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Corey Bechtold Veteran

Corey Bechtold

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I think I may have tried them all. I like to stick with what has always been my go to line... Berkley Micro Ice .

I tried the Cajun and didn't like the stretch and bouncy feel. Cold weather is similar in my opinion, just blue. I've tried P-line and don't really care for it. Fireline is a good choice for no stretch. Stren is OK for some applications.

Good luck,

Corey Bechtold

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Bobb-o Mentor

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While i do like Micro ice it is a little on the spendy side. I just wish places would be able to get it in bulk spools so that i could get it spooled for cheaper. Nothing beats the 3lb micro ice for all around panfishing. But that being said, most of the time i just put Trilene XT clear on most of my ice rods.

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deepportage01 Proficient

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4-6 lb Vanish works good as an all around ice line.

I have used alomst all of them, P line is ok but why spend the $$ on it when vanish works just as good if not better.

Cajun, well I realy don't like colored lines for ice fishing and you have to be in more than 10ft of water for that stuff to "vanish" I find that pointless?

Seaguar is good suff it's very comparible to vanish but I found that it had more bounce to it, I have only tried the 2lb that maybe why... Fluorocarbon is the only way to go on the ice IMO and Vanish and seaguar are very good lines I realy don't think one is better than the other.

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hanson Grand Master

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OK. Have you guys used Gamma through the ice yet?

I know a few of you have been using it open water but I'm wondering about real world, through the ice experience with the line.

I'm interested in any feedback.

P-Line has been my line of choice for the last few winters now. 2lb for pannies and 4-6 for about everything else.

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insurance guy Community Regular

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I have been strictly running 2lb P-Line floroclear for panfish which is exactly the same as Floroice from what I can tell and I think the stuff is awesome. P-Line makes a great product. For walleye jigging I just use straigth 6lb Floroclear. I just ordered some 2lb Fireline Crystal to try for deep water perch this winter and for laker jigging I strictly run 6 or 8lb Fireline and use a 6lb leader of P-Line floroclear from that. I haven't tried Gamma but I bet that's awesome line too.

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Deitz Dittrich Grand Master

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Hans- I have not used the ice line yet... I just used the summer line, and was more impresed with that mono than any I have ever used.. I am very excited to use the ice stuff. If it doesnt meet my expectations I will go back to p-line floroice, which is what I have used in years past.

Hanson, I did get a spool of the gamma wet and then put it in my freezer to see how cold would affect it... still seems pretty limp.

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troutman Collaborator

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Cortland Ice Line.It's florescent green so,you guys that don't like a colored line won't go for it but,I've been using the 2# test for panfish many successful years now and it's a very good line.

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When I put line on ice fishing rod 2#, 3#, 4#, 6# I use scotch tape and put a little label on the rod handle saying when line was put on and what brand and #. So far 4 # Vanish has been more trouble free and caught way more fish then all the rest put together. 2# keeps getting knots in line a foot or two from the hook. Probable just me though.

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Captain B.R.K Veteran

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I put Berkley Micro Ice and P-Line on my reels for ice season.

However I haven't had the best success finding P-Line in the St.Cloud area. Do speciality shops only carry this stuff? Who seems to have P-Line on an endless supply.

I do get down to the cities, so if I have to drive to somewhere in the Minnetonka, Plymouth, Fridley, or SW part of the cities to pick some up, not to worried about it.

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However I haven't had the best success finding P-Line in the St.Cloud area. Do speciality shops only carry this stuff? Who seems to have P-Line on an endless supply.

Capt-I had the same problem here in Fargo last year. I mentioned to one of the head sales guys at Scheels that no one else in town had it and he gladly ordered me some. It took about 3 days to get it is all. I would see if they could maybe order it in for you there.

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iland99 Community Regular

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anyone used the stren hi vis gold ice line?i like the god for seeing on the ice,was wondering how invisable it gets in the water

I had it spooled on one of my reels last year. This rod and reel combo ended up being the one I'd let other people use, because in a couple side by side tests the rod with "regular" line badly outfished the hi-vis gold. Some days it didn't seem to matter one bit, but other days it made a big difference.

I also tried that Cajun Red Line last year. I had horrible luck with that stuff. I had six pound test, and had coils galore with it, especially when using it outside in cold weather.

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I go several ways. I'm a fan of the micro ice for shallow water pans-under 20 ft- but in deeper water there's too much stretch so i switch to fireline, i can't remember what they call their ice line. I like that it's very responsive and you get a great action on your bait, but it is very visible. On all my walleye rigs i just go straight to fireline. I haven't found that they're too picky about line color, if they are i just switch to one of my panny rigs with the micro ice.

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I like using 8lb fireline for walleyes under the ice. I just picked up some 8lb crystal fireline yesterday, can't wait to see what that looks like. I wouldn't mind trying the berkley vanish for walleyes, what pound test do you think would be best for that.

Good fishing,Musky

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