Line for rainbows

[Alias]

 What do you all recommend? I'm guessing very light flourocarbon.

[Grizzly1]

I use Pline copolymer in 4, 6 and 8lbs for most of my icefishing for rainbows/char.

[tziegert14]

I use 4 and 6# Stren Gold with a FC leader. I like the tinted line it helps me to see where the line is going. The color doesn't seem to bother the trout any.

[Alias]

 Wow, I'm surprised the line isn't lighter. Thanks for the input.

[james]

I use 6 lb and 10lb test fluorocarbon on my traps for rainbows.

10lb off the mainline to a sampo swivel and then 6lb to the hook.

[coboy]

I use 4# P-Line fluoro and my largest trout landed on it was 24" and just over 7#.They seem to be finicky biters and you can't horse them in.

[Wiener]

I use the heaviest line that I can get away with.

I also switch between Mono and Fluorocarbon, depending on the clarity of the water.
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[imfishing]

I like 4# Stren Clear/Blue as my first choice or 6# flouro (any brand).

[eroknroll]

I will match my line to the body of water.  I use 6# or 8# mono in the big bodies of water where fish average 2+ pounds I could could hook into a pig.  Smaller lakes where I know I am very unlikely to see anything over a couple pounds I will stick to 2# or 4#.

Other things to consider:

Temperature; If it's very cold out I lean toward heavier line.  I hate snapping frozen line.  Vice versa, if I am in the warm shanty, I go lighter.

Patience;  If you are the type of fisherman that tends to crank on the fish and get it up the hole quickly, like I am, go with heavier line.  If you are the type to play the fish longer, you can probably go lighter if you want. 

Bait/Lure.  If you are fishing a small light jig, a lighter line will work better. A super light jig on heavy line, the line may not want to un coil well. 

This will be my fifth year ice fishing.  I have progressively gone to heavier line.  I have just lost too many fish to line snapping, sometimes from cold, or my over zealous landing attempts, or a combination of both.  I haven't found any drop off in numbers of fish by going to 6# or 8# and have been able to land fish that i otherwise would not have.   

[knotreelly]

6# floro

[Alias]

 I'm thinking of going with 6# on the spool and having lighter line for a leader if needed. Thanks a lot guys.

[dsids]

Four or six pound stren original with a 6 pound leader of P - Line CFX fluoro leader.

[Tinker]

6# mono Bekely XT 90% of the time, 4# late in the season as they get more finicky

[slipperybob]

My trout are stockers so 2# line will do it for me.

[Husker95]

I fish CO and use #6 Trilene Micro Ice.  It seems to work well this year and no need for a leader. 

[Pautzke]

4# Vanish.No issues with breakage.

[hallyslayer]

4# teilene micro ice, very strong, landed a 14 laker laker with it, and does not spook fish at all, plenty of bows with it.

[capedeer/fish]

I use 6-8 flouro...a lil on the large side..but I also target the larger salmon at the same time!