ICE FISHING QUESTION

[Handlebarz]

Hey all I was wondering how many use braid for ice line I was thinking of switching this year for a change when jigine for pickeral how does it act in the cold water will it stay limp enough to jig effictly? I will also be using a floro leader with it.

[Dondorfish]

tried it once last year - not good - frooze up quickly. I changed back to mono but I was thinking about trying it again this year in the hut - might be better in the warm hut.

 

 

Don

 

 

P.S. (as i was told) - Its way to early to be talking about this - LOL

[Riparian]

I love braided line for ice fishing. Its all I use along with a leader of some kind to match the species im after.

 

No stretch. Thats what its all about.

[Riparian]

tried it once last year - not good - frooze up quickly. I changed back to mono but I was thinking about trying it again this year in the hut - might be better in the warm hut.

Don

P.S. (as i was told) - Its way to early to be talking about this - LOL

 

I have been told that using a reel with a non metal spool will help with this problem... Or a heated hut is good too.

[Dondorfish]

I have been told that using a reel with a non metal spool will help with this problem... Or a heated hut is good too.

 

 

Thanks - I'll try the heated hut! LOL

 

Don

[Muskieman]

I do ALOT of ice fishin' I tried it a few years ago..lines like Gorilla Braid ..Spider Wire..

freeze up real quick, but last year I tried

Sufix.. micro braid... awesome!! works great on a jiggin' rod...DO NOT put it on a dead line

in this case No Stretch is'nt the best.

If you decide to go back to mono I suggest .. berkley's ZUB ZERO..

Good Luck on the hard water.

[Smokey]

I tryed the braided a few years back but found it froze up and got stiff, so I switched back to the mono. Might be that it was really cold and I didn't give it a chance but I've had great luck with mono over the years so sticking with it.

[Sinker]

I tried the braid last year for the first time. I didnt like how much it froze up on the reel. A plastic spool may help with that though....it was a real PITA getting the line back down when its frozen on the spool. The sensitivity was great though.

 

I use straight floro.....P-line.....usually 8lb for deep water and 4lb for panfish.

 

Sinker

[babaganoush]

all i use when jigging for lakers, whities and walleyes is fireline ice crystal and will never go back to the mono.....never had a problem with my line icing up....just stay away from the power pro ice line as it seems it absorbs water and freezes up like mentioned above

[Sinker]

I was using PP.

[RHYBAK]

I tried the 4 pound Crysatl for perch and had no problems.

[lunkerbasshunter]

good thing we are still a few months away from the hard water. im not ready for cold just yet.

 

CHeers!

[Uncle Buck]

i used 30lb PP with a 10lb flouro leader in the hut... it has it's pros and cons...

 

perch and panfish, just stick with mono...

[Raf]

I like braid for a lot of things just not ice fishn for the reasons mentioned. Maybe if I was a hut dweller it'd be a differnet story.