SMDave
Well-known member
I need to re-spool my ultra lite spinning reel soon, and have had my eye on Berkley's (relatively) new offering, NanoFil, which is apparently an ultra lite and spinning-specific line. Does anybody have any experience with it? It seems that the reviews are pretty mixed, the main negative being that it has pretty poor (or at least below-average) knot strength, although of course some people are adamant that this is not an issue at all.
Anybody have experience with the stuff & care to chime in? Its opaque white color is a little off-putting to me, although at that thin of a diameter, any difference is probably marginal (hell, a lot of people swear by the original grey Fireline & even the Crystal is not as transparent as standard mono and fluoro lines).
FWIW -- I use 4 lb. test, which I think has the equivalent diameter to the 10 lb. NanoFil. In the past, I've used Berkley Trilene XL, Berkley Fireline Crystal, and most recently, P-Line Floroclear. I've enjoyed and have had overall great experiences with all three, but probably prefer the P-Line out of the bunch (probably would be the Fireline if it didn't have zero stretch, which I never got accustomed to with targeting smaller fish and using smaller lures).
Target species are primarily panfish, smaller bass, and pickerel.
-- SMDave
Anybody have experience with the stuff & care to chime in? Its opaque white color is a little off-putting to me, although at that thin of a diameter, any difference is probably marginal (hell, a lot of people swear by the original grey Fireline & even the Crystal is not as transparent as standard mono and fluoro lines).
FWIW -- I use 4 lb. test, which I think has the equivalent diameter to the 10 lb. NanoFil. In the past, I've used Berkley Trilene XL, Berkley Fireline Crystal, and most recently, P-Line Floroclear. I've enjoyed and have had overall great experiences with all three, but probably prefer the P-Line out of the bunch (probably would be the Fireline if it didn't have zero stretch, which I never got accustomed to with targeting smaller fish and using smaller lures).
Target species are primarily panfish, smaller bass, and pickerel.
-- SMDave