Backing on spinning reels

[redlite]

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.

[Sea Flat]

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

[bassballer]

Originally Posted by redlite

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

[RoyL]

Originally Posted by redlite

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 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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