Backing on spinning reels
 

Just got A new stradic 5000 for my 8 foot lami, and I want to put on 30 pound power pro. Just curious about what guys are using for backing. What pound test? How much? And do you use a small spro swivle or do you use knots to conect to the braid? And if you do use knots what type of knots are using

If you have 2 spools put the braid on one of them first and then finish it off with mono. Then just switch the line to the second spool putting the mono on first. You don’t want to use a swivel to connect the lines I would likely get stuck on the roller or crack your guides if you ever had a good fish get you into your backing. Use a knot to connect the braid and mono, something like an Albright or Alberto knot, you can find sites that show how to tie these knots searching on Google.

Take it to a shop and have them put it on.
Braid, especially power pro, needs to go on under the right amount of tension. Experience has shown just winding it on from the spool in your living room doesn't cut it. It will lead to headaches while fishing.
A wrap of electrical tape around the spool (elimanates the line from spinning on the metal spool) and then just load it up the whole way from a bulk spool. Reason is 2 fold. 1) if you go off a premeasured spool, you never know where it is going to end in relation to the lip of your spool. Too much lip= reduced casting difference. 2) If you load it the whole way, and you are out fishing and break off or get a wind knot and as you cut line back, you will always still have enough line to fish, and it allows you to run the line off, add backing, and get your money's worth out of all the line.
Just my advice. Spend the extra cake now to avoid headaches down the line.

I would use 20 lb. test or so. I only use enough mono. to cover the spool so that the braid does not spin around. Like a previous poster said, you can also use electrical tape, but I do not. As far as knots go, like a previous poster said you can use Albright or Alberto knots. Another one to throw into the mix is an Uni to Uni knot. All three of these will get the job done. Good luck:)

Agreed. I have the shop throw on about 100' of 20lb ande then finish it off with 50# suffix. Does the trick for me.

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I also agree this is the way to go. You can also use a rubber lobsterband instead of the electrical tape. Both ways work great. At the end of the season I will usually strip my braid on to another of the same spool and use the back section as my front. I usually get 2 seasons out of my braid this way unless I loose to much line. It saves money
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I use that reel pretty much all spring from a boat and if you are fishing from a boat and going after bass I would be comfortable going half and half on the spool to save some money. I have never gotten even close to the backing with fish even over 30 lbs and you can always chase them if need be. I use what ever I have for backing, usually dacron or mono. From shore I'd listen to the guys above and have someone do it as you really don't save much money trying to put it on yourself and the machine does a much better job and I'd go with way more braid to backing like I do on my shore fishin stuff. I like the uni to uni knot too if I am doing it myself but usually let the guy spooling it use what ever he uses. I never really asked him.