Line Breaking

[goblueM]

line going on loose is on you, not the line. you're not keeping enough tension on the line

[opsirc]

line going on loose is on you, not the line. you're not keeping enough tension on the line

second this. I always run the line thru my fingers to keep tension on it. just spooling it will cause the loose line problem.

[JimmyJames]

Amateurfishing, nice to read about your new found interest in icefishing,congratulations on your success. If I was you I wouldn't wait til next year, there's still alot of ice fishing to be done. I panfish a ton, and thru experience 2lb gold stren is the way to go.When spooling it,have someone help you. They hold spool with pen or pencil thru it, and provide tension . Don't put too much on, too little is much better than too much. Full spool isn't important for ice fishing, you're not casting. I have gold stren on 2 of my rods that's 3 years old, still great. You should stretch your line once in a while too. You can do this while fishing , just grab last 2 arm lengths of line and gently stretch it. You'll be amazed at how this improves it, and your fishing. 2lb vs. 4lb makes a difference , like I said, I panfish alot biggest mistakes I see people making is too deep and too heavy of line/gear. Good luck on the ice.

[amateurfishing]

thx all, k, looks like i gotta get some new line tommorrow then!! who still carrys ice line this late in season?

[PurpleFloyd]

I had a problem with 4lb micro ice breaking all of the time to and found the fix was to keep the rod tip farther away from the sunflower heater.

Worked like a charm after that small adjustment lol.

[amateurfishing]

That does make sense, I have portable buddy heater on close to hole & rod tip close by with spring bobber on so bobber would not freeze up, is there a happy medium here?