On my way to test new Berkley NanoFil line.

[Don G]

Does the line appear to dig in to the tip rod eye like braid?

[Alphahawk]

Does the line appear to dig in to the tip rod eye like braid?

No this has not happened so far. I am sure you are probably more aware than me that some rod guides cannot hold up under braid. While this is not "technically" braid it is made from the same stuff. It is just bonded together with a different method. The ESP rod that I use has ceramic guides at the tip and for the stripper guide. The other guides are steel with chrome plating. Everything I have read says that using braid on those chrome guides is a big mistake. For me the advantage for using this line will be..Trout fishing one needs a no stretch line to get a good hook set in current....the much increased casting distance when I am Crappie fishing with a 1/64th or 1/32nd ounce jig. Casting distance means more fish and for throwing light jigs this will give those of us who cast from the bank a big advantage over mono. It will also give someone an advantage if you are fishing for Shellcrackers or Bluegill on a bed and don't want to approach too close. I am really excited about the line and can't wait to get back on the water again to use it some more. But it is costly. Last night I rewound about 20 yards of the line back onto the spool it came off of to clean the scum off the line and wind back onto the reel. I would do this with mono but with mono it could be tricky and sometimes might twist on you if you rewound to the spool wrong. This line will not twist....at least it has not done so yet and shows no sign that it will.