Whatever you do. Don’t buy Lindy Ice Line. I lost two fish on two separate lines this weekend. When I went to set the hook the line snapped. I normally use Pline which I love but this was free from the Ice Fishing Show so I decided to give it a try. Never again, P-line from here on.
The first time I used Trilen Microice line on openwater spring fishing…It was wow! So much less ice build up. Since then I’ve found that selectively, an ice line can be a better performer than your typical fishing line. Then again, marketing gimmick can play a lot into that. Repackaged line as ice line. If it’s the same line, buy the bigger spool.
i love northland products, but i have terrible luck with their ice line outside the shack. ices up too easily for me. micro ice line by trilene is my favorite so far, gonna try p-line soon……
I used sufix ice magic mono last year for bluegill fishing in open water, I loved it. So this year I used it through the ice, my new favorite line. 3lb fishes like 2lb and is very strong. It has less memory than trilene micro ice (which isnt much!) and is very sensitive.
I think it is the reel more than the line. Any reel where the line comes off straight keeps the memory down. And as far as ice up on line ,I have use a lot of lines on the market and when it is realy cold they all ice. Jerry
I really like the “blue” ice line, I think it is called Micro ice. I can see the blue really well and with my OLD man eyes that helps. It also stays more flexible than some of the regular line.
I really like the “blue” ice line, I think it is called Micro ice. I can see the blue really well and with my OLD man eyes that helps. It also stays more flexible than some of the regular line.
Blue would be trilene cold weather.
If you want something easy to see, you can now get trilene micro ice (a better line than cold weather) in the solar color which is a bright green.