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[MuskieBait]

(04-10-2014 11:44 AM)MRQturbo Wrote:  

(04-09-2014 09:51 PM)Eli Wrote:  

(04-08-2014 06:31 PM)MRQturbo Wrote:  i don't like having to tie on a flouro leader when using braid...i magic marker the braid black the first few feet instead......

I...don't get it...?

it makes the braid less visible underwater......

Case specific.

Colour the braid black and fish it in the streams east of Toronto under gin-clear conditions...salmon, steelhead, brown trout...and yes even suckers...would disagree.

Colour the braid black and fish it in the gin-clear sandy flats of Bahamas...bonefish, permit and tarpon would disagree.

Colour the braid black and fish it in heavy weed cover, yes, it helps to camouflage that braid against the green background of the weed cover.

All the combination you listed are bassing techniques. Broaden the application and you'll realize colouring the braid black does not ALWAYS make it less visible...especially when not fishing in heavy weed cover.