NanoFil has its place in my fishing... I use 8lb & 10lb test casting dressed jigheads and lures 1/4oz or lighter with long limber spinning rods to fish very clear open water at as far a distance as I can reach, always with a light fluoro leader.  If I'm fishing heavier weight lures with spinning rods around wood, concrete or docks I use 10lb Fireline.  Bait casting reels are loaded with either 20lb Sufix 832 for subsurface presentations or 20lb Spiderwire Ultra-Cast for top water presentations.  Evidently mileage does vary!

 

 

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I have a lake that I (lots of us) use a 1/16 oz bait to catch smallies. Nanofil is thin enough it cuts through the water good and gives good feel of bottom contact.

I'm not denying it has it's short comings. In fact of the 2 spools I've bought one looks different than the other? Almost like ones flat and ones a spiral ?

Anyhow I only use it with a leader and if I loose the leader I'm done, I hate to retie a leader in the boat

Also- as to the suggestion of using KVD on the line- it does nothing.  ZERO.  It's chemically impossible for KVD to do anything to Nanofil because of the lines inherent properties.  It CANNOT absorb liquids.  It is 100% hydrophobic, waterproof.  Moisture will not penetrate the line, nor can it dry rot.  Any differences you perceive, are just that, your perceptions. 

 

 

 

I haven't used KVD on Nano, was merely suggesting it.  Was about to pick up a can though so thanks for that heads up!  Nice factoids for sure!     

 

 

 

I only asked since I am about up for a respool and had to ask about this stuff.  

I really like it, but others have said it's abrasion resistance sucks. I've never had any problems in weeds or grass, and have pulled up a handful of 3-4# bass out of weeds with a pound or two of slop with them no problem using 6# test and senkos. However, took it out on a rocky bank once fishing for wipers and as soon as I hooked up and they ran, the line snapped. I lost every single fish I hooked, probably about 7-8. But I was the only one that could cast out far enough to get any action anyways, so pick your poison, i guess.

I've always used a single palomar knot and haven't had it slip or break.

Love it for open water and light cover. Anything rocky, and assuming woody too, you might was well not even bother.

I tried it for a year, and loved how easily it cast, and how quiet it was as it went through the rod guides.

 

However the abrasion resistance was abysmal.  Never have I had to retie as mush as I did with that line.  It seemed it frayed on virtually everything. I finally gave up on it.

 

That's exactly the reason.

I have used last year and this year. It is strong but you do have to watch for fraying.

I have it on 1 spinning reel, it has some problems for sure. Frays badly in almost any type of hard structure, poor knot strength, and it becomes almost flat which leads to a lot of line twist. I wish they could improve on a few of these issues as it cast great and is good in open water or grassy type cover.