mike rousseau Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 (edited) What line do you guys use when fishing below 0 and your guides are freezing... It's for a small spinning rod for jigging walleye... My fire line basically got shredded by ice recently... Is nanofill any good... I'd like to stay low stretch as it's for jigging walleye and sensitivity is important... Thanks Edited November 27, 2014 by Mike Rousseau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostAnotherOne Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 I use Berkley Trilene Cold Weather 6lb. When the weather gets super cold it doesn't matter from my experiences the guides will get frozen up no matter what. Glad I have a heater so I stick it close to the rod tip. Not too close or your gonna have to redo your setup as I usually have too lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 I use Tuf-Line Duracast for my cold weather fishing. It is coated and sheds water much better than non coated lines. Been using the same line for 3 or 4 winters now and it still performs well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 I like this product for my float rod. I use mono. http://www.questoutdoors.net/gear/tested/stanleys-ice-off-paste/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 (edited) nanofil shreds easy mike. a lil ice in the guides and shes toast, expensive toast! im not to picky. i use tuff line duracast for trout, everything else is now 6-8lb fluoro. im not picky about brands either. Edited November 27, 2014 by manitoubass2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted November 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Looks like I'll try some mono or flouro ... 6lb should do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted November 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Maybe 8...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Berkley mono, 6-8lb will suffice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted November 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 I have a spool of big game 8lb... I'll try that It was like the fire line unraveled itself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCranksalot Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 When the weather gets super cold it doesn't matter from my experiences the guides will get frozen up no matter what. One way to counteract that is to have really big guides esp at the top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostAnotherOne Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Makes sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted November 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Cause I have 2 jigging rods I'm gunna spool 1 with fresh fireline for above 0 days and the other with mono for below 0 days... Both 6lb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 (edited) Cause I have 2 jigging rods I'm gunna spool 1 with fresh fireline for above 0 days and the other with mono for below 0 days... Both 6lb fluoro gives you more feeling mike. your choice i hate mono with a passion even with my graph, my kids would get bit and you wouldnt even see anything on the rod. theres is like a 5 second delay. lots of missed fish if you cant feel the initial bite Edited November 28, 2014 by manitoubass2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC1 Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 6# mono has been my favourite so far. Pick your favourite brand and the line that claims to be lowest memory would be your best bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJL Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 (edited) I fish outside on the ice 95% of the time. I primarily use 8lb Berkley XL for jigging deep-water lakers out of Simcoe. I also have 8lb Berkley Fireline Crystal on one reel. It does ice up but not as bad as other super lines I've tried. I'd love to try Tufline Duracast if I can find a spool. Edited November 28, 2014 by MJL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 I fish outside 95% of the time. I primarily use 8lb Berkley XL for jigging deep-water lakers out of Simcoe. I also have 8lb Berkley Fireline Crystal on one reel. It does ice up but not as bad as other super lines I've tried. I'd love to try Tufline Duracast if I can find a spool. duracast is awesome but im almost thinking they went under??? i just grabbed 4 150yard spools cause thats all I could find locally. they said they wont be getting anymore either i heard on here i believe that others were having a hard time finding it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 ebay Tufline Duracast http://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=Tufline%20Duracast&clk_rvr_id=738682107403&mfe=search Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 terry, whats the meaning of life? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 (edited) ???????? we need to know! Edited November 28, 2014 by manitoubass2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherpete Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Mike, I used to have the same issue while ice fishing - used to use Fireline crystal and it would get shredded. The only thing that helped even slightly was having bigger eyelets. Mono/floro was better in terms of not getting damaged by the ice, but still got frozen up in the eyelet sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 ah eat, drink. fish , f.................................................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherpete Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 I know what that f......... means Terry. Fish some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 With Terry.. that would be eat, drink, fish and fart ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 oh that was fish fries don't know what happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Fireline Crystal. 6lb on all my ice setups, 6lb on my centerpin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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