Question about Nanofil

[Ham]

Why would you say that Rick?

 

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

44 minutes ago, Ham said:

Everyone should use what they like. Nanofil is my choice of line on most of my spinning rods. I don’t use nano at all on baitcasting.

i use 6,8, and 10 lb white or chartreuse Nanofil. I want to see the line jump when a fish bites. 

I don’t think nano is picky about knots. Alberto or triple surgeons to join leader to nano. Double unit to connect nano to nano. I never tie it directly to anything with nano, but I would use a double Palomar if I wanted to do so. 

Nano most definitely out throws braid with 1/16 or 1/8 oz lures. It’s not close. I’ve used braid (Power Pro) and nano in similar diameters on the same rods/reels. 

I don’t throw 1/32 oz jigs on nano. I’ve gone back to 4lb mono or copoly for that. 

Nano is amazingly not for everybody I guess, but it’s made me a Happy Camper and better fisherman .

 

Wow i just cant imagne somthing throwing better than 10lb braid. May have to give some a shot on my Ned set ups.   Does it float? And what about line twist? MY biggest fear is that i may like it and it cost me a small fortune to re-rig everything

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Stuff is slick, light, sensitive and zero twist.  

[MrGiggles]

I have it spooled on one reel. 

It's decent stuff, but difficult to tie knots with. Because of that I use a mono leader, makes it easier to swap jigs.

I probably wouldn't buy it again, just not worth it to deal with the knot issues.

[Ham]

1 hour ago, aarchdale@coresleep.com said:

Wow i just cant imagne somthing throwing better than 10lb braid. May have to give some a shot on my Ned set ups.   Does it float? And what about line twist? MY biggest fear is that i may like it and it cost me a small fortune to re-rig everything

Nano gets some twist, but it is. Usually confined to the last few feet of the nano. You can get most of it out by pulling it between your fingers, but it doesn’t effect much. 

Nano does float, but I don’t think it keeps baits from sinking properly and acts as a built in strike detector. 

I have found nanofil on sale and bought ahead. I fill my spinning reels with mono and then strip off 70 yards off mono and reel on 70 yards of nano. You get at least two reels covered and it lasts a LONG time. 

Problem : Wind will catch it and kite your bait solution: keep your rod tip low and drop line to surface when you are actively lifting bait.  

Problem: baits weighing less than 1/16 of an ounce are hard to throw. 

Solution: throw baits weighing 1/16 oz or more OR throw lighter stuff on 2-4 lb mono. 

[MOPanfisher]

I fished last spring and most of the fall with 1/32 Oz jigs crappie fishing, Nanofil on my reels with no problem.  When it got real windy I would have to switch to a 16th Oz jig but that wasn't because it wouldn't cast.

[Terrierman]

12 hours ago, Ham said:

Why would you say that Rick?

 

Cause I'm a smarty pants and can't be serious for more than five minutes at a stretch and also I love the phrase "fake news", especially when it's clearly not.

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Just now, Terrierman said:

Cause I'm a smarty pants and can't be serious for more than 2 minutes at a stretch

Fixed it for ya

[Old plug]

That post is not what the  page I was posting on said it posted.  I have since put the Nano thru some test and have my doubts.  First two cast I made with the stuff it floated on top. I made about 6 more cast using 1/32 oz jig. I did this to find to see how long it took the jig to reach down 12ft or so into the top of the brush I was casting over. .It never did get there. At the time there was a very tiny current in LOZ and the whole cast line and jig drifted all the way back to the dock.That was totally unexpected. Makes me wonder if you river guys on rivers are not at the mercy of a current and having giant bows in your line..After a few more cast the line started to sink better but the drifting in line and jig also never did stop. The sink rate was nothing like I had been led to believe it would  be either. I thought it would be fast. Reason I thought it would be fast is because I fish a lot with my neighbor off his dock  When we were fishing identical jigs with his 8lb Nano and my 8lb mono his jig was getting down twice as fast as mine to the top of the brush. Still do not understand that.  I am a stickler for drop rate. I use braid to slow it down and mono to make it drop better. I was hoping to find something that let a tiny  jig down a bit faster than the mono.  As far as knots go I had heard so many stories about how they had to be perfect and certain types on had to be used The old Palomar though did just fine like it always does if tied well. At this point I am a bit disappointed in the lines preformance.   But you never know until you try it. 

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I only had trouble with a leader knot.  Never did try it direct to jig but I would think a Palomar would work fine.