Red Ice line

[BigLoada]

Got a spool of Ultima F1 on the way out tonight. Just back from Cambois beach and so far I love it. I find it easier to knot, it also feels great when casting. Think I will stick with it, it seems pretty good up to now.

[treeboa]

main thing is your happy with it and confident with it

i either use a uni knot or as i use a lot of braid on my multis i also use a knot thats really meant for joining braid to mono, works for me, just a bit of a pain to get used to tying it, its called the alberto knot if you want to give it a go

Alberto's Knot - Fishing Knot Article

[Castaway]

red ice its not as cool as they think

Too true coddy.
I've recently had problems with Red Ice, seemed ok to start with but had to reload it twice due to snapping. Got some Daiwa on now.

[willywetegg]

I don't think the problem will be your knot Dean, I used Red Ice for years and couldn't understand why some people hated it. That was until I got a bad spool of it and it kept snapping on me too. I stopped using it much after that but still had a couple of full spools, I carried one in case of an emergency lol. I did eventually use one of them and it was fine but it did put me off it a bit. You could use it for years before you had another problem or it could happen again soon but who knows mate.

As Treboa says the main thing is that you have to be happy with what you are using, if not you will always have doubts in your mind about it. I forgot to say, I only ever had problems with the lighter lines (about 15lb or 18lb) I never had any bother with the 30lb that I used for the rocks.

Jim.

[mick dunn]

I don,t like red ice. Just hoyed a spool of it out.
I go for the ultima F1 now-low diameter and stronger.

Mick.

[BigLoada]

Thanks for all the info folks, it was the first time I used Red Ice so wasn't sure if it was any good or if it was a cheap ;line. The F1 is excellent and great for casting too.

Treeboa - That knot looks just the job, it looks tougher than the standard Albright, I will try it out next time I go fishing, cheers.

Thanks again
Dean

[treeboa]

dean, tie it at home when you have light and some free time lol, i can do it at night but i have been tying it for ages, the clue with it is lots of spit and tease the coils into place while tightening the knot rather than just pull them up like you do with say a uni knot, the only tesimony i can give on strength is when i use it with 20lb braid to a 50lb shock if i jam into something it normally breaks around the terminal tackle knots

one thing i have just remembered, ice line seems to be very bad at picking up nicks when fishing, or it does were i use the stuff , i know a lot of nw lads use f1 and swear by it, especially the ones using multis

[5150]

Line's like everything else, it's subject to flaws and personal preferences. I *was* using Okuma on my spinning reel, but it's been turning into an utter mess every few casts and losing spinners/miles of line. I bought a cheap bulk of Penn 10lb (well got it for dads day) and it's sitting nice on the reel with only the odd minor loop happening when there's been loose line.

Must say I get more hastle with fixeds, mainly when spinning, than with mulitpliers, obviously the way the line is laid on to the spool of course.....

[Davyred]

Master the bimini leader knot. Once you've learned how to do it, you'll never go back to anything else.

[tonynufc]

Master the bimini leader knot. Once you've learned how to do it, you'll never go back to anything else.

i'll say the same mate, ive been using the bimini for a few months now. its a pain to learn but its well worth it. tied properly it'll beat any other knot for strength and ive heard 3/0 sakuma's will snap before the bimini will.

[andrew09]

Yes definitely weting it, using an albright knot. Going to try some different line tonight, I'll see how I get on.

a dont no the name ov the not that i use but its the same 1 az u use t tie ur hook on u twist it on and tightin it on the shock leeder then do the same with the shock leeder its verry strong and definitaly wont brake at the not

[BigLoada]

Master the bimini leader knot. Once you've learned how to do it, you'll never go back to anything else.

I ws just looking at it on a website mate. I reckon I could learn it at home but not sure if I fancy doing it on a beach in winter at 2am! Still, I will give it a go.

[willywetegg]

Lol Dean, once you have made it a few times you will be able to do it with your eyes closed mate.

Jim.

[Red5]

I used it for years without any problems and then must,ve had a faulty batch about 2 years back of 25lb breaking strain, and had no end of crack offs with it. It seemed to stretch and not retain it's elasticity.

Bought another spool of 30lb for fishing the rocks and no problems, so continue to use it

[Red5]

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