some I just knocked a few rigs up using some of my shock leader line (60lb,bright orange) and it seemed to do ok but mind you I do do most of my fishing on a night so I don't know if it made any difference!

I've used black amnesia for years and had no problems here or over sw Scotland for pollack.

 

[Davyred]

I use clear in all my rigs but I think it's a confidence thing , if your happy your rig catches fish then use whatever colour , I think scratching in shallow water through the day may be different .
Try using two hooks one with clear line and one with coloured to see if there's any difference .
Tight lines

Yeah Phil, that's the only time I'd change, if scratching in gin clear water.

 

[broon shoe]

caught six cod on a pulley rig 60lb orange rig body and green amnesia 30lb in not a massive depth of water so I don't think the colour makes any difference "have used colours and clear line for years and can safely say its had no effect what so ever

 

[johnrob]

I've used all colour traces over the years and never really found one was better than the other. Own personal choice I suppose although I tend to use clear snoods on flappers and loop rigs. On pulley rigs I'll use shockleader straight through which is currently bright orange. Works for me (sometimes!!!)

 

[purron]

red is invisible at a certain depth anyways .

As mentioned above, its all about the refractive index. Red is virtually the same colour as water when submerged.

 

[andyco]

Cheers for all the replies. I didn't imagine it would make much difference; it's good to get some confirmation. I'm gonna make a few up with the red line.

 

[InCodweTrust]

As mentioned above, its all about the refractive index. Red is virtually the same colour as water when submerged.

I think, it's a long time since I did this !, Water has a refractive index of 1, flourocarbon lines are supposed to be around 1.1-1.2, and so are 'Supposed' to be invisible in water?
Charles Jardine did an article in one of the fly mags, about the wavelength,( Colour), in different depths. Red if I remember,( Shortest wavelength ?), went first around 4-6', with White being still visible at the greatest depth.
If you follow the 'ROYGBIV' rule, as ( if I remember prismatic?), Red, Orange, yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet = White Light).
Colours as we perceive them, are the light that is blocked, and therefore reflected.
Fish do see line shades, (of grey, and more than bloody fifty !),ask anybody who has fished for carp that have been caught several times !
This is critical in shallow waters in daylight, but less so in deeper water, or darkness, also most sea fish will have never seen line in any colour before !

hope this helps, ???
Mel....