12-15-2003, 08:46 PM
Braided lines? Nope. Lines like spiderwire that are braided tend to allow water in between the braided strands. That water accumulation is where your freeze and stiffness comes from.
Now, other superlines like fireline, wich are fused, not braided, dont have that problem, but it has been said that new spools of fireline have tiny split ends sticking off the line that freeze up.
Those seem to be the main arguments about superlines. BUT consider this. 90% of these guys fishing in december on bear lake use fireline. The guides on your pole freeze up, and you get the line guide on your reel freezing up, but I have never had a problem with the fireline freezing to itself, or becoming stiff. It doesnt seem like many others do either.
I have used fireline in my ice fishing with a flouro leader. In fact, its all I used last year. Never had a problem.
You may like it, you may not. Only one way to find out. You just have to try it yourself.
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Now, other superlines like fireline, wich are fused, not braided, dont have that problem, but it has been said that new spools of fireline have tiny split ends sticking off the line that freeze up.
Those seem to be the main arguments about superlines. BUT consider this. 90% of these guys fishing in december on bear lake use fireline. The guides on your pole freeze up, and you get the line guide on your reel freezing up, but I have never had a problem with the fireline freezing to itself, or becoming stiff. It doesnt seem like many others do either.
I have used fireline in my ice fishing with a flouro leader. In fact, its all I used last year. Never had a problem.
You may like it, you may not. Only one way to find out. You just have to try it yourself.
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