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A guy I know who guides on the Iowa Great Lakes where Pure fishing is located Was part of a test group that tested Berkleys new Nanofil fishing line. I thought some of you might be interested in his report.
Nanofil line testing.
On Wenesday June 1st, 2011 I was able to be part of a very large test group for Purefishing. Numerous local guides and anglers plus a few pro walleye anglers would be boat captains for this event. The day would be all about the new Nanofil fishing line that is about ready to hit the market around mid-June 2011. Nanofil is a
Uni-Filament line and is the next generation of fishing line. The line will be available in 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 pound test as of now. At this time I do not know if the line will come out in heavier pound test weights in the future. The diameter of this stuff is thin, ranging from 0.001 to 0.008” The line comes in the clear mist color which to me looked white. Without trying to get too deep into how it’s made the line is produced like a superline and is made from 100’s of Dyneema nonafilaments. Dyneema is the world’s strongest fiber. What this means is it will have superline type strength but handle like mono.
Now lets talk about the testing and fishing. Several national and local writers would be fishing, along with many Purefishing workers. My guest in my Lund were Ron Giudice of Blue Heron communications and John Bartow of Purefishing. Ron lives in Oklahoma and John resides in South Carolina. All of us would be using Nanofil line during our fishing time. Ron and John were spooled with 10# test, I went with 8#. The first thing you are going to notice is casting distance. We were using plastics with no weight or jigs as light as 1/32 oz. Even with little to no weight on our presentations we could cast Nanofil so far it was incredible. Be careful the first few times you cast into tight cover or shorelines. I would suggest starting in a open area to get the feel of it’s casting abilities. The next big thing is line strength. There were a few times we got stuck in docks and even a few trees. Very hard to break this stuff, infact I think a few docks were moved by our group on testing day. Please use a double palomer knot when using Nanofil. It will offer up to 15% more knot strength than a standard palomer knot. The line also has zero memory, which is great for spinning gear use. On top of all these great features you have a super sensitive line. We were finesse fishing Gulp! sinking minnows and Powertubes and our target fish were West Okoboji largemouth bass. We fished water from a few inches out to 10 foot deep. I could feel every one of the fish that bit for me very easily. I know a few of the anglers I’ve talked to are using fluorocarbon leaders when fishing Nanofil. My group did not however and we were fishing some of the clearest water in the world. West Okoboji is famous for it’s clear waters. Ron made the comment that the waters of West Okoboji were clearer than the drinking water in Oklahoma. I would suggest if your target species are going to be northern or walleye a leader would be a good idea. Nanofil is so thin it would only take a small “nick” from a tooth to maybe break the line. Another suggestion is to go heavier with your test weights if you will be casting a lot. I just feel it will be a bit more user friendly coming off the spool in the heavier weights when casting. We ended up putting between 35 to 40 bass in our boat for the afternoon of fishing. Overall Purefishing figured around 700 fish were caught during the testing.
I was very pleased with the new Nanofil line. I hope you will give it a try and I look forward to hearing angler reports form this new line.
And remember-please try to take a kid fishing.
Ryan Hale
Nanofil line testing.
On Wenesday June 1st, 2011 I was able to be part of a very large test group for Purefishing. Numerous local guides and anglers plus a few pro walleye anglers would be boat captains for this event. The day would be all about the new Nanofil fishing line that is about ready to hit the market around mid-June 2011. Nanofil is a
Uni-Filament line and is the next generation of fishing line. The line will be available in 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 pound test as of now. At this time I do not know if the line will come out in heavier pound test weights in the future. The diameter of this stuff is thin, ranging from 0.001 to 0.008” The line comes in the clear mist color which to me looked white. Without trying to get too deep into how it’s made the line is produced like a superline and is made from 100’s of Dyneema nonafilaments. Dyneema is the world’s strongest fiber. What this means is it will have superline type strength but handle like mono.
Now lets talk about the testing and fishing. Several national and local writers would be fishing, along with many Purefishing workers. My guest in my Lund were Ron Giudice of Blue Heron communications and John Bartow of Purefishing. Ron lives in Oklahoma and John resides in South Carolina. All of us would be using Nanofil line during our fishing time. Ron and John were spooled with 10# test, I went with 8#. The first thing you are going to notice is casting distance. We were using plastics with no weight or jigs as light as 1/32 oz. Even with little to no weight on our presentations we could cast Nanofil so far it was incredible. Be careful the first few times you cast into tight cover or shorelines. I would suggest starting in a open area to get the feel of it’s casting abilities. The next big thing is line strength. There were a few times we got stuck in docks and even a few trees. Very hard to break this stuff, infact I think a few docks were moved by our group on testing day. Please use a double palomer knot when using Nanofil. It will offer up to 15% more knot strength than a standard palomer knot. The line also has zero memory, which is great for spinning gear use. On top of all these great features you have a super sensitive line. We were finesse fishing Gulp! sinking minnows and Powertubes and our target fish were West Okoboji largemouth bass. We fished water from a few inches out to 10 foot deep. I could feel every one of the fish that bit for me very easily. I know a few of the anglers I’ve talked to are using fluorocarbon leaders when fishing Nanofil. My group did not however and we were fishing some of the clearest water in the world. West Okoboji is famous for it’s clear waters. Ron made the comment that the waters of West Okoboji were clearer than the drinking water in Oklahoma. I would suggest if your target species are going to be northern or walleye a leader would be a good idea. Nanofil is so thin it would only take a small “nick” from a tooth to maybe break the line. Another suggestion is to go heavier with your test weights if you will be casting a lot. I just feel it will be a bit more user friendly coming off the spool in the heavier weights when casting. We ended up putting between 35 to 40 bass in our boat for the afternoon of fishing. Overall Purefishing figured around 700 fish were caught during the testing.
I was very pleased with the new Nanofil line. I hope you will give it a try and I look forward to hearing angler reports form this new line.
And remember-please try to take a kid fishing.
Ryan Hale