FAVORITE ULTRALIGHT PANFISH RIG

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Comment by Slip Sinker on August 12, 2014 at 1:28pm

ive heard good things about reel magic and kvd line conditioner

Comment by Slip Sinker on August 12, 2014 at 1:27pm

armor all and have been using wd-40 since i was a kid

Comment by carl hendrix on August 12, 2014 at 11:30am

Ken;; have you tried using reel magic;; or something similar on your line??  Ive found it helps a lot in taming the line !!

Comment by Tony Livingston on August 12, 2014 at 8:45am

As I recall the 4 lb Nano would drift with the wind tremendously Very light stuff.. But, I was using very little weight.....oftentimes using 1/100 oz jigheads with a couple spikes, or size 16 ice jigs with no weight and no float, and trying to cast for distance.

My biggest gripe, was every time I caught a fish the pull on the line would cause the line to bite into itself on the spool, resulting in my next cast going nowhere, until I pulled the line off the reel by hand and freed it up. When I was reeling back in with no fish or resistance, it just coiled too loose on the reel, and the next fish tightened it up again.

If I added a little weight the problem improved tremendously, but Sufix didn't have that problem at all so I went back to it.

Still experimenting!

Comment by jim cosgrove on August 12, 2014 at 7:56am

ken - had some coiling in the begining.i think like braid it has a "break-in period and softens up.sice i mostly use for jigging and swimming road runners and small beetle spins the line stays taught .it is very light and probably not good for float fishing in the wind.i too use small reels.might look into a wider spool reel myself.the casting distance may increase even more.i mainly use this where i have to feel the bite more than see it.

Comment by Slip Sinker on August 12, 2014 at 6:33am

well I've been field testing this 6 lb Nanofil for the past few days on this setup.

positives

1. castability - huge gain in distance at least 25%
2. 0 wind knots the past 3 days

negatives

1. it has a coil memory... probably should of went with 4 lb on this setup because of the tiny spool dia.
2. reduced sensitivity because of the coiling
3. tests greater than 6lbs out of the pkg

for me i would see definite advantages for ice fishing, ultra and microlight spinning

Comment by Slip Sinker on August 9, 2014 at 7:16pm

as i recall in the store the 6lb test seemed to be the most popular item.

Comment by Tony Livingston on August 9, 2014 at 3:52pm

No worries whatsoever, Jim! I meant what I said about being glad the Nanofil works for you....if an angler has confidence in his/her setup, I believe it will boost productivity. And truth be told, it WAS 4lb Nano that gave me all the fits, so maybe we're on the same page after all.....perhaps I should retry it with a heavier test??

Comment by jim cosgrove on August 9, 2014 at 12:14pm

i think 6 is as amall as i would go ken.my local tackle store talked me out of 4 lb.said it is almost un managable.i meant no disrespect tony.i rarely use a float and fish by feel when fishing deep.when they are within 10 feet of the surface i am usually throwing flies.most water around me worth a damn is deep with some shallower shoreline areas.

Comment by Mark Sleeper on August 9, 2014 at 10:40am

wow nice

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