perch fishing line

[canadian]

just wondering what line you use and what pound test

[bradyd]

On Mille Lacs I use the same line as i do for walleye, because you never know when your going to hook into the 30 incher!!! Which is berkley trilene. 6lb test

[PerchJerker]

Usually 3 lb test, sometimes 4, sometimes 2. Usually something like an ice mono or a p-line floroice.

[OldBear]

Usually I run 4 lb. vanish transition but I just spooled up one pole with 2 lb. cajun red ice just for a look see.

[jumboperch]

4# cajun red ice. I've spent a lot of time and money trying out different types of line and cajun red ice is the best one I have found.

[PERCHJR]

I use just the plain old Trilene extra smooth 2lb and 4lb it all depends what I am really fishing for, like other guys have said if there is a chance of catching an eye then I use the 4lb rod!!!

Perchjr

[bgreen82]

i didnt like my cajun red ice. unless i got into a bad spool of it or something, i noticed a lot of memory right away and a lot of icing up on the line.

[PerchJerker]

I agree with you on cajun red, I don't like it and don't think it's very good line. To be fair I haven't used their ice line very much. But there is one thing I use it for a lot ...... backing

[hanson]

Its fun reading reports on line preference.

When it comes to Cajun Red, there are 2 camps. The guys who love it and the guys who hate it. I personally fall into the latter.

[Corey Bechtold]

Ditto on the Cajun.

I would opt for the 3lb Micro Ice for Perch or else Fireline Crystal in 4lb.

Good luck,

Corey Bechtold

[Craigums]

I don't think the Cajun is a bad line I just don't prefer using it because I think it's more difficult for me to see than the perch. I wont go less than 4lbs and use Stren Ice usually, but just picked up some Berkley Vanish Flourocarbon to try this year.

[slipperybob]

There's two Cajun red lines, one's a copolymer the other's just a nylon one. There's usually why people like it and other's hate it, depends on which one you got exposed to first. If using a mono, I generally go copolyer lines.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

Here is a list of the diffrent types of line I've tried, and what I think about them.

1. Cajun Red Ice - Good line, but needs to be replaced after a season due to it retaining memory over the summer. I use it, depending on my choices of line avalible.

2. Berkley Fireline Micro Ice - Strong Line and thin, but I didn't like it. Line was to slick, I had problems tying on the jigs and keeping them on. Some use a mono leader on it to help with this. Also, when it was on my spool it would spin on the spool, so I needed to put masking tape to help grip the line onto the spool to stop the spinning. I figure with all of these small problems I could better use a diffrent line.

3. Seaguar Carbon Ice - Not impressed with this line, way to much memory in the spool I had, and stiff as a 2x4. Won't use it again.

4. Power Pro Ice Fishing Line - My brother has this on his pole and seems to like it. I thought it would be like the fireline, but he doesn't seem to have the problems that we did with the fireline.

5. Berkley Vanish Florocarbon- Works well, and avalible at most stores. It seems just a litttle stiffer then most of the other lines, and doesn't seem to pound the small jigs as well when the line is stiff.Great product for fishing in the open, helps prevent the line from forming ice on it.

6. Berkley Trilene Micro Ice- This has become my go to line. Its cheap and does a great job.It is avalible about everywhere in my area. I respooled six out of my ten poles with this. If I'm out of the shak fishing in the open it does ice up a little, so in that case I'll go to a product like vanish when fishing outside to help prevent the ice up on my line.

7. Calcutta Ice Fishing line - Junk in my opinion. I might have had a bad spool, but it retained way to much memory, and was stiff. I'll never use it again.

8. Stren Ice (Hi-Vis Gold) - Seemed like good line,and didn't have many problems with it. However the one problem we did have is the line breaking. We had on 8lb test and every time we hooked a fish with the line, it broke. Due to this being our problem, I question how old the line was that the store sold us. I'd try it again, but would make sure it was fresh line.

9. P-Line Floroice - Haven't used it, and would like to. Since it is Floro I think it would be comparable to vanish.

As far has perch fishing, I usually use about 4lb test. Hope this helps with your debate on which line to use.

[CJH]

Good review, there is alot of good info there!

[broman]

I too used the Cajun Red Line this past winter and didn't like it. Kept coming off my spool and making a mess. Was just a curly mess. I bought 3 spools of P-Line Floroice for this winter. Hopefully it works better. I think I'm going to pre-stretch it before I put it on the spool.

[slipperybob]

Keep in mind that florocarbon lines get more stiff and more memory when exposed to cold temps. Nice warm ice house, not a big deal at all, but hole hopping be prepared.

[PerchJerker]

p-line and gamma are copolymer lines, not flourocarbons. They have better handling qualities than straight flourocarbon.

[Bob Horn]

3lb. Sufix Ice Magic. Super strong and limp. I have used it the last two seasons and love it. Was a P-line user until I started useing Sufix.