Namofil opinions

Hi
Got 4lb nanofil.
Anyone use it?
Like or hate it?
Why.

Thanks

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If you will do a forum search you will find a ton of discussions about it.

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There are better options. Knot tying is the main drawback in my opinion.

I use it in both 4 and 2lb and I’ll begin by saying that it has its own personality and isn’t for everyone. The 2 lb has almost no abrasion resistance and a crappies teeth will go through it quick. I use a few feet of clear 4lb mono to take care of the abrasion and have no more issues at the terminal end. That said, I have landed crappie over two pounds with it, and catfish over 3 1/2lbs. My love of it stems from its castability. Like no other. It has no memory and is tiny at .002 the 4lb is also on one of my reels but I haven’t used it much. It also casts well with a small jig, and will soften some as its used and the casting will improve. Being soft it will be blown around some and will wrap the tip and guides some, but the trade off isn’t terrible. No stretch and contact is excellent, I can feel everything that happens with my 1/64 jig. This quality also makes hookset a breeze. A snap of the wrist is all that’s needed and the hook buries. There are other tiny braids, and other lines like ester line that I know little about. Posing and researching this question on the bluegill and panfish forum will get you all the answers you will need. Alphahawk has used a lot of this kind of stuff firsthand and is a wealth of info.

I have used both 2# and 1# and while it casts like a rocket, I had so much problems with the knots I think it is not worth the effort or the cost (which is high). You will have to learn new knots, which are not easy to tie like a Palomar or a Clinch.

I have some and like stated it is not for everyone. It really shines when casting tiny jigs. Only Gliss cast better. It has zero stretch and you fill everything. Wind knots can be a huge issue and it is not very abrasion resistance. Tying a quality knot takes some practice because your standard knot will fail with this super slick stuff. It is not a good general purpose line but if you need a small diameter line that cast great, it's a great choice.

I love it but use 6 or 8. I also use a floro or mono leader. If I tie strait to the lure I use a special knot.

Its good line, i like it, but don't use it anymore. A guy i fish with swears by it. Can't beat the strength of it compared to diameter. My only thing i don't like about it is,if you have guides without inserts in your rod tip, it cuts grooves in the guide. I had to have 4 tip eyes replaced on my good rods.

I don’t know the name of the knot I use but I have no issues with a double uni for the nano to leader knot. Knot slippage with the direct nano to lure isn’t an issue for me.

I don’t use it for crappie fishing but I do use it for deep water yellow perch fishing on Lake Erie. I vertical fish it in 45 ft water to get the perch. Using a one ounce weight at the bottom and one or two hook setup, I can feel when a fish takes my bait off the hook. Not joking. I really can. It’s great for vertical fishing but I didn’t care for it casting for other fish.

I fished with 2# and 1# test NanoFil for 18 months straight when it first came out. That was back when I still fished 5 days a week. Lost count of the number of smallmouth....crappie...Gills, and trout I caught using the line. When fishing Center Hill Lake I used an 8 foot section of FC leader with it. The nature of the lake bottom being shale rock a long leader was required with the line. I quit fishing it as using a 1/64 ounce jig with braid it is extremely hard to get a micro jig down deep with that line. Two pound test breaks at over 4 pounds......and the other ratings break way above their rating.....as the vast majority of US market lines do. I never had any issues with wind knots and I always used a leader with it. I never really tied direct to the jig so I can’t speak to that. One of the first videos I posted on my YouTube channel was of a great day catching shell cracker using an old spool of 1# test NanoFil I had left that had been on my shelf for years. I used that spool for a few months during the spring of 2018 then I took it off and have not used it since. Sensitivity of course is great. All braid has issues with abrasion resistance but NanoFil has to be at the very bottom of that list. Since the line does not sink it can be tough fishing it on a windy day.

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I have used 4# test since it first came out. I love the stuff.

Been running the same spool of 6lb nano for about 18 months now.

The biggest drawbacks are knots and abrasion resistance, as mentioned. I use a ~10ft leader of whatever 4-6lb mono I have on hand, joined with a double albright knot. It's much easier to tie, adds a little stretch, and will hold up better to abrasion.

I have caught loads of crappie, some nice walleye, and many drum (some approaching 5lbs) on that setup. Every few months I have to strip about 50ft of nano off the spool, as it starts to break when tying the leader knot. I don't know if UV gets it, or abrasion from running through the guides causes it to weaken, but it does.

I keep telling myself that I'm going to change it out, but it just keeps hanging in there so I figure I'll run it until there's not enough left on the spool.