Originally Posted by
MCG1
I've been using the 1.2# Varivas for ice fishing. 30" Ul rods, inexpensive reels. It works great, inside a shanty. Sitting on the ice in the open it does have disadvantages. Not just because it is so thin, and hard to see, but because the line is made accurate to the test weight which means if your reel freezes up, the drag doesn't work, and line breakage becomes an issue. The knots hold well, and I'm looking forward to trying this line this spring on open water. So far, the fish have been small and the line hasn't really been challenged but I expect it will perform well.