Cajun red line

[Al Agnew]

13 minutes ago, moguy1973 said:

But but but...what about those red hooks I paid extra for on my latest crank bait that the pros told it was made to simulate a bleeding baitfish?!?   Lol

In clear water, red still looks red for a few feet down, so if you're fishing something that doesn't go more than a few feet deep, the red will still show at least a little bit.  But red starts to dull even just a foot or two under the surface in clear water.  So if you're using a crankbait that runs 6-8 feet deep, the fish aren't seeing red on those hooks.

[Old plug]

2 minutes ago, moguy1973 said:

But but but...what about those red hooks I paid extra for on my latest crank bait that the pros told it was made to simulate a bleeding baitfish?!?   Lol

Pros are paid to say anything the sponsor wants them to say. As far as the red hooks go I just look at it as another fleecing of the fisherman. All these extravigant color patterns ,high detail and what have you, or for with the exception of trout fishing flys. I will say this.  If you believe in a color or pattern then fish it because the confidence telagraphs from you to the lure. In shorg its you not the lures color I t have just  seen the color theory debunked to many times in my life. OH I better mention some people believe everything has to have eyes. I need  to say I do not know anything about that though . That is better than wrench putting his dog on me..

[fishinwrench]

I have quite a few days in a years time where color most definitely matters, so I'm inclined to believe that it always matters.   

White bass, Crappie, and Trout ALWAYS have a definite color preference that changes periodically, so I'm sure that all species do.  

As for red hooks and other reflective surfaces that are colored red, I'd say that the color is more distinguishable and could definitely be a trigger.  Anyone who has ever tracked a deer at night knows that shiney wet red stuff reflects light like crazy.

[snagged in outlet 3]

2 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

White bass, Crappie, and Trout ALWAYS have a definite color preference that changes periodically, so I'm sure that all species do.  

I agree 100%.

Color always matters, I don't care what the "experts" say.  Why does a brown and orange square bill absolutely smoke em and a green one of the same model doesn't get bit?   Why does a blue and white clouser get hammered but they won't touch a white and chartreuse?  I've seen it a thousand times.

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

Best crappie fisherman I know uses yellow line and he catches the heck out of them.   Maybe one day next summer when it gets warm, ill get all different colors of line and make a dive and video different colors at different feet

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

I would like to see the expirament.  

[fishinwrench]

Well it HAS been done...

 

[Fish Hound]

Great discussion and thoughts. I 100% agree as well with Wrench and snagged that color, especially for crappie, can and does make a difference. I've seen it many times with multiple people in a boat where one color out fishes all the rest and when the other people in the boat switch to that color their catch rate goes up so that takes out the technique, line size, etc. variables. Another question is do fish see color they same way we see color?

[bfishn]

I don't have any theories, speculation, or psuedo-scientific facts to contribute to this thread, but I did run the Cajun red line (14 lb) on two of my four trolling rods for many years. I used it because it was cheap and tough, and only respooled new line when it got short due to breakoffs. Sometimes I ran the same line for over 2 years without issue. While I didn't take clicker counts or keep meticulous records of catch rates for it vs the various clear lines I ran on the other two rods, there was no noticeable difference that I could attribute to the choice of line other than lure depth vs line diameter.

For what it's worth.

[MOPanfisher]

I have used cajun red, golden stren, clean, fluorescent, bright green P line, and now use bright greenish yellow or bright white braid.  Never had an issue with any of it, in fact the ones I hated the most were super clear mono and a black braid.  That stuff was impossible to see about dark during that magic time, after dark it simply didn't exist.  Color on lures and jigs most definitely do matter some days it matters a lot other days not as much.