Braided line

[zimmerman54]

Whats everyones thoughts on braided line through the ice.  I'm replacing line this week and wondering why not?

[alaskaruss1]

Braided line is all that I use along with a floro leader. Works great and is tough.

[hooknhunter]

My experience with braid through the ice was not very good.  It iced up extremely easy and would hold water in when it was being stored.

You are asking why not.  I ask you why?  I catch plenty of larger fish on 4-6 lb mono and don't lose many lures.  I suggest you give Berkley fluorocarbon ice in 5 lb a try.  It is hands down the best ice line I've used.

[Woodland]

I have braid on all my rods because 1) no stretch. You feel the bite Better. 2) no memory. The amount of birds nests decrease by a factor of 100 3) you don't have to replace it every year 4) visibility 5) durability

[Squarehog]

I did not like braided line through the ice either for the exact reasons hookandhunter explained. Maybe certain brands and pound tests would prove different.  I use 4 and 6 lb p-line cxx and it is my personal favorite line on ice and open water

[bowhunter68]

I did not like braided line through the ice either for the exact reasons hookandhunter explained. Maybe certain brands and pound tests would prove different.  I use 4 and 6 lb p-line cxx and it is my personal favorite line on ice and open water

X2 ...4# P-Line love P-Line!!

[Hamstn]

I did not have much luck with the braided line either.

[turdfurgeson]

I have braid on all my rods because 1) no stretch. You feel the bite Better. 2) no memory. The amount of birds nests decrease by a factor of 100 3) you don't have to replace it every year 4) visibility 5) durability

Do you use this on the rods and not the TipDowns? I like to use light line on the TipDowns/

[missoulafish]

Most of you guys are fishing real shallow if guess? Not much need for braid fishing 5-30 feet deep. Also, and knots you get in braid typically have to be cut out which is a PIA. I could see it aiding hook sets if you fishing 100' deep but the cons outweight the pros.

[Woodland]

Turdfurg I use the braid on the tip downs as well

[RayneBidziil22]

I have braids on a couple of my tip ups one of my Tip ups has 50 pound braid simply because I was using 40 pound Dacron line for pike and I had a snap I noticed that the dacron line it is weaker than the braided