Ice Fishing line

[NADO]

Just wondering what some of you use for ice fishing line for different species. I just got a new ice fishing rod and have put powerpro braid that I had left over to be used as either backing or as the actual line with a leader. I havent tried for lakers or whitefish yet but I was told that when bringing them up from 100ft down mono isnt the way to go because the stretch makes it difficult to bring them up. I have some pline flurocarbon coated line that I could use as either a leader or as mainline ontop of my braid backing. Or possibly get some mono to use as mainline ontop of the braid backing. Thoughts?

 

[GBW]

any coated line should be good so it doesn't hold water. I'm trying nanfil #6 and the Tuf-Line Duracast #10 this year. It IS the same as the ice line...

 

[efka]

10lb fireline crystal

 

[NADO]

10lb fireline crystal

Thats what a guy at sail told me too, is that the white stuff? Do you use a leader?

 

[GBW]

Thats what a guy at sail told me too, is that the white stuff? Do you use a leader?

yes, the white one.
I find it to be garbage in light # test (well, any # test really) on a spinning reel. so many others out there too.

 

[efka]

i have 4lb fireline on perch rod and love it. use it with 2ft 2lb fluoro leader.

for whitefish and lakers, 10lb fireline crystal and 3-4ft fluoro 8lb leader

 

[NFA]

Nado, if its pline fluoroclear u may have some issues. I tried it last winter (8lb) and was not happy. It breaks off at knots, no matter what type of knot u use. When it was cold it was just breaking off, not even in the water. Might be defective spool, but i did not use it anymore. Found better line, daiwa crystal clear, if i m not mistaken. Great for perch and crappies. But for deep water of Simcoe you are better with braid. Use silicone spray to prevent ice-offs. I use powerpro, no problems.

 

[hightechdecks]

i have crystal on all my walleye jigging rods for open water but didn't like the way it handled under hard water conditions. for me its 8 pound trilene xt (low stretch tow rope) w/ 6lb seaguar leader. walleye/lakers/whitefish. on crappies i just run 3 pound leader off of the 6 lb.