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Fireline Crystal vs Mono ice line


gulllakeguy

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Any thoughts on a comparison of these two lines. Im heading to Upper Red this weekend and my rods are spooled up with Fireline crystal and my panfishing seems to be a little tougher this year. I just don't know if its the fish or the line. How visible is the 2 lb diam. fireline Crystal?

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When I did use Crystal..I made sure I had a flourocarbon leader on the set up. That seemed to help.

Only problem was that swivels don't work well with Spring Bobbers so the fireline went and I switched to all Vanish.

It works wonders and wont switch back to super lines nor monos

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I use fireline right to the hook or jig. My buddies all use something different it seems. I catch just as many fish as them if not more. Plus I can't remember the last time a broke my line on fish........they all could tell you though.

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  gulllakeguy said:
How visible is the 2 lb diam. fireline Crystal?

I think it's about as visible as an anchor rope, or almost that bad.

I have 1 spool of it I use for light-biting pannies, with a 3 foot flouro leader tied on with uni knots.

I have used fireline crystal without flouro leaders on LOTW and Upper Red, but I am becoming a bigger believer in the leaders and less of a believer in fireline crystal as time goes on.

As far as I'm concerned, the best all-around ice fishing line is Gamma ESP. But I also use P-Line FlouroIce as well as fireline crystal.

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Reg. fireline and Crystal have served me well.. I was on a post earlier this week about this.. I like a bit more stretch for the hook sets on large Slabs.. So I will add a small stretch of mono with a tiny barrel swivel to the Fireline or crystal.. I really like this line for the Bluegills wearing hats and smoking cigars.. Quick hook sets,sensitivity,strong.. I was getting too many lip tears on Red Lake with it though,on the Crappies.. My gear is about 50/50 with Mono or Fireline/ Crystal.. Great Walleye line sensitivity,strength..

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I posted last year about how visible Fireline Crystal is even 30ft down - shows up very well on the camera. I also ended up replacing a transducer when a pike grabbed the jig and wrapped the Fireline around my cord. Sliced it open like no tomorrow. It also freezes on the spool and you always endup stripping line. I've gone back to P-Line and Gamma. I still use the Fireline when fishing in a shelter in 30ft depths or more and then I tie a four foot fluoro leader on it. 20ft or less it's mono.

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