02-04-2011, 02:09 PM
TwistedBronco wrote:[/quote]
I have used many of the ice lines, regular mono, and braided. Just this year I was told to try flurocarbon and ill never go back to any of the others. It seems to sink faster, and freeze less.[/quote]
The ice lines you see sold today are a softer compound mono that resists taking a set. Sinking faster and freeze less is due to set in the line as well. Line set is when you spool your line out and all it wants to do is lie on the water surface in coils. Using small/tiny jigs when ice fishing isn't hardly enough to pull the line coils through the surface tension on the water. That's why you can get a straight pin to float on a water filled glass (7th grade science experiment).
I like to use light mono (Stren Magnathin) no heavier than 6#. Most all of the name brands will be fine and then for those finicky bites add a short section of flourocarbon to the lure.
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I have used many of the ice lines, regular mono, and braided. Just this year I was told to try flurocarbon and ill never go back to any of the others. It seems to sink faster, and freeze less.[/quote]
The ice lines you see sold today are a softer compound mono that resists taking a set. Sinking faster and freeze less is due to set in the line as well. Line set is when you spool your line out and all it wants to do is lie on the water surface in coils. Using small/tiny jigs when ice fishing isn't hardly enough to pull the line coils through the surface tension on the water. That's why you can get a straight pin to float on a water filled glass (7th grade science experiment).
I like to use light mono (Stren Magnathin) no heavier than 6#. Most all of the name brands will be fine and then for those finicky bites add a short section of flourocarbon to the lure.
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