Golden Stren

[IceHawk]

I have been using 2-lb yellow stren for my bluegill and crappie fishing for many years, and was wondering if anyone else has had luck with it. The way I fish it is on a real good graphite rod. I sraight-line fish without a spring or bobber. This setup is excellent either you will feel, or you will see the light bite of a sunfish. The key is to watch the kinks in your line they will straighten out with the slightest tap. This setup also works great for crappies, as crappies always feed up so when dropping your line down the hole the line will go limp. Just was wondering everyones insight on this technique.

[Guest]

I tend to use lines that are less detectable to fish myself. In recent years, I have been tying on a flourocarbon leader to my spool line. The floro line has the same light coefficient as water so it's virtually invisible to fish. This helps alot. In very clear water, the yellow stren might be more of a problem in that respect. But if it works for you, that's great. I have used yellow stren in the summertime and it worked ok then. Some of that stuff is pretty stiff for cold weather fishing. XL is great for winter. You might want to give that a try. Some guys think the P-Line is good too.......T

[gill man]

Golden Stren was all I rigged up on my bluegill and crappie rods for years. A couple years ago I spooled up some clear Berkley Ice line. I like the line, and the idea of using clear line, but it does get hard to see in low light conditions. I can feel a fish tap, but you guys know how it is when all you see is the line going slack. It's also possible to jiggle the rod enough to feel the tap-tap-tap of the jig, but sometimes the fish want it presented a little more gently. This year I have rods spooled up with both the Golden Stren and clear line. One day it seemed like the fish did bite better on the clear line. It was interesting that that lake wasn't very clear. I was using two different jig styles on the different line so it wasn't a very accurate test.
I would say both hi-vis and low-vis lines have their costs and benefits.

gill man

[curt quesnell]

I dont use the HI vis gold in the winter
but I do use it all summer.
Great line, and I am not a huge fan of
Stren.

Curt Quesnell

[Guest]

I fished High-Vis line one year. I agree it is easier to see and detect visual bites. However, I didn't like using a mono leader and I didn't like using the high-vis all the way to the terminal end. I have since switched to Flourocarbon line and it seems to be the ticket for me. Definetely a low vis line. I prefer vanish because of the price. I am sure P-Line is just as good or better but the price is more then I want to pay for fishing line. I have tried many other lines including superlines and I still believe that flourocarbon is the best option for the way I fish. Scott Steil