Hey ladies and gentlemen...
I am fairly new to ice fishing and find myself continually frustrated with the kinkiness of my 4# line. Which is better for ice fishing...mono or fluorocarbon line? Thank a lot.

Fluorocarbon. Sinks better, less visible, better feel of bites and better hooksets especially in deeper water.

quote TwistedCisco: " Fluorocarbon. Sinks better, less visible, better feel of bites and better hooksets especially in deeper water. "

Indeed this is all true. Fluorocarbon is denser and thus heavier than mono. But Fluorocarbon can sometimes be a royal pain in the keister to work with particularly when it comes to tying knots. Fickle is the word which comes to mind and it is certainly more fickle than mono.

So.......the next item on your agenda is to become proficient with the material and learn its characteristics. Easier said than done when you don't know what you don't know. Floro is easily burned if your knot is dry and you pull tight quickly.......bad idea. I like to tighten floro in a couple of stages.......draw slowly and "seat" the knot (80% of the way there) and then I ease off for a couple seconds and retighten.

I am also a big fan of the Gryp Knot as per the Tie Fast tool. If your hook eye is a larger diameter than your line then the Gryp Knot knows no equal. But if the hook eye is the same diameter or smaller then other more common knots are employed.

Perhaps others can chime in on what sorts of knots work best for them while using light floro and ice fishing gear.

I use braided line with a fluoro leader. I like how the braided line doesn't get kinked and tangled up in the reel.

quote Richwon4: "Hey ladies and gentlemen...
I am fairly new to ice fishing and find myself continually frustrated with the kinkiness of my 4# line. Which is better for ice fishing...mono or fluorocarbon line? Thank a lot."

Just a couple of questions., are you using xl or xt line, is the line new, and have you tried 2 pound line.

I'm a big fan of the Berkley "Cold Weather" mono for ice fishing. Stays very limp in cold weather, and has good knot strength. However, if you want a lower stretch line for deeper water, other's have posted some good recommendations.

Tried most of them labeled" ice fishing line", still go back to trilene clear XL , always performs under any circumstances. The only time I use any other is jigging for deep water lake trout, power pro gets the nod then.

Trilene xl 2 and 4 pound

It was the rainbow opener Saturday and once again I went with 3 lb Northland Bionic Ice Fluorosilk. I try to go as light as possible, and this thin stuff is still easy enough for my old eyes to see well enough to tie a knot that holds well on the first try.

Uni knots and keep them moist when tightening

Great info everyone. I happened to find some 2# micro ice which is working very well for now. I will be acquiring some 4# fluorocarbon for my jigging pole. The biggest thing I get into (Indiana) is 2-3# walleye. However I did snag a 13 1/2 inch perch yesterday. If I can I will post a pic on here. It blew my mind.