fishing line help

[Bob Senior]

Me too; spin, conventional, baitcast, with Big Game backing, usually 30#.

[Fisherwoman]

taJon, On our light spinning rods 7-8 ft, we use 30 lb power pro with 10 - 12 lb test berkly big game backing.

On Bill's light Baitcasting 8 ft with a calcutta 400, all cod rods, all bass rods, spinning and conv, we use 50 lb test with 15 -20 lb berkly big game backing.

Tie the lines together using a uni-uni knot and they will stay together perfecty, have never had a line part not even on Nice size false albacore on light tackle. If you use a snap swivel or direct tie on your lure us a palomar not and you will be good to go.

also , we only do a few wraps of mono and fill the spool with Power Pro, Yes it is expensive, but if we need to fix the line cause it is getting a little worn, we just reverse the line onto another reel that way the good stuff is in the front. Buy Bulk it is much cheaper!!!!!

[taJon]

Fisherwoman, great idea on reversing the line!!!!!!

i don't think I ever would have thought of that. Heres a couple more ?s

1. What method do you use when spooling the line for the first time. Is the line wet?

2. how do you put the tension on it without ruining some of the coatings?

3. how do you measure the amount of line on the reel?

thanks alot
Jon

[Pete_G]

On lighter spinning reels I'm a big fan of Fireline. 5000 and under Shimanos just love 14# Fireline which breaks at a # test MUCH higher then it is rated. For big spinning reels, I think Power Pro is better, except that I think Fireline is better then Power Pro in the rocks.

As for the coatings on both lines, I can't wait for them to fall off. Both work better for me once they're broken in. Light grey Fireline is the best. I also wouldn't worry about wetting the line, I've spooled up conservatively a few hundred thousand yards of braid and I've never bothered.

I'm also with Fisherwoman on the uni to uni, it's a great knot. Some instructions will tell you it's only for similar diameter lines, I find it work great even for very different diameters. As a general rule, less turns on the thicker diameter, and more on the thinner.

[Fisherwoman]

taJon,

You can questimate the amount of line you have put on the reel based on the diameter of the line and what the reel is rated for on the side. Unless you have a line counter when putting it on your all set then. I feel our reels to 1/8 of an inch of the lip on the spool.

Pete G is right about the coating it all wears off after time, and he is right on about Fire line, I used 14 lb test many many years on my light tackle stella 4000, but went to PP because there is not a whole lot of difference when you get used to using it. Although I did think I got a little more distance in casting with the FL but nothing major.

Another thing that will make the line lose its coating faster is the type of guides on the rods, if you have soft or plastic guides it will wear faster. If you have hard or sic guides it wears slower and does not make the line frey like fire line used too. although I know they have changed alot of those problems with fireline when it 1st came out.

SPooling on with help from another person holding the spool with a pensil in the middle and adding a little tension will work just fine. I use a dish rag to hold the line as it gets hot quick, does't take much of the caoting off. The other way is to take it to your local tackle shop and have them spool it on for you, Depending on the type of reel you use it will definatly pack better on the spool with a maching filling.

No Water needed as it is not a line that will pack tighter with water. It does not absorb water.