12-15-2003, 02:14 PM
[cool][size 2]There is also the issue of visibility. The water under ice becomes extremely clear, without plankton blooms and silt. Add to that the fishes' slower metabolism and increased finickyness, and line visibility can cost you some action.[/size]
[size 2]That does not mean that you can't finish your rig with a leader of fluorocarbon or light mono. Lots of guys do...for open water fishing. But, since most ice fishing is at depths where line stretch is not a major factor...and line freeze is...a good abrasion resistant mono is a better choice.[/size]
[size 2]Like most topics, this one is subject to personal opinions. Hope you get enough input to help you formulate your own opinion, and that you are right more often than you are wrong.[/size]
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[size 2]That does not mean that you can't finish your rig with a leader of fluorocarbon or light mono. Lots of guys do...for open water fishing. But, since most ice fishing is at depths where line stretch is not a major factor...and line freeze is...a good abrasion resistant mono is a better choice.[/size]
[size 2]Like most topics, this one is subject to personal opinions. Hope you get enough input to help you formulate your own opinion, and that you are right more often than you are wrong.[/size]
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