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Anybody try it yet? I put 8 lb test on a drop shot rig with a 6 lb fluoro leader. It cast really well with a one eighth ounce weight. I'll try anything once.

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Permalink Reply by Spencer Durand on June 12, 2012 at 9:10pm

I use it for my steelhead rod, and tried it for dropshotting, didn't like it.

Permalink Reply by rzone on June 12, 2012 at 10:20pm

I tried on drop shot rig, not impressed with it.

Permalink Reply by Travy Miller on June 13, 2012 at 9:18am

i run it. love it.

Permalink Reply by Jake Anderson on June 13, 2012 at 9:34am

RZONE, and Spencer,

What didn't you like about it. Just saying you don't like it doesn't help anyone.

Travy. Why do you like it? Just saying you run it, and love it doesn't help anyone.

Clearly there are some who love it, some who hate it. Tell us what your experience was so perhaps we can make an assessment on wether or not the line may or may not work for us.

Spencer Durand said:

I use it for my steelhead rod, and tried it for dropshotting, didn't like it.

Permalink Reply by BigBass Dez on June 13, 2012 at 10:37am

I cant even get pass the name , makes me think about Mork & Mindy "nano! nano! "

..lol

Seriously , I would like to here more feed back about this line . They claim its the best line ever made for spinning reels !! better than good ol fashion mono , hmmm really ??

thus far this season i have converted over to Tuff line braid and i do believe that it does handle better than power pro imho :) verdit is still out on the nano nano ...

Permalink Reply by Jordan Doucet on June 14, 2012 at 9:28am

I love it! I run the 10 and 12lb on my spinning rods when fishing deeper water for smallmouth with a flourocarbon leader. I have zero complaints. I would be curious to see what you guys don't like about it.

Permalink Reply by BigBass Dez on June 14, 2012 at 4:11pm

Nice JD ,

So in your honest opinion , how does the nano compare to conventional braided lines ?

things like line diameter, abrasive resistance , line strech , etc ... As you see im mainly looking to find out how much of differece the nanofil is compared to just running standard braids ie Tuff line , Power Pro , Fireline , etc

No berkley talk off please , keep it trill Douce :)

Jordan Doucet said:

I love it! I run the 10 and 12lb on my spinning rods when fishing deeper water for smallmouth with a flourocarbon leader. I have zero complaints. I would be curious to see what you guys don't like about it.

Permalink Reply by Travy Miller on June 14, 2012 at 4:23pm

for me its the smoothness of the line. casts super easy and far effortlessly. i run the 12lb to a 6lb mono leader on my dropshot rod and it runs great for that setup

Permalink Reply by Logan Little on June 14, 2012 at 5:25pm

The main complaint I hear online is that it's not very abraison resistant. I ran about a 8 foot fluoro leader using the double Albright that Berkley suggested. I've only tried it one trip. It out cast braid by a good margin. I found it much easier to tie the leader over braid also. I've had trouble with knots breaking using braid and fluoro with light lines although it might have to do with me not tying properly.

Permalink Reply by Jordan Doucet on June 15, 2012 at 8:44am

BBD,

All bias aside, i think it outperforms conventional braid in regards to casting distance with how smooth it is. I can't speak to the abrasion resistance as with the application I use it for it doesn't come anywhere near rocks or wood running a 15' leader. Diameter is comparable with conventional braid and there is zero stretch as you would find with braid as well. I may have a spool kicking around that I could throw your way to give it a whirl.

Until they make it in heavier sizes, i would say only run it on a spinning rod though. You'll have trouble with the small diameter on a baitcaster.

Permalink Reply by D.J. LaRoche on June 15, 2012 at 9:26am