Ice Fishing Hacks?

[dubob]

I pulled the 8lb braid off my regular rod and spooled 2 ice reels with it then put new 8lb braid on it. Figure its still good so why not transfer it over and put new line on the main rod. Went to some of that fancy white nanofil line... seems ok so far, I think I prefer the fireline braid in smoke gray color

YMMV, but for me, I found that braid is not a good choice for use with downriggers or ice fishing.  The downrigger release pads don't firmly grip/hold braided line vs. mono/floro.  I even tried the Champion releases and there was still some slippage problems.  Ice fishing is a no-go for me due to braided line tending to hold more water than mono/floro and freezing on the reel making it problematic stripping the the line off the reel in below freezing air temps.  Works fine in a heated shelter, but a real PITA out in the open at below 32*F temperatures.  All my bass fishing reels are spooled with braided line.  My ice fishing reels all have ice mono with floro leaders.  If you're happy using braided line for ice fishing, I'm happy for you.  And may the ice gods shine down on your ice adventures this season.