Quote Originally Posted by peter View Post
Anybody have any experience with or opinions on clear mono vs green(big game green-not the bright stuff) as working better or making any difference for catching stripers at Cumberland. With the lower levels the water does not seem to be as clear as normal with the waves hitting the exposed clay and mud banks--maybe that is irrelevant.

I just bought and respooled 8 reels with the clear/blue mono that I purchased by mistake and didn't notice bacause it was night and want to make sure have confidence in what I put on there next. Maybe this stuff is OK but for some reason I just don't like it although it did catch two fish sunday. The excel that I put on does not have the stretch (shock absorbing) ability that like so I must re-spool.

Any help appreciated.
Peter,
I used to spool with 20 pound green big game on the reals and 20 pound camo for leaders. The 20 pound camo isn't quite as strong as the big game so it made for great leaders. This year I went to 17 pound camo on the spools and 17 pound florocarbon for leaders hoping the more stealthness would pay off. I can't really say that going to the thinner less visible line put any more fish in the boat than the heavier green big game did, but as you said, things haven't been the same since the water dropped. As of right now, there is a lot of color to the water so I doubt the white clear would matter this winter.

As a side note, I didn't have any break offs with fish using the lighter line, so I'm going to stick with the 17 pound line but will probably go back to green big game. I've got twenty something rigs to respool before January so I best get cracking..