NanoFil

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Permalink Reply by BigBass Dez on June 15, 2012 at 10:39am

Nice JD ,

cool beans bro ! Thanks for breaking it down , bring a spool down to tri cities and we can chat more bud :)

Jordan Doucet said:

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 heaver 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 Spencer Durand on June 15, 2012 at 10:45am

I didn't like the abrasion... Both in lake, and rivers. I had it tied on my jerkbait rod to a flouro leader and it rubbed off easily on wood.

It floats like braid, which I liked when float fishing.

Permalink Reply by Don Hogue on June 15, 2012 at 11:50am

I think the Nanofil is good stuff.  I've had zero wind knots with it (my biggest complaint with braid) and casting distance with it is impressive.  Some have complained about tying leaders to it, but I've only used a swivel w/ leader with the Nano so far.  

It is different, and may seem weird.  Like fishing with dental floss.  Some maybe turned off by the white color of it.  But the way it handles is superior to braid.

Permalink Reply by Jordan Doucet on June 15, 2012 at 12:23pm

Don, you make a great point with the wind knots. Conventional braid, especially in the lighter sizes and on spinning gear when you have some extra line out anyway tends to wrap around your rod tip because it is overly limp. The nanofil seems to have the right amount of stiffness to allow for very little memory and long casting distance while avoiding knotting up on itself or wrapping around the tip.

WCCT, I tie the slim beauty knot http://www.netknots.com/fishing_knots/slim-beauty-knot/ (credit to Tag) or a blood knot with a drop of superglue.

Jake, yes it floats like most other braids out there.

Permalink Reply by rzone on June 15, 2012 at 9:26pm

I didn't like the feel, it was stiff. I am used to Diawa braid though, so anything feels stiff compared to that stuff.

It seemed like the knots broke a lot, and I tried a couple different knots.

Jake "The Snake" Anderson said:

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 Nate on August 23, 2012 at 11:11pm

This is an old thread but I though I could add some insight because I use this product. 90% of the time I use a super line w/fluoro leader on all my spinning tackle. I used to use p. pro 10 or 12 lbs green. I tried 12# Nanofil, thought it was great and I no longer use p. pro. I did notice that it visibly abrades but I have never had it fail due to this. In fact, go ahead and try to break it at those abraded locations, you will cut yourself before it breaks. It does not wind knot (biggest advantage). It rarely loops on the reel. It does not dig into the spool the way that braid sometimes does. If it does tangle, it is much easier to untangle than braid. It cast fine, I honestly don't notice the difference between this and braid with spinning gear in terms of casting (casting distance is not my priority when using spinning gear). I have had 12# nano on three spinning reels since March and have only had 1 break that was not knot related. This one break was due to a pinch at the reel and not due to tension on the line. I use the knots that they recommend on the package as they tend to fail the least. It does sit on top of the water which I don't love, I think a little more than p.pro even. The white color is great for visibility above the water. Conclusion... This line is awesome. I am pretty sure it won best in show at I CAST two years ago. Oh... and for bass fishing, there is no purpose in going lighter than 10# nano. I only use 12#. Be sure to use the proper leader.

Permalink Reply by Ronald Hobbs, Jr. on August 25, 2012 at 8:06pm

I have used the 8# all season, I tried the 6 and 4, but I had to many problems with breakages, if it touches anything on the hookset it broke.  The 8# has been great all season, you should see how far you can skip a little tube jig or senko under a dock it is unbelievable.  Up until last week I never had a problem with connection knot strength but I was using mono leaders with it, but I tried tieing flouro leaders with it but it gave me headeaches, Up until then for months no problems then bam problems, I never broke any fish off with it and my leaders broke before the nano.  The jury is still out on the 8# up until a week ago, I would have gave it an A+ for skipping docks, throwing flukes, using small bottom bouncing baits like tubes, but this last occurence has me baffled and I will now give it a B to B-. I think a swivel connection to a leader would be a better bet for me with this light of line.  I really think that it is so small in diameter and so slick that it was cutting  my flouro leader which is noturious for burning and week know strength.  I am not going to hesitate to buy the 10# and 12# nano, I think this pound tests will perform way better for me and am sure are the real deal.  If I want 8# non stretch I am going to stick with power pro if using flouro leaders, anything else nano will get the nod, the stuff is flat awesome for casting manageability.

Permalink Reply by Chad Simon on August 26, 2012 at 8:27pm

Yesterday was the first time I've tried it for skipping, and I didn't like it. It slides off my finger way to easy. I can usually skip a fluke/tube where I want it the first time every time, but it was taking me like 4 casts to get it in the right spot, and very frustrating. This aspect of the nanofil is going to take some getting used to. I do like the way it comes off the real!

Permalink Reply by Nate on August 27, 2012 at 10:45am

A follow up to my previous comments about Nanofil, and a slight change of heart. The last couple weeks in the Wallula pool the bite has been slow and deep. Unfortunately, I have been dragging the C-rig lizard around a lot. It is rigged on spinning tackle w/12# Nanofil, 3/8 tungsten bullet, 10# fluoro leader. In the past 3-4 days I have snapped the the Nanofil mainline twice on hooksets. So I lost two fish (one was a very good  fish, other was a smaller), and two tungsten bullet weights in due to this line. Prior to this I have not had any problems with the line.

I still plan on using the line, just not while dragging a c-rig. I don't think it handles the shock that is delivered but the C-Rig. I think I will stick to something with a little more stretch.

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