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Any of you guys use the 2lb power pro?
I usually use 4lb mono but thought about trying this to use to get better jig action and casting distance.
I have some 1/64 oz jigs I'm been working on and also tungsten fly fishing jig hooks with the tungsten beads that I been tying specifically for gills.
Add a leader to it from my fly fishing stuff. Tippet material.
yes we live in the trout capital of the world use lots of 2 lb power pro for lite spinners ect does not twist and really like the berkley nano-fill!!which is like using fly line floats.The best for casting small jig's pricey but worth it.My two cents.
Another vote for the Nanofil. Casts like nothing I have ever used before. Casts a 1/64 better than my best rod casts a 1/32 with mono.
You can look far and wide and you won't find anything to beat the casting distance of 2# test NanoFil...at least anything sold in the USA. I used to use 1#test NanoFil....they no longer make it....casting a 1/64 on that was insane.
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I use the Nanofil and have for the last two years After using it mono feels like a rubber band. I have noticed it will stain in muddy water but the fish don't care. I look at it as natural camo.
I've used allot of Vicious 2# with no problems
Another vote for the Nanofil, Skeetbum got me started on it.
I am amazed how far I can cast a 1/64.
If I was a betting man, I could make some money! LOL
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Do you mean the 10# - 2# EQ Dia?Quote:
Originally Posted by Smoltz
I was following this thread hoping to get some data on the PP as I have a spool of it sitting here on my desk which I have not used yet.
As far as NanoFil - I bought a spool of 1# and 2# and while what they say about casting is true it is a really tough job to tie a knot that will not slip out. I lost some really big fish because the knots just pulled free. And, yes I tied using the NanoFil knot. I also tried a Uni to Uni with extra overhand knots in each end to keep it from slipping free - No Joy there either.
I have some Spider Wire 10# - 2# diameter which I like but the Power Pro was less expensive on Amazon.
So what knot do the ones that use nanofil use ?
There is a knot called the NanoFil knot which is sort of a double Palomar for tying to jigs and lures and a modified Albright for joining NanoFil to another line. Neither is easy to tie and easy to get wrong (at least for me).Quote:
Originally Posted by eagle 1
I used 2# test Nanofill for about 2 years and nothing else. Lost count of how many fish I caught with it to include hundreds and hundreds of smallmouth in the 18-21 inch range. I never tied directly with NanoFil....except just to try it out few times tying directly. It simply has almost no abrasion resistance. I always used a 2# test fluro leader tied to the Nanofill with a simple triple overhand knot...or some call it a surgeons knot. I never had a knot failure doing this. The very few times I did tie directly to Nanofil I used the double palomar knot. It worked fine for me...if a 21 inch Smallie is not going to test the knot I don't know what will. But if you fish rocky reservoirs I strongly suggest always to use some sort of leader.Quote:
Originally Posted by eagle 1
Regards
Interesting. I wonder why everybody doesn't do this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alphahawk
I use only Fireline Crystal in 2# test. Have been using it for over 1/2 dozen years now. I dislike PP solely because of the noise it makes coming through the guides when you have a fish on. And as far as Nano goes, I tested it for a season & a half and lost more fish due to knot failure than with any other line I have ever used (in over 50 years of fishing experience and knot tying). Took it off 3 of my reels and replaced it with the Fireline and a fluorocarbon leader. Have never looked back.
There is no doubt the nanofill cast unbelievably well and i do fine with 6lbs test crappie fishing but for the life of me i have totally failed at finding a knot that will hold with the 1 and 2 lbs test. when you mentioned joining the fluro to the nano do you tie the triple overhand knot in both directions (meaning the leader around the main line and the mainline around the leader) or just make the three knots around the leader and cinch it down?Quote:
Originally Posted by Alphahawk
If I'm using a leader I tie a uni to uni knot. If tie direct have not had a problem with the double palomar knot.
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Originally Posted by murdok
I just run it through 3 times. If you look at this video at the 3:21 mark you will see how it is done. Me...my son.....my nephews...and many friends use this knot to tie a leader. We don't have knot failures. Many use other knots and that is fine. But for me I want to keep it as simple as I can and it doesn't get any more simple than this. I have arthritic hands, and while there may be a better knot to tie for the the leader going through the eyes of a rod when casting I just can't tie it. Many good knots out there but if there is one more simple to tie than the triple overhand let me know...I want to use it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YOcztW8XUY&t=3s
Regards
I check it out, thanks
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Funny, I've been using the Alberto knot for at least 8 years now and have not experience any difficulty tying, or failures due to it. Nanofil will not work with it - period.
X2 on that. That knot in the posted Video is super simple but I worry about it going through my microguides smoothly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crestliner08
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Alphahawk,
Thanks for that video, can't wait to give that knot a try.
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I remember seeing this vid when I was looking at nanofil line. Anyone tried it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Ua0wufTD8&feature=youtu.be