Shakesphere Red Caujin Line - Your Opinions?

[H2O Mellon]

I'm sure this was spoken of on your guys old board, but what is everyones thoughts on this line?

[Tinboat]

I use cajun red 12-30 # on all my reels that I use mono on. On the rest I use 30# fireline. It's tough line and I am very pleased with it.

[TOPS]

I use cajun red. This line has performed well for me very strong. :D

[brinley45cal]

Thats all i use on my reels.Its tough line you cant hardly break it,ive never had any trouble out of it.I love it,its good stuff i dont think you will be disapointed.

[Sponxx]

can this line tolerate saltwater ok?

[Schoe]

Yes, the Red Cajun line works just fine in salt water as well as fresh, I have used it in salt water for two winters now with no problems. I will change it out after this winter as I have trimmed the rough ends off some and its time anyway. Schoe

[Swampy]

It's a real strong line,but I'll never use it again. I tried it on one of my spinning reels and it was like a coil spring after just a few trips. It's coming off of my reel before I go fishing again. I'll stick to Trilene and use the spool of C.R. I have for making leaders.

[Schoe]

I have used it on my Penn Level winds and haven't had any problems with line memory as we use a lot of weight fishing off shore. I can see where this may be a problem with spinning reels and casting them. Schoe

[Swampy]

I have used it on my Penn Level winds and haven't had any problems with line memory as we use a lot of weight fishing off shore. I can see where this may be a problem with spinning reels and casting them. Schoe

Yeah it may just be spinning reels it coils up on. Lots of lines do that on spinning reels.

[Sponxx]

PLOP :crying: .... i got a spinning reel, a daiwa 3500-7i... smooth reel and has the Tiwstbuster system... lets hope it does.
It looked nice spooled up with the cajun line and i liked the line since it does not have a lot of memory... i hope it lasts nice and good on my reel.

[Swampy]

PLOP :crying: .... i got a spinning reel, a daiwa 3500-7i... smooth reel and has the Tiwstbuster system... lets hope it does.
It looked nice spooled up with the cajun line and i liked the line since it does not have a lot of memory... i hope it lasts nice and good on my reel.

Yeah it sure looks nice on my red 7 foot Abu rod with that candy apple red Abu reel.:) I just didn't like the way it twisted up so fast. I may try it on a different reel,like my Daiwa Accu-set GS1655T and see how that works. I hope you have good luck with it on your spinning reel.

[river_rat_42]

I use Caujin Red Line 17lb. test on my spinning reel and its done really well for me so far. Im getting a new set-up soon and Im prolly gonna go with the 20lb. Fireline on it, I've heard that line is really nice too.

[tncatfishing]

How does the line compare to other lines, like trilene, stren and others? The reason I ask is the cajun line is not expensive at all, and that usualy means it is of fair quality, hopefully knot. But I was at walmart comparing prices and the cajun was lower than others. How well does the line cast??

[flathunter]

I dont understand something..Bryan has mentioned this before..They say the red cajin line vanishes in water, however the red bleeding bait hooks attract fish to them because they are red?

[MadKater]

lol ive been wondering that as well,i thought i was the only one.
i do like the cajun red line i have it on all of my "bait" poles and on one of the spinning rods i have for cats.

[Swampy]

I dont understand something..Bryan has mentioned this before..They say the red cajin line vanishes in water, however the red bleeding bait hooks attract fish to them because they are red?

Yeah I've heard that also,but I don't think color has anything to do with catching catfish. I think color is just for marketing the same hooks or lines so you will buy more.

[Vacatfisher]

the red hooksoutperform regular hooks in some situations such as clear water fishing and spadefishing...not mudwater fishing for cats...the line...i hate..it casts horribly on spinning and conventional gear and dry rots in no time in salt water...where i do most of my fishing...to compare it to stren and trilene...it better than neither IMO but...i stick with sufix tritanium...its stronger...more abrasion resistant an casts further than all thre of the lines above

[H2O Mellon]

They make line that is specially for spinning reels then line that is designed for cating reels. I forgot which is which, I am sure someone will chime in.

[Dwednuts]

I have used 20# Cajun Red line for quite some time now on Bait Casters and have had no problem with it other than getting it un-snagged, LOL!!! This stuff has proven itself to me, to be very abrasion resistant, low memory, and tuff as nails. I have broken 50# leaders with it. The only drawback I have noticed to this line is, it is very hard to see at night

[Katmaster Jr.]

I have used 20# Cajun Red line for quite some time now on Bait Casters and have had no problem with it other than getting it un-snagged, LOL!!! This stuff has proven itself to me, to be very abrasion resistant, low memory, and tuff as nails. I have broken 50# leaders with it. The only drawback I have noticed to this line is, it is very hard to see at night

Yeah, that's exactly how I would describe it....... :)

[TOPS]

I agree, the line is very good. I have 20 pound and 30 pound. I broke two rods while drift fishing, the line did not break, I had to buy the uglies to keep up with the line strength. ( ugly sticks)!! :D

[H2O Mellon]

I've been using this on & off since it first came out. The idea is that the red "disappers" in the water quicker than any other color.

This is from the Red-Cajun web site:

"Water filters out certain colors more quickly than others. The color red is the first color to be completely filtered. This means that once Cajun Red LineTM goes under water it starts to become "invisible" to fish in as little as three feet of water! All the fish see is the lure."

[Katmaster Jr.]

Yeah, and it's mostly intended for Red fish and stuff like that I believe. It's awesome line no matter what you use it for, it's just as stated above about impossible to see.

[Katmaster Jr.]

A black light can help you be able to see it a little better. :)

[roundhill]

i thout fish see red better than any color

[on_the_fly]

i bought a roll back it the early summer an filled my spinning reel an one bass rod with it. on the bass rod its ok but i lost cast distance with it an on the spinning reel about every third cast im pulling out line loopies. in my opinion cajin red is too stiff an way too much memory to use on a spinning reel. i will never use again i have striped it from my reels an went back to my trilene. but i am still looking for a good catfishing line i like. i just bought 440 yards of red devil from hi seas im going to try an i also bought a 890 yard spool of off shore angler 30# thats green in color.

[Nobody Special]

(("Water filters out certain colors more quickly than others. The color red is the first color to be completely filtered. This means that once Cajun Red LineTM goes under water it starts to become "invisible" to fish in as little as three feet of water! All the fish see is the lure."))

Yeah, and then they sell us red hooks that are supposed to get more bites. I think all fishermen have just a little bit of "fool" in them and the tackle makers know it.

[Katmaster Jr.]

Red Cajun actually is alot more "Invisible" under water then almost all other lines.
I dont know of it is completely invisible or not, I dont think any line is completely invisible to fish. The red hooks are'nt supposed to be invisible to fish, they are supposed to lure some fish that feed off of sight to hit, because the red hook makes your bait look like it's bleeding. And I know they do help with fishing for spanish mackeral with live bait, I tested it out in Florida and proved that. I dont know if it helps with any other fish for sure but it diffently helps with spanish mackeral.....probaly because spanish mackeral feed almost all on site.

Although, I'm not saying that all fisherman dont have some fool in them....LOL :o

Good luck :)

[jim]

As stated water filters different colors by depth and light all things being equal.Red is the first color to be filtered out again all things being equal.In clear water red is very visible perhaps down to 10 ft or more.Remember all those beautiful films you have seen of coral reefs and colorful fish?If the water is murky and a white plate disappears in 3 ft then color is less a factor except to use the brightest thing you can find or something that emits noise.Blue and purple fade out last that is why the purple worm was always so effective.If you remember from school, BLACK is the absence of all color and white is the presence of all colors.So if the color red disappears what color is the line now?Black which is easily seen.Now all of this is very interesting,scientific etc etc,however 40 ft deep in the James River I doubt it very much that the color of you line matters.I have caught lots and lots of catfish in broad daylight on bright yellow,gold and white braided line without any mono leaders.90% of the hype you read about products is just that hype and the other 10% is probably untrue.Those bleeding red hooks are effective if they are seen but if they aren't they still hold just as well.KATMASTER what leads you to say CAJUN RED is more invisible than most other lines?In all my readings over the years I have seen only two comparison studies done of different color lines and none from which any conclusions can be drawn. :D

[on_the_fly]

as far as visabiltiy i would think that the reason red line does become low vis under water is because of its make up in mono line its a color die in the plastics used to make it , versice the red hooks witch is a paint on metal witch will stand out. i dont think its much different in comparison that a paint job on a car if its blue its blue, but some cars you can look at an it will appear a different color or even the costly paint jobs where you have to look at it a certin way to see a picture in it that you cant see from any other direction but that one. i just put some red devil on my reels thats made from HI-SEAS an its a reddish orange color but if the sun hits it right it looks more purple. i would think this is because of the depth of the line an the die in it. but me im not looking for low visability from my catfish line because i want to be able to see my line , an as we all know its hard to see a dark color line with a clear blue sky background. but now on my bass rods berkley low vis green is the only way to fly if you want your line to disapear under water.

[H2O Mellon]

Jim, there is video footage on the Red Caujun web site (just do a search) The depth isnt that much, in fact they compare diff lines & colors using Bass rigs, so I'm going to estimate that the depth is less than 8 foot.

[Dwednuts]

i bought a roll back it the early summer an filled my spinning reel an one bass rod with it. on the bass rod its ok but i lost cast distance with it an on the spinning reel about every third cast im pulling out line loopies. in my opinion cajin red is too stiff an way too much memory to use on a spinning reel. .

This is another reason I don't use spinning gear. They tend to heat and flatten your line on a heavy retreive, and this causes the loops and memory problems in your line. It is not the line itself it is the reel.

[MadKater]

Ive fished with JW and i know you use spinning outfits.go ahead and come out of the closet its safe ;)
I dont mind using spinning rods,they do feel more balanced then a bait casting outfit but for brute strength i prefer a good baitcat outfit.

[Dwednuts]

HA HA HA !!! You are one funny fellow Madcatter!!! The only time you will see me using those rods is when I am catching bait, LOL!!!

[bigsammy]

I think its a great line.I use it on a few of my abus. As far as catfishin goes,I dont think they much care if they see it or not,they're a rough fish and dont mind bumpin and scrapin into things anyway.Least thats what i've always been told.

[suddawg]

My best friend Aaron (TA2D) swears by cajun line. He used it this whole last summer. It holds true to the package it comes in, in the water you can barely see that stuff at night. Visibility of the line at night is the only thing that I have problems with, I constantly was searching for my line. It is however, very strong line! And not extremely expensive.

Suddawg

[Katmaster Jr.]

HA HA HA !!! You are one funny fellow Madcatter!!! The only time you will see me using those rods is when I am catching bait, LOL!!!

Yeah right.... :glare: You cant even catch bait anyway....LOL :p

Seriously though, same here I only use spinning gear to catch bass, or bait.....well whats the difference?......LOL :eek: :o :D

[teaysvalleyguy]

I bought a 2lb of 50# test last year and the stuff is tough as nails. Was fishing with little brother at Deer Creek Dam and he got a snag. He brought up and old castnet with tons of lures, sinkers, and junk in it. The stuff almost has to be cut if it gets caught up. Reccomend it to everyone.

[Dwednuts]

See!!!, Using Cajun Red can pay off "Big Time"!!
Ol'Tea and his brother won't have to buy any tackle for a while now, LMAO!!!
The Tackle box is full now thanks to Cajun Red!!!

[Dwednuts]

Maybe next time they will catch a boat, LOL!!!

[Katmaster Jr.]

Maybe next time they will catch a boat, LOL!!!

All ready done it bro!....LOL :o

[coolbig2]

Well, Im a late comer to the topic but heres my 2 cents.

I LOVE CAJUN RED LINE! I will swear by the stuff up and down, side to side, for a country mile. I got hooked onto it carp fishing and now its on ALL my reels. Bass reels, cat reels, carp reels, striper reels, saltwater reels, and im thinking about using it as a leader on my fly rods :D

For the brothers with spinning reels, you might want to check out cajun red CAST. Its a diffrent version of the line carried by basspro.

Basspro also carries the cajun leader material in stregnths up to 250lbs! This stuff is gold in my book!

[SilverCross]

Glad to hear so many brothers like the cajun red lines. I have one 6500c5 reel that I put Mason 18# tan braid on it and just may try the Cajun Red 17# on the other c5 and see which one I like the best. I'll let you know how it comes out. Of course all the leaders I made up this winter are made out of Cajun 17#.

[Pennsylvaniacatchaser]

I have not tried the Red Cajun Line but as far as red being invisible underwater goes, just remember one of the all time great fishing lures is the red & white daredevil spoon. I think the fish are seeing the red just fine!

[Dwednuts]

I have not tried the Red Cajun Line but as far as red being invisible underwater goes, just remember one of the all time great fishing lures is the red & white daredevil spoon. I think the fish are seeing the red just fine!
Yes you are correct, it was a great lure!!! But you are talking about a piece of painted metal,Yes they will see it. On the other hand, Cajun Red is transparent and small in diameter. Compared to a lure that is solid and Painted red and "White" with white being the key to it's success. It is like comparing apples and oranges.

[the_nis]

Whats the difference in the Cajun Red Lightning line the Cajun Red Lightning line that says its for making leaders? Same test rating but the leader line is a lot more expensive. Is it a marketing ploy or is there a real difference? Thanks!

[barbel]

the_nis: I think the difference is that there is a higher abrasion resistance and pound test available for it. They know that you arent going to be just putting it on your reels, so they price it for what its going to be used for. 50 yards of leader material will last you quite a while. This is just theorizing on my part also, but they may use a different chemical formula in it as well. I somewhat doubt this though, because I think they would have to call it something else, like Cajun Red Monster (I think that would be cool, personally.)

[mudcat_xpress]

I cat fish a lot here in WV, and have never had a problem with strength or memory problems. This line is very good in my book, but this is just my opinion!

[the_nis]

the_nis: I think the difference is that there is a higher abrasion resistance and pound test available for it. They know that you arent going to be just putting it on your reels, so they price it for what its going to be used for. 50 yards of leader material will last you quite a while. This is just theorizing on my part also, but they may use a different chemical formula in it as well. I somewhat doubt this though, because I think they would have to call it something else, like Cajun Red Monster (I think that would be cool, personally.)

Yeah I figured the only difference was that the line is just more abrasion resistant than the regular Cajun Red. Although, Cajun Red Monster would be a pretty cool name!

[jrw]

i like 2 use the 6 or 8 pound stuff for bait fishing

[H2O Mellon]

Anyone ever tried the New Cajun Advantage? It says its MORE abrasaion resistant plus is designed to be left on your reels for longer periods of time.