Good line for a decent price

[DTro]

That would be blasphemy.

I hear ya Jonny, it’s always fun to try something new. A guy just gets shellshocked sometimes and I thought I'd try to toss in a little humor.

Auger wars

Flasher wars

Clothing wars

Darter wars

Shelter wars

Reel wars

GPS wars

Bobber wars

And now

Line wars

[Random guy]

Just use your same ol line you have spooled up from last season Jonny.

Now way that stuff was a mess, and the pike I deal with often change the spools for me anyways.

[buzbunni]

they have eliminated line twist and memory.

I will believe that when I see it, and I will see it (or not) first hand because I (of course) will have to give it a shot.

Can't help myself .

[Jack Peterson]

I will be using this this winter!

I have this in 4lb test. Eager to try it out.

I've always liked 4lb test while fishing for pannies, in case I hook into a 5lb+ walleye or more 10lb northerns. Stupid slimers!

Caught a 33 inch northern on Minnewaska last January with 2lb line though. Eek!

[OnAFly]

My perspective on ice line has always been this:

Expensive ice line is $6

Cheap ice line is $3

It's been my experience that the more you pay the better the product. Obviously there are some cases where this is not true, but in general, it is.

I'll splurge on the "good" ice line for $3 extra. If I'm wrong, I'm out $3.

[FISHINGURU]

If you fish in a shack most of the time, put some Fireline on one of your rods!!! It'll last forever and no memory means no coils coming off those smaller spooled ice reels.

What kind of Fireline do you like? I've only used it on summer rods never on an ice rod.

[Dark Cloud]

What kind of Fireline do you like? I've only used it on summer rods never on an ice rod.

I use the 1# - 1/4pd diameter stuff quite a bit in the winter. Trust me this stuff is way stronger than 1 pd test. I like it on one of my small spoon rods and pulled a ton of fish with it last year and never had the stuff break. As far as ice-up goes, I cant really say it is much worse than others. But as much as I hole hop, if it's below 20-25 im in the Trap...

[Random guy]

I will believe that when I see it, and I will see it (or not) first hand because I (of course) will have to give it a shot.

Can't help myself .

Actaully a ton of research and testing went into it last year, and I think they hit the nail on the head with this one.

Heck Check this out.

[FISHINGURU]

Isn't the Lindy Ice line pretty much just like Gamma?

For the Fireline I mean there's braid, Tracer braid, Fused Original, Fused Crystal, Micro Ice Fused Crystal, Micro Ice Fused Original. Just saying throw on some Fireline isn't saying much.

[Bobb-o]

From what i have seen of the Lindy line i have tried this fall is that it is very thin diameter, but a lot stronger than the packaging leads on. The copolymer also doesnt seem to have as much memory as the monos i traditionally used. I too would rather spend $6 once for a good spool of line than spend $3 3-4 times throughout the season.

[buzbunni]

Actaully a ton of research and testing went into it last year, and I think they hit the nail on the head with this one.

I did check out that video Jonny (thank you for the link), and while good, I still feel it's mostly marketing pitch. Not to say that the line won't measure up, but I've been fooled before.

Anyhoo, I plan to give it a shot. I like that it is offered in 1# increments.

My dream line:

Doesn't absorb water, has the same tendencies (or close) both inside and outside of the shelter, low visibility, very little stretch, little to no memory....yup, that about covers it.

Last year at LOW several of us were fishing in about 34 feet of water. I (and we) lost many fish to head shakes etc. simply because we couldn't drive the hook home. Rods were of adequate length and stiffness, hooks were sharp, but the mono was just killing us. I had tried flouro before (hated it because of memory/coiling issues), and superlines (got real tired of having to tie flouro leaders on), and so I decided to stick with the mono. We landed fish, but we lost many as well.

I know I'm nitpicking, but hey, aren't we all in search of the perfect..."everything" .

I plan on giving the Lindy Ice Line a good go of it, and I'm sure hoping it brings me closer to the "holy grail" of ice lines that I'm looking for.

[FlagsDown]

I really like the P-Line Floroclear in 3# and 5#. I'm 95% covered for pannies, perch and walleye with these 2 sizes and the line works well inside or outside.

I've been using it for 5+ years and it's my go-to line. I still try a spool or 2 of whatever's the new latest & greatest each year, but nothing has knocked it off overall.

A money saving tip is to buy the 300yd filler spools of Floroclear instead of the Floroice 100yd spools. It's the same exact line, and you can fill 3 reels for $11 instead of 1 reel @$6.

[fishguy21]

After reading the responses it seems everyone has their favorite and there quite a few good lines out there.

[FISHINGURU]

I find everyone has their favorite but there isn't very many good lines out there.

[south_metro_fish]

Thanks for all the input I think I might put some p-line on most of my rods and maybe try some of that new Lindy line on a couple of my poles. Can any one confirm that Floroclear and Floroice p-line is basically the same thing. I'm headed out today to get some line. It wont be long now with temps dipping in to the teens and single digits around the middle of next week.

[BartmanMN]

From what I have read, the actual line diameter of the same pound test of floroice is thinner (slightly) than the Floroclear, so it is a different line. With that said, others have had success with Floroclear and it will be cheaper being able to purchase 300yrd spools vs. 100 yd.

I purchased floroice for my rods this year, but I've never tried the floroclear.

[south_metro_fish]

So I went to try and get my line today, getting some P-Line Fluoroclear in 6# for some of my rods and could not find any 2# anywhere. The smallest every place has is 4#, I have found 2# on the net. I am trying to decide if I should take the time to order the 2# or just go for the 4# on most of my panfish rods and maybe spend a couple of extra bucks on a small spool of 2# or 3# line for one rod in something else.

[BartmanMN]

I got all my rods rigged up last night with Floroice. 2lb on panfish and 4lb on my Perch/Walleye rods. There was a noticeable difference in the line diameter between the 2lb and 4lb line. The 2lb seemed to be pretty similar to my old gamma. The 4lb was larger (obviously) and appeared to be more 'springy' like someone else mentioned, however I typically used buckshot/forage minnow type spoons for perch/eye's which have the additional weight. I didn't have time to drive to Thorne Bros, so I ordered online from a place that has 4.95 shipping and the spools were 4.96 a piece.

[Coon]

I prefer the 3# flouroice myself. I just couldn't seem to tie a jig on without breaking the line on the 2#.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

Well, looks like I got a mixed bag this year.

1 rod- 4# Orange Suffix Ice Magic

2 rods-8# Smoke Fire line with a swivel then a Bionic Ice Leader

1 Rod- 6# Northland Bionic Ice Camo Blue

2 Rods-2# Trilene Micro Ice in Red

2 Rods-4# Trilene Mirco Ice in Red

1 Rod- 2# Trilene Micro Ice in Clear

1 Rod- 4# Trilene Mirco Ice in Clear

1 rod- 6# Trilene Mirco Ice in Clear

I've always had good luck with the Trilene Micro Ice, but figured I try some different stuff this year. Hopefully I won't regret trying differnt line.

[deadeye]

Wow I guess I missed the boat on all the new line out there. I have never really had trouble with the cold weather stuff from Berkeley. I will have to pay better attention the next time I'm at the store though.

[south_metro_fish]

After doing some more research and thinking about it today I think I am just going to go with some 4# P-Line Fluoroclear on most of my panfish rods. Is that Lindy ice line sold in any stores I haven't seen it any place? I want to try one rod with some 3# or 2# line of some Fireline or Lindy or something. If I cant find the Lindy what kind of Fireline is good to try there are so many different kinds?

[Eric_Kruger]

stores should have it soon ive been waiting to find it myself, but they do have it on the HSOforum so you can order it there, i have some 2 pound comming this week from one of there Staffers and i cant wait to get it strung up on some of my fly reel setups!

EK

[south_metro_fish]

I picked up my 4# P-Line Fluoroclear and I compared the diameter of the P-line to a couple of ice lines. I found that the #4 Fluoroclear had the same diameter as 3# Trilene Micro Ice, but was slightly larger then some of the higher quality ice lines like FireLine. So I think I am going to be happy with choices this year. I have never tried any of the copolymer or fluorocarbon lines before so this should be fun. I still plan on maybe trying some of that Lindy Ice Line when I find some.

[OnAFly]

tourneychamp - any idea what stores should have it soon? I'm considering this stuff for my outdoor rod setup.