Berkley's NanoFil Uni-Filament Line

[whitebassman]

Looks promising. Always a sucker to try the latest and greatest. This might be the best new superline yet to date. Totally new class of lines. Even thinner and stronger then braided line. Made of polyethylene. Thanks to my cuz on this one.

NanoFil Line

[TurnUpTheFishing]

Sounds very interesting. Wonder what it will retail for. Im sure Ill give it a try.

[itchmesir]

interesting.. will probably end up buying a spool and checking it out.. thanks for the heads up

[OnAFly]

What's the advantage over a normal braid or mono? Sounds a little bit like a marketing gimmick to me, but I'm a pretty skeptical guy when it comes to new stuff.

[bigbad401]

Too bad it is not coming out til June. I would have tried it this year for opener. Sounds like a spool of 150 yds will retail for 19.95, 300 yds for 38.95, and 1500 yds for 179.95.

[whitebassman]

What's the advantage over a normal braid or mono? Sounds a little bit like a marketing gimmick to me, but I'm a pretty skeptical guy when it comes to new stuff.

The advantage is a much thinner line then braid can provide and yet provide the same strength. Worth a try, we'll see how it works.

Fireline crystal micro at 1 lbs. is 0.002 inches diameter.

Trilene micro ice at 1 lbs is 0.004 inches diameter.

Assuming the Nanofil line at 1 lbs is 0.001 inches as stated.

It is still 4 times smaller then monofilament.

and 2 times smaller than braided.

Not sure what difference there will be at more common higher strengths such as 6-8 lbs. But should be thinner yet.

I wonder about stretch too, as we well know braided has minimal stretch...

[itchmesir]

polyethylene is used to make plastic bottles and other usually sturdy plastic applications.. i wonder how stiff this will be compared to mono/braid/flouro

[OnAFly]

Gelspun PE is definitely strong stuff. It's used for high strength, high capacity fly line backing. I'm not really worried about the strength.

I've found that I can cast farther with light mono than light Fireline because the Fireline seems to have a higher friction coefficient against the guides than the mono did. Maybe it was a bad batch or something, I don't know, but for ultra light jigs, I've gone back to light mono as opposed to braids.

[itchmesir]

yeah braid just doesn't seem to be able to chuck small lures... even when comparing say #0-3 PM's.... i bet i get almost a 1/3 further of a cast when using mono/flouro.. definitely has to do with friction.. via guides.. air.. mono/flouro are smooth... there are no notches in it.. unless its old and abused.. braided has microscopic notches and crevasses from the braiding which does cause much more friction.. the lack of backbone due to the limpness of braid probably also plays a factor

[Nick Kuhn]

What's the advantage over a normal braid or mono? Sounds a little bit like a marketing gimmick to me, but I'm a pretty skeptical guy when it comes to new stuff.

Based on what I read, I would think of this as a braid that fills the less than 10lb test gap.

[BTL]

Sounds like it would be pretty good for UL panfishing. I'm a sucker for any kind of new line so I'll definitely try it out.

[CJH]

Sounds interesting, however knot strength sounds like it is something you have to keep an eye on.

[Ed Carlson]

Not a Mono. Not a Braid. The Next Generation of Fishing line. NanoFil is made out of gel-spun polyethylene, much like a superline. This ultimate spinning reel fishing line consists of hundreds of Dyneema® nanofilaments that are molecularly linked and shaped into a unified filament fishing line. Dyneema, The World's Strongest Fiber™, gives this line superline type strength and our uni-filament process makes it feel and handle like a smooth monofilament.

Interesting concept. I can see it as a line well fitted for jigging and casing jigs-n-cranks in current situations.

It sounds to me like a new version of a bonded co-filament line. So I would need to test it and see if it sheds it's skin at all and if it hold up before I said much more on it.

When they say "Molecularity Linked" it reminds me of the Gama line technology, and I'm curious if they have not adapted it into this new line and added the Dyneema® nanofilaments as a frame....if so, I'm very curious.

[Jim Hudson]

Have been using the stuff since last fall and have been pretty impressed by the line.

For pitching jigs or vertical jigging, the stuff is AMAZING.

Castability of say a 1/16 or 1/8 ounce jig over comparable Fireline is much better. But what I really loved was the diminished "line bow" you got with NanoFil when presented in windy conditions, in turn giving you better feel as you jigged back to the boat. Which, we all know, in the spring and fall, the wind always loves to find us. So, knowing this, I could use a 1/8 ounce jig in situations where a 1/4 ounce might have been needed before.

Vertical, cuts the water much better - so a no brainer, again can at times go lighter in situations you think of upsizing.

Did not get to cast cranks with it, but will report back on that, soon.

And for ice fishing - it worked GREAT. Line seemed to shed water better then Fireline, believe due to being a much more uniform line.

Had not had any issues with knot strength. And just like regular Fireline, you do have to watch for abrasion up the line at times.

I think once you use it, you will be impressed.

[Ed Carlson]

Great field use feedback Jim, Thanks.

I was wondering about it's cold weather characteristics. Sounds like a no-worry deal to me now.

[delcecchi]

So it is a newer version of fireline, fused fibers?

[Jim Hudson]

Del,

The technology is different in how the line is made - basically this line is put together through linking the hundreds of filaments on a molecular level - creating one smooth filament, or a UNI-Filament.

Similar to Fireline, but different, to allow the much thinner diameters.

[slipperybob]

How similiar would this line be with Fireline Exceed? Seems like Fireline Exceed is promised to be improved Fireline as well, only in blaze orange color.

[Jim Hudson]

Never heard of Exceed.. Searching it, looks to be a line made to be sold overseas.. Have not used it or heard about it - so no info..

[delcecchi]

Del,

The technology is different in how the line is made - basically this line is put together through linking the hundreds of filaments on a molecular level - creating one smooth filament, or a UNI-Filament.

Similar to Fireline, but different, to allow the much thinner diameters.

Sorry I don't know what your statement means. How are the fibers linked? As I recall Fireline used heat to connect the fibers. That stuff about molecular level sounds like something Don Draper of Mad Men would come up with.

If it was to end up one filament it would be mono filament. If it is like fusion only with thinner fibers giving greater tensile strength, then cool. I have used fusion on and off for years, and like it pretty well.

[slipperybob]

Here's some regular Fireline Original in 6# when the fusion bond is broken. It's made of a braid of about four strands. The bottom Fireline has just had it's bond broken while the one on top has fluffed up quite a bit already. Each of those strands is made up of several other smaller fillaments like dental floss.

[whitebassman]

Nanofil Line Vid

Here's a vid clip from Cabela's about the line. It's available for preorder. Another site has a date of 6/25, though they say its early-mid June for release.

Anyone have a more specific info on release date?

[Northlander]

Might be good for getting them cranks deeper. Jim let me know what ya find out on this. I may order some. That suffix 832 has been great stuff so far too.