Spooling a Penn 330GTI

[Megabyte]

I'm about to spool a Penn 330GTi wire dacron and wire and was wondering if anybody knows how much braid and wire I should use?

It's time to start getting ready only 8 weeks to go !

[Striper SniperX]

Originally posted by Megabyte


It's time to start getting ready only 8 weeks to go !

That's music to my ears.....

if i was you i wouldhave a tackle shop spool it for you. on one of there spooling machines....gets good tight spool..

i dont know about dacron tho...


nice reel.... you TubeNworm fishin' ???

[179]

I agree with Striper, with wire I think a spooling machine would be invaluable. If your providing the wire and dacron backing I can't imagine them charging you more than a few dollars....You have plenty of time, won't need that wire until June...Late April & May are herring time.....

[Megabyte]

Yea, I thought I'd do some tubin' this year.

I do a lot of trolling 9er rigs and want to be able to run them deep.

I was thinking of putting sections of dacron every 100' of so and trolling on the dacron instead of always being on the wire.

[Christian]

thats a cool idea. less fatigue on wire, yes?

[Van]

Isn't that a levelwind reel ????

[Megabyte]

Unfortunately, yes it is.
This is the rig I use for newwwbeees.

They have a problem cranking and "leveling" all at the same time.
The other reason is, I fish single handed quite a bit and usually run 2 rigs at a time using outrodders. When I get a hit I usually fight the fish and crank the 2nd rig in with my "3rd hand" when it gets in the way.

Otherwise I would use the Penn 113HSP's

I've never spooled a 330GTi and that was why I was looking for an estimate of how much dacron backing & 50# wire.

Long answer to short question :-)

[Van]

The reason I asked is I thought a rule of thumb was you can't use wire on a level wind, cause it will wear the guide, I know they are not ceramic or carbide.
In my early days I didn't think to put a roller on the last eye, and guess what, the wire wore straight through the eye.

SO, on my level winds I use leadcore for tube n' wormin, and 9'er rigs.

I use conventionals like squidders and shimano tritons (non-levelwind) for wire whether its solid or braided. (with a tip roller !!)

If people have used wire on levelwinds, i would like to know how they held up.

[Duke41]

I spool my 113h with 300 feet wire marked at 100 -200- 250 -300. I use leadline down to 18 feet then wire. The wire rig will get you from 22-42 feet depending on the your speed, line out, current and the direction you are traveling. Up current vs downcurrent. I do not agree with the dacron spacers. IMHO any time you tie one line to another you make another knot that could slip and cost you a fish. I put about 1 foot of black permenant marker to mark the spots. As far as using the 330 GTI Levlewind for newbies with wire, been there down that one word rat's nest. I did not see any advantage at all. However the 330 could be set up with mono as a eel rig or leadcore. Good Luck. See you at the bridge next summer. by the way I dropped my 330 I over the side last summer eeling one night. I almost went in after it..but not quite.

[Megabyte]

Duke,

Does that mean you won't come rescue me when I've got wire from bow to stern?

You'd be welcome to whatever is on the end on the wire.

[179]

Mega,
Hey I had the same thoughts / concerns you had when I was running the 330GTI's. But after one outing with the 113H's I switched over. Now the 330GTI is for guest on the boat, and a backup to the 113H's

[Duke41]

I saw some article I think it was in on the water about using a trolling sinker in place of wire. I am going to try it this summer.

[Megabyte]

179

What sort of problems did you have?
I like to know when I should duck or throw them over board.

[179]

mega,
I never had a problem with them, I just find the 113H too be much easier to use, and it has a quicker retrieve, also the drag seems to be improved. The 113H is a super tough proven reel for wireline.

I think the key to keeping the 330GTI working correctly with wire is to have it cleaned and serviced a couple times a season. IMO the levelwind shaft is the weak link on these reels.

BTW: If you need a 330GTI attatched to a nice St. Croix rod, there is one on the bottom of the ocean by the S.E. Light of BI. Last season a passenger had a major brain fart and dropped it over the side when another line went down.

[Duke41]

Mega-

See the dam reels are cursed, thats two over the side out of a couple of posts. They are evil..

[Megabyte]

The Penn 330 reel society is goin to be protesting your abuse of their reels !

Those rigs are probably somewhere in the Chesepeake by now.