I have used fireline a lot for many years; it is very abrasion resistant and has good feel as well, much more feel than mono. I always use a leader though I don't like the feel of straight fireline and also so they don't see it. The feeling is a bit different if you add a 6'+ leader to it, I don’t notice any different between the ice and regular fire line.
In Lake Erie there are loads of zebra mussels and they eat mono alive fireline is far supperior in that field.