Perferred / Recommended Ice diving rope

[Kirk]

I prefer #24 braided nylon line on a reel (the idea of being tethered to the surface is not fun to me .... though that was how it was done a few years ago during my PADI Ice Diving class).  I do a primary tie off on the ice, a secondary tie on or near the bottom just below the hole, and then just go diving.  My primary reel only has about 300 feet of line, thus of course if I run out of line, I reel it back in a bit, and head off into a different direction (and of course, this is a good reason to have a well placed hole in the ice).  - Kirk