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05-08-2006, 01:05 PM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
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minimum line capacity
What's the minimum line capacity you would look for in your go-to surf reel when might find a big girl? I'm looking at two sizes with capacities of 150 yds vs 240 yds of 15#. i feel like 150 might leave me short in the case of a real good fish. whaddya think?
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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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05-08-2006, 01:20 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: somewhere on a rock
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240 without a doubt
2 reasons
A full cast with a launncher lets say a polaris or bottle wqill leave you little on the spool for the first big run by a cow........
working a breachway......line out is usually at least 150 yds to cover more "live water"
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05-08-2006, 01:28 PM
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
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At least 250 yards. I like 300 where possible.
Someone else state the reason. you hook up right away after a 100+ yard cast , and 150 is going to seem pretty thin.
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Saltheart
Custom Crafted Rods by Saltheart
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05-08-2006, 01:29 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: South Shore Ma.
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I never have less than 200yards on my reels .
just my .04 cents ( sorry gas prices )
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05-08-2006, 01:56 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: SE Mass
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Capacity should be sufficient to maintain a good retrieve rate for the reel in question after a 100 yd cast. A shallow wide spool may only require 200 total yds but a deep narrow spool quite a bit more.
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05-08-2006, 03:48 PM
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Soggy Bottom Boy
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Billerica, Ma.
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The more line the better, I would go with the 240 or more
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Surfcasting Full Throttle
Don't judge me Monkey 
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05-08-2006, 04:20 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
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240. Also because I'd never go looking for anything big with any reel that held 150 of 15# line.
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05-08-2006, 07:47 PM
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West Siiiiiiiiide
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: San Francisco
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I always go with atleast 200 yards.
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Lookin for my big'un!
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05-08-2006, 07:50 PM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,543
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Thanks all. Going larger capacity.
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