tip up line

[Guest]

has anyone had any experience using spiderwire for their tip up line?

[Try Too Fish]

Cougar
I have never used spiderwire.I use mason plastic coated dracon 50 # test it dont break,dont knot and dont freeze,best thing since sliced bread! but thats just my .02.if you are using tipups for walleye then you would want to add a mono leaderbut for pike i tie direct to my quick strike.
good luck

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[Guest]

i appreciate your reply! the reason i am asking is: b/c i live in a spot where NOBODY sells dacron or tip up line, and i was wondering if spiderline could be a possibility for me. i will be using these tip ups for pike.

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Cougar
I cant post it but if you give me an email address i can give a ph number for a mail order place.

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[Guest]

I have used fireline for a couple of my tip ups. It works but will get tangled if your not carful. Plus when it is cold it is tougher to work with due to it's small diameter. I still seem to like using it.

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Try To Fish - thank you very much!!!!!!!!

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[JP Z]

I wouldn't recommend spiderwire or fireline for your main line. If that is your plan. Because if the fish decides to run on you, you will end up with a nice line slice in your finger. Or you may end up missing one considering the size of the fish.

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[kslipsinker]

Do not use Spider Wire for tip ups!!!!!!!!!
I tried some Spider Wire Ice that the had out a few years ago, and took it off for one reason. It freezes solid on the spool after it gets wet. I caught a fish and by the time I had baited the hook the line froze. Spider wire is good stuff in the summer, but not in the winter. It aborbs water like a sponge.

[korn_fish]

I agree with not using dacron or spider wire. It easily freezes and you may not realize that there is an "ice" hangup deeper in the spool, and I have lost many a walleye to find 15 yards of line pulled from the tip up but the bait was dropped when they got to the part that was frozen. Unless you have multiple tip ups that you can rotate using while you throw the wet one in your suit or fish house to thaw, I would recommend the plastic coated lines as well.

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[Guest]

I've never used spiderline but I've used Fireline. Fireline works pretty well. Thin diameter but strong.

Good Fishin, Matt.

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[Steve Foss]

OK, there are two ways I see to do this.

1. Put on 20 lb mono (or whatever lb. mono. VERY cheap). It does not absorb water, although when you reel up line it gets caught in the spool and can freeze in really cold weather. It has nice stretch, which is VERY good when you are handlining (tip-ups are just a fancy way to hand-line).

2. Put on coated tip-up line (pricey, and so you tend to put on less line per tip-up). Ever had a fish make a dash and peel off 30 yards of line in a few seconds? You'll wish you didn't pay $7 for 100 yards of "tip-up" line that's guaranteed not to freeze. All that money means you put less on the tip, which means a decent fish can spool you too fast for you to get to it.

Here's a tip. Well it's two tips. One: buy mono. Two: buy a "musky mono," a black line coated with plastic from a well-known longtime braided dacron line manufacturer whose name begins with the letter C. The black musky mono absorbs no water, and I paid $8.99 for 300 yards. Yeah, 300 yards.

[irvingdog]

Stick to tip-up line. Plastic or braid. Fireline will cut your hands to ribbons when you get that once in a lifetime fish. And it might not take a fish that big to cut you up........

[Try Too Fish]

The way i see it is if you have a line of good test weight and it won't cut you, you can put drag on the line to keep dashes under controll.

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[Guest]

Try Too Fish - i got your mail, thank you VERY much for your help!

[Guest]

I have. Its good a think. i had no problem with it. I caught a few nice size Northerns.

[Steve Foss]

Try Too Fish:

Where do you get your mason coated 50# line?

Is that the line masons stretch to keep their brickwork straight? That sounds like just the ticket. I've seen a lot of braided construction-grade string, and have some for my plumb bob and chalk line, but have never seen it coated.

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St catfish
The brand name is Mason ,i think that they make most dacron fish line.It has a plastic coating so it does not take on water and does not knot up,the only thing that it will do is after being on a spool for a while it shows some memory.but it helps if you dont keep them where it does not get realy warm.i can email you a source if needed! but i've seen it in several tackle shops in northern MN.

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[Guest]

I USE THAT TIP UP PLASTIC COATED LINE AND SPIDER WIRE FOR MY LEADER.. I OUTFISHED ALL THE OTHER GUYS UNTIL THEY SWITCHED WHEN THE WALLEYES WERE FINIKY.. I USE 2LB.DIAM.10LB.STREGNTH. JUST MY $.02 WORTH.