Somthing new in braids

This seems like a cool innovation for those who like night fishing. How often would something like this have come in handy?

http://www.aurorabraidfishingline.com

Tried clicking on link. Expensive from what I see. But being a night fisherman it is tempting.

Years ago night fishing guys would mount blacklights on their boats to light up mono. The idea was that the UV wouldn’t penetrate water, the line would light up in the air only and let you see those subtle pick ups.

The problem was that visible light does penetrate into the water. The glowing line overhead was like shining a flashlight around. It spooked fish, and the idea eventually went away.

This might be the same thing all over again.

SR

As I understand it Steve, this is a reflective fiber woven into the braid. It reflects light shined on it but doesn’t react with light under the water’s surface so no transmission of light or glowing below the waterline where artificial light is filtered away. One would think that a line like this would be a real plus for those who fish in the dark with minimal light since all its doing is letting the angler watch his line more effectively.

$17.50 for 100 yards isn’t far off from any other braid. In my opinion, line visibility is my biggest factor for purchasing a braid. I won’t ever buy a low vis braid ever again.

Just wish they had other lb/test. Pictures of sturgeon is misleading.

The website seems a bit meager and the single weight is a hold up buy I still think the concept here for night or low light anglers is a dandy. I’m sure the developer is taking baby steps but it’ll be fun to see where this goes. It probably less gimmicky than many of the lines we see introduced each year…or lures. Seeing line in the dark without underwater light transmission has always been an issue. This may be the key.

I would try it once they come out with 80 pound.

People do land sturgeon with 10 pound braid but “generally” they are drifting while using a trolling motor. I wouldn’t recommend being anchored and trying to pull one in with 10 pound.

I can see where sturgeon and flats may create issues with 10 pound. The website doesn’t elaborate on whether additional line weights are going to be added. Late day walleye guys might find this line handy. The concept here is what has my attention. Anymore its hard to find anything truly “new” that has any kind of real usefulness.

Does anyone know the actual diameter of the line? The reflective material may be deceiving, but it looks to be some pretty darn thick 10lb line…

Tom Sawvell wrote:

As I understand it Steve, this is a reflective fiber woven into the braid. It reflects light shined on it but doesn’t react with light under the water’s surface so no transmission of light or glowing below the waterline where artificial light is filtered away. One would think that a line like this would be a real plus for those who fish in the dark with minimal light since all its doing is letting the angler watch his line more effectively.

Tom, I understand that the line doesn’t “light up” under water. The problem is the line above the water lights up, and the visible light from that line WILL penetrate underwater. Just like shining a flashlight around. If you’re in shallow water in the dark, and your line is lit up like a light saber, the fish will see that and get spooked.

SR

I can see that as an issue Steve if the water is fairly clear and fishing is shallow. I’m guessing that this line was developed more for the Mississippi or even Minnesota Rivers in the spring when walleyes are running/pre-spawn. During this period the water is less than transparent. Honestly, I haven’t seen the line so I haven’t a clue as to whether the reflected light from the line would spook fish or not, but I am guessing from personal time on the water after dark and using lights that such is probably not problem most of the time, even while fishing walleyes.

On the sturgeon I think the developer just put together a collage of his fishing pictures to go as a background for his page. I don’t believe any intent to misrepresent anything is there. Obviously the person loves his fishing.

I don’t use much braid personally and seldom over a 6 pound diameter if I do. The proof is in the pudding as they say. I can see this line being a hit with trollers since they’re required to be lit after dark and if seeing a line jump or come out of a release can be amplified then I think its earned it merit….assuming of course the line maintains its strength with a reflective fiber running thru it. I can see the “pros” of this line by reading about it but any “cons” will have to come from fishing it to be accurate. Its sort of like fishing at this point….you don’t know if they’re biting unless you go put your line in the water, eh?.

And to be clear here…..I don’t have a dog in this fight. Nothing to gain, nothing to lose. I just like the concept.

biggill wrote:

$17.50 for 100 yards isn’t far off from any other braid. In my opinion, line visibility is my biggest factor for purchasing a braid. I won’t ever buy a low vis braid ever again.

Just wish they had other lb/test. Pictures of sturgeon is misleading.

i bought a spool of low viz suffix 832 and it drove me mad. low light vertical jigging or casting jigs made me almost give up fishing for good lol.

with this product i’d like to see it work on video before i buy it. but i’ll be honest, its intriguing.

Thanks for letting us know. I’m going to try it. Total cost was almost $22 for 100 yards. I’ll let you all know if it’s great!

Brian Klawitter wrote:

I would try it once they come out with 80 pound.

People do land sturgeon with 10 pound braid but “generally” they are drifting while using a trolling motor. I wouldn’t recommend being anchored and trying to pull one in with 10 pound.

I did get a kick out of all the sturgeon pictures on a site that only sells 10# line!

Sold

I’ve actually tried the line so thought I’d post a review. I know the guy that developed it and purchased the line when I saw it on Facebook. The line was shipped to my home around $22.

I used it fishing for catfish after dark in 6 ft of water in the upper Mississippi. Bite detection and visibility is superb. I really like that I can have my light on green or red and the reflection back to me is great. The reflection did not travel down the line as some are worried about. The bite was not affected.

The Diameter of the line is thicker than traditional braid. I would say somewhere between 10 and 20 pound mono. In fact I am a little surprised it isn’t rated a touch higher than 10 lb test. The line breaking point appears to be greater than that.

I did run a flouro leader just because that is what I like to do. I attached 17 lb test to it and I needed to massage the modified albright knot to get it tight. Once tight the knot held as it always does.

I was running this on a Quantum Accurist spinning reel and a 7′ medium heavy action abu garcia vendetta. I did lose some castability, it probably casted only 90-95% of my suffix 832. This was not important to me since I was anchored and bottom fishing for cats. Most likely because of the reflective material in it. I would say that the reflective material also contributes to the greater line diameter.

I can say that for the application of bottom fishing channel cats I will definitely be running this line on all of my rods. I don’t think that I will night fish for channels without it. I would like to test it out pitching after dark but I have not done that yet. I would also purchase if 60 or 80 pound line came out for Flathead and sturgeon.

I did take some pics but it was tough to get a great shot after dark. I also took one video to show how the line reflects but doesn’t do justice.

Has anyone else tried this?

I only use the Eclipse line.