Ice Fishing Hacks?

[TubeDude]

Hey Fritz watch that Nanofil.... I really have a love hate relationship with it... I like it for ice fishing, it won't hold the moisture so it works pretty well.  But when casting it, it's a dream to cast and you'll gain ten yards on your casts, but it don't last very long, seems like it goes like teflon tape and splits into multiple strands and then breaks very easy... I really like it, but it's too dang expensive for a line that doesn't last any longer than mono in my book...  If it wasn't the price of braid and I could afford to replace it every year or every other year, then I'd probably use it on everything, but the way it is, I won't buy anymore of it... too bad, but I've lost two really nice fish due to the dang line rotted out on me without any warning... So keep that in mind... Later Jeff

After replacing some grooved guides on your rods for you, I suspect a large part of your problem with Nanofil is not the line but rough guides.  Worn and nicked guides will ruin any line.

I have been using Nanofil on most of my reels for over six years now.  I have never had a line break on a fish...and have difficulty even breaking six pound from my float tube when I get a snag.  Also, the quality guides on my rods almost never get cracked or grooved so I have never noticed any frizzing on my line.  However, I do periodically replace the five or six feet of line at the end simply because that is the part that gets the most wear and tear...with casting, short distance fish battles, etc.

And for ice fishing?  Only used it a couple of years before I quit ice fishing, but I had less trouble with Nanofil than with mono.  Unlike braid, it does not soak up water and freeze...and it stays limp in the cold.  And it also has good abrasion resistance against the ice edges.  Most problems with any line are largely angler related.