Berkley Nanofil Line Clear Mist

Winner of Best of Show overall and in the Line Category at the 2011 ICAST Show

Not a Mono. Not a Fluorocarbon. Not a Braid. Berkley’s NanoFil Uni-Filament Fishing Line is the next generation of fishing line - and in a class all its own. Constructed from gel-spun polyethylene, much like a superline, it consists of hundreds of Dyneema nanofilaments that are molecularly linked and shaped into a unified filament fishing line. Dyneema is one of the world’s strongest fibers, providing NanoFil with superline-class strength, as wells as zero-stretch and exceptional sensitivity. Berkley’s uni-filament process also makes it feel and handle like a smooth monofilament, while still allowing it have the performance characteristics of braid. The ultimate spinning reel line - Berkley NanoFil Uni-Filament Fishing Line is the longest casting, thinnest and most sensitive line Berkley has ever created.

-Ultimate Spinning Reel Line
-Zero Memory Virtually Eliminates Tangles
-Incredibly High Strength/diameter Ratio
-Zero Stretch Means Superb Sensitivity
-Berkley’s Longest Casting Line

NanoFil	Diameter (in.)	Mono Equiv (in.)
6lb	.005	.009
8lb	.006	.010
10lb	.007	.011
12lb	.008	.013

Comments: to tell you the truth don't get this line, you will be extreamly dissapointed. It cast pretty smooth but literaly after like the third cast with the line after being brand new it starts to fray terribly. I have lost many fish because of this line. I will never be bying this line again. Expecially the price.. terrible quality and a extreamly high price. Come on now.

From: Matthew: Sandsprings, OK

Comments: The most expensive line I have ever used and one of the worst. Lost several good fish with the 12lbs line.  
Very poor knout strenght.  Very poor abrasive resistance. Wood like to get my money back.

From: Stewart: High Ridge, MO

Comments: Pros: Great casting distance!! Cons: Not very abrasion resistant at all. You can slide your fingers up and down the line and after a couple of passes you'll start to see the line fraying just from your fingers. It casts so well that after buying the 8 lb and watching my fingers fray the line. I also bought a spool of 12 lb with the same disappointing results. Now I've got about 200yds of high priced dental floss.

From: Jake: Knoxville, TN

Comments: Nanofil is a terrible line for bass fishing it gets nigks way too easy no matter how much you moisten your knot the line still seperates and I didn't notice much of a sensitivity increase from mono I'll never buy the stff again

From: Mike: Bloomington, IL

Comments: never buying this line again. awfull knotstrength, and high memory. i set the hook on a 1.5 lbs bass and broke of on 12lb test. the line sucks. i can overpay on a better line for less.

Comments: Just as Chuck from NJ stated, this line is THE MOST SENSITIVE and one of the furthest casting lines you will ever use. It is for finesse presentations so for any of you throwing stuff like swimbaits or fishing in heavy cover with this stuff, it's no wonder you're having problems. It has plenty of strength to land big fish, but if a big guy gets you down in the heavy lettuce with this line, you will probably have a hard time pulling him out of there. You must put mono backing on your reel, connect the nanofil with a back to back uni knot with the nanofil line doubled up, and always use a flourocarbon leader also tied on with a uni knot and the nanofil doubled up. If you dont double up your nanofil on your knots, you will most likely have a very weak knot that will probably slip because it is so incredibly thin, and if you fish it straight with no leader the fish will be able to see it because it's white. If you use this stuff how it's supposed to be used, it is one of the best lines you will ever come across, period!

From: Kyle: MI

Comments: Cast excellent, very sensitive, best spinning line I've used period. Need to retie about every 3 hours but you should do that with any light line application to eliminate break offs.

From: Tim: Dallas, GA

Comments: OK, I've been using it a while now and here's the trick. Only use it on your ul spinning rigs, and use a floro leader. It's a finesse fishing tool and a dam good one. A uni to uni works good but wet it good and cinch it slowly. any heat from cinching it dry and fast will weaken the knot. This is the most sensitive line you'll ever use, and it casts a country mile. No wind knots either. You finesse fishermen need to give it a try. but don't forget the leader.

From: Chuck: NJ

Comments: I tested 12# Nanofil against 8# Tracer Braid in my yard with identical spinning reels and nearly identical rods.  I figured this was a fair comparison because of the reportedly poor abrasion resistance and frequent break-offs  with Nanofil.  I tested with Zoom Finesse Worms and Super Flukes.  Verdict:  Identical casting distances with Tracer Braid and Nanofil.  The Nanofil had more memory, as it lay on the ground in tighter loops and pulled out tight to a distance of about 2 feet more.  Come on, dudes.  Don't get excited like you're at a Justin Beiber concert.  You cost me 20 bucks.

From: Kyle: Boone, NC

Comments: Cast great, not much else i like about it though. It is not worth the money, plus not very abresion resistant, not to mention its to high vis. below the water, and when im fishing with a spining reel i want a good very low vis. line below the water, try their trans optic line or any other trilene, they cast good, and fish cant see it

From: Mike: NJ

Comments: great casting line but is not abrasion resistant at all u can rip the line with your finger nail... way to expensive for this crap, stick with seaguar 100 precent fluro.

Comments: Nanofil 12 lb is the best line for small casting reels like Daiwa PX and Shimano Cardiff 50 dc.

From: Antonio: Sao Paulo, Brazil

Comments: Casts like no other line I have ever used.   I love the zero memory,  I did not have to mess with my spool once all day of casting.  Does not hold up well against abrasion.  Line snapped at the hook trying to land one.  Fix the durability otherwise guys will lose fish.  Feels and looks like dental floss, ha. 

From: Amo: Modesto, CA

Comments: First off the stuff cast like a dream. But I will be taking it off my reel and putting Vicious pro elite fluro back on. I had the line break 4 times, either while setting the hook or fighting the fish, using the knot it suggests. It doesn't matter how well it cast, or how far, if i cant get the fish to the boat.

From: Jessie: Vidalia, GA

Comments: This line is just AWESOME, I have read a lot complaining of break offs but I use it on my DS setup but I tie the Nanofil to a small swivel and then tie on a flouro leader, I think from what I have read the breaks at the knot may be caused by it being drug on the botton and getting some abrasion on the line but I have yet to have this line break on me with the way I have it setup with the swivel and leader. I have however gotten hung up a few times and with the 8LB Nano my flouro leader ALWAYS breaks, it will dang near cut into your hand trying to pull it loose just like braid. To me this stuff is a super line and almost no memory and casts so much further than any flouro I have ever used. GET SOME AND YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!

From: Woody: Woodstock, GA

Comments: best line .. ive tried the 6lb .. for those who suffer of line breaks on the knot .. try the FG knot .. i dont even have a small problem with the knot strength

From: Xavi: Kota Kinabalu

Comments: this line is amazing super smooth and I cast a mile with it

From: Anthony: Pembroke Pines, FL

Comments: This is not a braid, so its not for flipping in heavy cover. This is a finesse line.  If you are not a fan of Fluoro for drop shot fishing because of the memory, Nanofil is a great replacement to that.  The translucent color in the water, competes well against Fluoro. The key to this line while drop shoting, is not to drag it.  If you drag bottom, you will lose a ton of weights because its not very abrasion resistant, but while targeting a school, I have yet to have the line break on me.  Its priced as high as it is because its a specialty line.  I usually don't spool up with Berkley lines, but this line has worked out great.

From: Tim: Ontario, Canada

Comments: ok line very low memory but the line is always breaking off at the knot im not going to be using this line again broke off when i hooked up on a small rainbow trout  2 out of 5 stars 

From: Doug: CV, AZ

Comments: Very disappointed with the durability of this line  breaks way too much with fish on it. Which is when it counts. I also was very satisfied with the first version of the fireline when it first came out but then something happened and it started consistently breaking of on fish. Should've known not to buy too much prior to testing out.  I now have 15 spools that will go unused.  Cmon berkley gives us a better product.

From: Mark: Olathe, KS

Comments: Used the NanoFil on the Potomac river yesterday and would like to say thanks for developing a line that cast a country mile. Cast a small lure that I had been using on mono the week before and no lie it went at least 3-4 times further. Thanks Berkley.
This is not a paid advertisement....; )

From: John: Stafford, VA

Comments: Awful abrasion resistance, one fish and you have to retie. never going to sneak into my bag again

Comments: My friend and i both decided to try this stuff out on our respective spinning rigs. He spooled 10lb on a older stella2500 paired with cumara 7'2" Med Xfast. I spooled 4lb for my stradic1000 using a 7' compre UL rod. a also grabbed some of the 8lb for my stradic2500 and cumara 7'2" MedHvy. Previous posts are dead on with cast-ability, it shoots through the guides like a dream. I have had great success on my UL setup. several fish landed, no break-offs, no line management issues. However, with the MedHvy rig, EVERY time I've felt a bite and i go to set the hook, the line breaks. I have gone through so many senkos it's just stupid. i even tried not setting the hook...just wait for the fish to run with it and use more of a sweeping motion....but the line will either still break, or i just lose the fish b/c i didn't set the hook. Called my buddy up...and he already stripped the line off after a week b/c EVERY time he went to set the hook the line snapped. We will both be going back to Seaguar invizx. It's way more durable and cheaper. If I want a "super-line" I will spool up some of the spiderwire stealth braid. never had issues with that stuff.

From: Dave: OH

Comments: Well, what I thought was going to be the cat's meow is starting make me wonder if it may be more like the dog's bite! Not sure exactly what to say here but I have now fished the 4, 8 and 12 pound. The 12 for me was just to stiff for throwing finesse worms. I still think it may be a good crankbait line. I like the castability of the 8 and 4 but my big concern is break offs! I have been tying the Nano or double palomar knot as suggested. When it breaks, and it often does, it is usually at the knot. Fishing crappies and yellow bass last night. I probably caught 30 fish with the 4 pound on a 5 foot IMX Loomis with a Shimano 1000 Stradic MG set with a light drag. I must of had 5 break offs after I got the fish in the boat. I would got to grab the fish and the 1/32nd oz jig would break off the line at the knot. The one thing I didn't do was peel of 6 or so feet and retie higher up the line but I have been noticing this problem for awhile and last night made me wonder why I was using it when I know there is lines out there that don't break like the Nano does. Then, I remembered how much I enjoy casting the stuff! No, it's not the cat's meow! Back to the drawing board Berkley! PS. I am truly one of Berkleys biggest fans but, like everything else, Nano has its limitations I guess.

From: John: Mt. Pleasant, Iowa

Comments: Line is super soft and will cast great off spinning tackle.---no memory!!!!! must use fluro leader and you will never go back to mono or anything else for that matter ........expensive though.

From: Bunker: Haymarket, VA

Comments: This is way over priced,  breaks on hook set, stands out in the water like a sore thumb. It does cast a country mile, but the few extra yards isnt worth the other drawbacks. 

From: Nick: Crozet, VA

Comments: This line is truly incredible in every respect except one. Knot Strength. Not only do you have to wet it good before you cinch it, I put the knot in my mouth and slowly cinch it, and then take it out and gently cinch it the rest of the way. Any heat at all and the knot is worthless. I got the 8LB but if i get it again i think I'll get 10lb. its so thin anyway and maybe I would have more confidence in the knots.

From: Chuck: North Bergen, NJ

Comments: very poor knot strength compared to powerpro or suffix.

From: Srp: GA

Comments: Casts good but very poor knot strength and tends to slip when tying knots.

From: Fish: Stuart, FL

Comments: Good line for smallies and largies. I also use it for crappie.

From: Bradley: Lake Erie

Comments: This is the best finesse (4 & 6lb) line that I have used -  Certainly cures the pain of wind knots & casts a mile. When fished with a Fluorcarbon leader  it is capable of handling some big tough Aussie fish ...{ mulloway to 90cm - (36")  15lb } just use a good knot to connect the leader. Very thin & very smooth  -  All my light spin reels will be swapped to Nanofil.

From: Chris: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Comments: Pretty happy with this line.  Used the 12lb on a camping/bass fishing trip.  Reservoir has tons of logs, branches and rocks in the water, and this line held up great.  Last time out I lost a ton of lures on snags where my line broke or came untied.  With this line i was just puling the logs/branches right out of the water.  Only lost one lure all week, and that was in a tree.  Never once had the knot untie.  Those having problems with the knots untying are clearly not tying it correctly.  The line never broke on me at all, but you do have to pay attention to fraying.  Its easy to see, and i did have to cut the line a few times and retie. No biggie. My only real complaint is that i wish it came in a different color than bright white.  "clear mist" is kind of joke, as there is nothing clear about this line.  It stands out extremely in the water.  Not sure if this effected how the fish reacted or not, but something less obvious in the water could only help. Bottom line....great line!  If you're looking for a superline for your spinning reel, and dont mind spending the $$$$, this is a great choice!

From: Shannon: Cortland, NY

Comments: love this line is really sensitive, very manageable and strong won't use any other line on a spinning reel. Got some 12# to try on a bait caster will let you know how it does.

From: Chuck: Louisville, KY

Comments: Used 6# this weekend on a dropshot. Awsome line. Down Fall: The leader, if you use a swivel and get hung, loose fishing time retying. Other than that, the best line I've ever used for finesse fishing.

From: Shane: VA

Comments: This line is amazing. Its super thin so i can cast a mile. plus im sure it will hold up for a very long time. I highley recomend this line.

From: Ben: Camp Hill, PA

Comments: Pretty good, was kinda skeptical at first about it being new and $20 a spool. But I'm not looking back now, cast a mile, extremely thin, and great sensitivity. May be buying more in the future. 

Comments: This line breaks at the knot.  Very difficult to get a knot to hold.  This along with the white color is a no go for me.  If you can't carry out the most basic thing like tieing on your hook then the product is of no use to anyone.  Spend your money somewhere else.  If berkley could work through those two issues it would be an excellent line.

From: Mark: Eat Aurora, NY

Comments: This line is the best spinning reel line i have ever used it is great i can make long accurate casts and i can feel the bite 50-60 yards away it is veary sensitive and ultra thin i love this line it helped me win a tournament at a blue back herring lake i was able to throw a weightless fluke 70 yards and i could just reel into them i did'nt have to set the hook i love this stuff

From: Patrick: Greensboro, NC

Comments:

Pro's:
*Zero stretch gives ultimate sensitivity
*You really can cast very far with this line

Con's:
*Bright white color. I would only use this with reaction baits as the white only gets brighter under water
*Zero abrasion resistance. The slightest nick will cause this line to break

I will not be purchasing more of this line. I prefer not to tie leaders for finesse applications so the bright white coloring of the line was the deal breaker for me. You have to tie a very strong knot in order for it to hold otherwise it will slip. If you fish over rocks, prepare to re-tie constantly or you'll risk losing a fish to a break.

From: Mario: Fremont, CA

Comments: I recently purchased the 8lb and I was very disappointed with it my first time out. The line broke numerous times at the knot and twice with a bass at the end of the line. I tried the recommended nanofil knot but it didnt help. I'll be going back to flurocarbon for my finesse fishing.

From: Mike: Tabernacle, NJ

Comments: The first time I tried the 6 pound test line I used it on a 6.5 foot medium light rod rigged with a 2 inch TJ's Baby Bass Lure and a 1/8 jig head on a small gold Beetle Spin type harness.  In 2 hours my two friends and I caught 67 large mouth bass and 6 really nice crappies in a local farm pond just after a storm front passed thru.  I am VERY PLEASED WITH THE NEW LINE AND WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE WHO FISHES WITH A SPINNING OUTFIT.  I now have a second rod rigged with 12 pound test line.

From: Tom: Iowa, USA

Comments: I have been using the 12lb Nanofil for a couple of weeks.  I am very pleased with this line.  This line casts extremely well and has zero memory. It seems even more sensitive than the Power Pro it replaced. I have been using it with a fluorocarbon leader and using the Alberto knot to attach the leader with no problems.

From: Rob: Virginia

Comments: Just received my spool of 12lb Nanofil the other day and took it out today for the first time. It has excellent knot strength. I used a double palomar and had no problems with it. It is also super sensitive and casts a country mile. And as advertised - zero memory! The only thing I don't like is the stark white color. I colored the first few feet of my line, alternating between green and brown.

From: Jared: SC

Comments: Just got some in the 8lb test break strength, the verdict..... Pretty good!!! Casts super far, is SUPER SUPER sensitive and really light! Use mono backing when you spool up this stuff, and tie either a double turn palomar , and when using a leader, what I do is tie a doubled back to back uni knot seems to hold up well, not a bad line, check it out!!

From: Mrbond007: East Lansing, MI

Comments: Just got the 4lb. It casts a mile and is sensitive but its really light and if its nicked or your not isn't perfect it breaks. Only fished one weekend with it but when the wind picked up it was harder to manage than braid. The verdict is still out for me on this line. Don't think its quite the game changer like everyone is sayin.

From: Grat: The Lake

Comments: I preordered a spool of 6lb and just got it Friday and put it on my drop shot set up. This line is amazing, thin as thread, goes through the line guides slicker than any line I have ever used. Very, very sensitive and strong and has no memory.

From: Dewey: Collinsville, VA

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