Do Ice Braids REALLY have a coating?

[Hawg]

I've always used tip up line for my tip ups but decided to try some heavy super braid(Power Pro 50#). The stuff turned into a frozen blob just like the old dacron/nylon cheap stuff used to do. Does anyone know for sure if the "coated" lines really are waterproof? I'm talking premium braids, I know the cheapies are not.

[BartmanMN]

Suffix 832 with gortex strands should shed water. I wouldn't think that power pro would be a good choice on a tipup. For a rattle wheel in a perm it would probably be fine.

Doesn't answer your question about the coating on other braids.

[Mike Stark]

Coated tip up line does have an actual plastic like coating. I think it sheds water better but the line has a lot of memory.

I have used suffix 832 and power pro on my reels in the winter. Both collect water and freeze up in cold temps.

I have heard berkley nanofill is the best at shedding water. I am going to try out power pro slick this winter.

For tip ups I would stick to darcon line or you can also use heavy mono on tip ups as well.

[lakeshoremunster]

I have used the nanofil line for two seasons now(on my second season now) and the line does build up on ice but not as much as fireline did. But i do alot of hole hoping and spend most of my time outside instead of a shelter.

A friend was out with me oger the weekend and he said that his mono ice line was collecting ice also.

[Hawg]

I guess bottom line is the line we would all like to have just isn't out there yet. As for Nano Fill, I tried that last summer on a reel and absolutely hated it. Maybe winter use would be a way to use it up. Guess I'll stick with plain old plastic coated tip up line.

[Cliff Wagenbach]

I use vinyl coated line on both my tip-ups and on my rattle reels. Works great! Just have to buy the lightest pound test that is available and it does not have to bad of a memory. 15# test is the lightest that I have been able to find.

Tie on a small swivel and add a 4' to 5' fluorocarbon leader.

Very tangle and knot free!

Cliff

[Wanderer]

I agree with Cliff 100%.

[Hawg]

That's what I use now, that stuff gets a little coiled and you're not always sure where you are to the bottom. It's our best choice I guess.

[Mike Stark]

I use vinyl coated line on both my tip-ups and on my rattle reels. Works great! Just have to buy the lightest pound test that is available and it does not have to bad of a memory. 15# test is the lightest that I have been able to find.

Tie on a small swivel and add a 4' to 5' fluorocarbon leader.

Very tangle and knot free!

Cliff

How am i supposed to pull in 30lb lakers on 12lb line?

I'm guessing the line i was using was a lot heavier than 12lb line.

[Hawg]

S-L-O-W-L-Y

[Fishin4fun_MN]

S-L-O-W-L-Y

+1

[Cliff Wagenbach]

S-L-O-W-L-Y

X2

Cliff

[herefish101]

Suffix makes a tip up braid that works great! I've been using it for three years now and it's just starting to freeze up a little when it's really cold out. Re-spool and all will be good again.

[TravP]

Suffix 832 with gortex strands should shed water. I wouldn't think that power pro would be a good choice on a tipup. For a rattle wheel in a perm it would probably be fine.

Doesn't answer your question about the coating on other braids.

832 still freezes just like any braid. I had to switch over to mono this fall on the river because of freezing issues.

[20lbSloughShark]

All line thaws underwater, what is the problem? If your talking spinning reels then I see your point.

[Wanderer]

We're talking tip up spools.

Yeah, they'll thaw eventually while under water but it can take a long time; maybe even longer than you'll be fishing.

When I go out for weekends and use my tip ups and it's cold-cold, I have to thaw even the coated tip up lines. I can either bring the tip up in for the night or thaw it the next day with my heater before using it. With braids that hold water it's pretty much hopeless that you'll get the line peeling off freely all the way through the spool in any short amount of time. I tried it - once.