MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
Mono backer on all my spinning reels, whether they're for open water or on the ice.
I will sometimes add a backer to the spool, depending on the size of the spool. But I have had issues with the Uni-knot not staying down deep enough on the spool and catching my main line as it spools off. Not matter how small I try to make it and how close I trim that knot, small parts of it stick up enough to catch the line. This is usually 4# as a backer and 2 or 3# as the main line. I ended up peeling off everything and putting a whole spool of 2# line on the reel.
Good tip Bob, thanks!
I mean, if all you’re using the rod/line for is panfish, 110yds is all you are ever going to need. That’s over 300 feet. If your perch are spooling 110yds of line, I’ll pay you dearly for access to your spots! In all seriousness, panfishing through the ice, your reel is just a line holder. If you aren’t using a junk reel, the roller bearing and the bail will keep everything lined up and even. Under spooling really doesn’t have much of an effect on the whole catching fish thing. Not with through the ice anyways and especially not with any panfish any of us are likely to ever catch. Underspooling is the quickest way to have short rough casts during soft water seasons though. I see no logical reason in spending money on any backer line for ice fishing panfish on any modern quality spinning reel. In any size. Any smaller than a size 500 (if they do exist) doesn’t leave a lot of room for error when it comes to getting extremely cold and seized up by ice. Those much smaller (or much fewer) components that would makeup such a tiny reel would have to of the upmost quality to withstand more than a season or two. And be user-serviceable with available parts for purchase. Not saying it can’t be done, but i don’t see it happening at an affordable and accessible rate anytime soon. There may be a reel out there but given my statements above about line backing for panfish, I don’t see the point in it other than novelty. Just don’t worry about underspooling for panfish. The fish will NEVER find out and your rod/reel won’t either.Stop wasting money on back lining for panfish is the short version of the above