fireline?

[aquafang]

I tried fireline last year for panfish through the ice. I didn't like it. I am use to using noodle rods and 2 or 3# mono. I set the hook hard even on the smallest panfish. With the fireline having no stretch I tended to rip the hook right out of the fish's mouth. It is great for no memory and feeling every bite, but I haven't taken the time to change my whole strategy and set the hook softer.

[sjburnt]

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[jigginjim]

I have also started using floro leader tippet for changing hooks quicker with basic knots. I do use fireline for at night. The knot I use is a uni-knot, you can also creat a open loop for hooks to hang better.

[Jimmy from Cottage Grove]

I am also a huge fireline user. I have it on everything I own. I have a buddy who is a die hard fisherman. He absolutely hates the stuff. He always tells me that the fish see it. And that I would catch more fish if I took it off. Any thoughts?

[hanson]

I very rarely use Fireline for ice fishing anymore, and if I do, it is for deeper water jigging.

My biggest complaint is that it builds ice on the line bad when you fish outside, which I do nearly 90% of the time now. If you always fish inside a heated house, its great line to work with but once you go outside, look out!

Fireline or any Superline need to be attached to the spool with mono backing, or a quick wrap of electrical tape around the spool to give the line something to "grip". If you don't, you'll be fighting a fish and think your drag is slipping, the entire spool of line spins on the spool.

When knots are breaking on you, you tied the wrong knot. There are only a couple knots that should be tied with superlines and the Palomar is one of the them. In fact, the Palomar is about the only knot I tie no matter what the line. Its easy, quick, and about the strongest knot out there.

My line of choice for the last 3 years now has been P-Line Floroice. 2lb for my panfish rods, 4lb for my walleye rods. Reason I prefer the lighter tests is their limpness and lack of memory. I've found if you use line much heavier than 4lb through the ice, it really coils up on you. When fishing lighter lines, a high quality rod and good reel with a working drag become very important. I don't lose to many fish and fighting and landing pike & bass on 2lb line is a hoot!

[eurolarva]

I bought some fireline Crystal for my trip to LOTW. I have been practicing knots for I typically use a triline knot and that wont work with this stuff. I practiced the polymer and Uni knots as well and the only one that did not break at the knot or untie at the knot was the polymer knot. You guys that use this stuff must have some good vision. With 4 lb I have troubles seeing the stuff. Let alone getting a loop through a small hole. I had to push the line through one way and then back through the hole to create the loop I needed. Fortunately the lures and hooks I will be using at LOTW will be larger then the stuff I use for pan fish. Getting old is no fun. Glasses keep getting stronger and stronger each year.

[hanson]

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Let alone getting a loop through a small hole. I had to push the line through one way and then back through the hole to create the loop I needed.

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Thats how I tie my Palomars too!

I can't get the loop through the eyelet like most Palomar directions indicate. I thread the line through the eye, and then back through the other way essentially creating the loop. I've found its just easier this way.