If you have room for both, use silver in clear water and switch to gold in stained or muddy water
Its also a good feature to have when targeting suspending fish (no, all catfish dont feed on the bottom) allowing you to precisely place baits at the depth that fish are marked
Regardless of the visibility factor, I still will always use braid as my mainline when using spinning tackle because it enables much longer casts (up to 30% further based on this test: And I also like that I can feel every bump due to its non-stretch nature
These brands offer a range of models with varying specifications, such as gear ratio, spool capacity, and drag system
Everything else is marketing
With one hand, I can engage freespool, flick the rod, launch the lure and drop it on a dime