Ice line for walleye and Perch

[mvanotterloo]

Right not I have some berkely ice 6lb(and some stren 8lb) but sometimes I don't feel like I get the best action for my bait. Is there 4lb line enough for walleye? Or is the a 6lb line out there that will help with chubby's and spoons? Thanks for the help!

[Grogan]

with the chubbys and spoons I am using 10lb. power ice. It is nice and thin and if something big comes by and hits it I have no worries about the line breaking. No strectch for easy hook sets also.

[PerchJerker]

I have 4, 5, or 6 lb on my walleye reels, all Gamma Ice or P-Line Flourice. I also have an extra spool with 8 lb fireline crystal but I haven't used it yet this year, the other lines have been working fine and I prefer them over fireline.

If you don't think you're getting the action you want with your baits, try tying them on with a loop knot like the rapala knot. Do a search on-line and you'll find plenty of knot tying diagrams. Another option is to use a small snap as long as it's rounded, that will help improve your action as well.

[Todd_J]

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[mvanotterloo]

 Originally Posted By: PerchJerker

Another option is to use a small snap as long as it's rounded, that will help improve your action as well.

All Chubby's and Spoons have been on a small snap to improve action but sometimes I feel my line is still to stiff and on the fall the darter is doing is business.

[fiskyknut]

 Originally Posted By: mvanotterloo

Is there 4lb line enough for walleye?

I have all my TB rods rigged with either 4, 6, or 8 pound Trilene XL. I'm on the LOTW ice sheet usually 70+ days per season and my Perch sweetheart with 4# XL see's more jigging duty than all my other jig rods combined. 4 pound line can put big fish on the ice no problem iffin your reel has a good working drag.

fiskyknut

[slipperybob]

Sometimes I step down to 2# for perch...Sometimes I step up to 6# for walleyes. 6# test really boosts my confidence as well as when the fish are nothing short of aggressiveness.

I've got 14# Fireline Crystal on standby for Toothy critters. Yet I've entangled them typically on 4#.

If all walleyes are gonna be over 20" I would go with 8# test.

[BigWadeS]

how about 3# fireline crystal?

[markkstanley]

That's my choice. I do add a 6ft fluoro leader. Used a camera fishing suspended crappies and I was amazed how visble Fireline Crystal was at 30ft depths.

[Deitz Dittrich]

I would say that most of my Walleye rigs have 4 lb on it... but I do have 1 rod that has 6 on it as well... for when I am in situations that I think I have a chance at a truphy fish.. I also have 1 rod I use for swimming lures(rapala, nills jigging shad) that has 10 lb power pro ice on it.