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| I see lots of times guys asking about drag repair are told to make sure they have mono backing on their reels if they are using super braid line. How much mono and what # test line are you putting on as backing? And one more time which knot is bets to connect the two? |
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | I personally don't think that the pound test of the backing is very important. I usually just use what ever is the cheapest on sale at Wal-Mart. I also usually put a fair amount on my reels. I feel there is no need to have 170 yards of braided line on your reel, you will never use it.
You won't ever need 70 yards.
Fill up your spool about 1/3 up with mono, and the rest with Power Pro, or what ever type of line you are going to be using. Depending on how much you fish, you should be able to use that line for a few years, then when it is time to change, spool that line on another reel and you have new line again.
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | Puting down backing is neccesary to stop the "super line" or Dacron from spinning on the spool when casting or during drag situations. It also helps fill the spool for casting. Like Mike said, a spool of Power Pro isnt going to fill you up and an unfilled spool wont max out casting distance.
If you're going to use a line like Cortland Musky Master where capacity on even a 6500 series can be achieved easily with 36 Lb., you dont have to put down backing of Mono, but you do need something to stop the line from spinning on the spool. I use 1 of 2 things. Hockey stick tape or the sticker that holds the line on a new spool of mono. Anything to give that line "bite" so it wont spin. |
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Location: Chicago, Beverly | I usually use 8-12 lbs test for backing with superbraids. I use a blood knot to connect the two lines. As for Musky Master specifically, I do not use any backing nor do I personally reccomend it. As long as Musky Master is wound on your reel tight you should experience no problems. I guess what GMG said about putting a little tape on the spool before putting the line on couldn't hurt though. |
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Posts: 2089
| It's a must and much more cost effective.I bought a 2600yd spool of 50lb magnathin years ago that i'm using for backing. Takes up space quickly on a 7000 too.Mike hit it on the head. Get some cheap mono and filler' up. Steve |
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Location: Holly, MI | I back my reels with 30 lb mono because I buy it in the bulk spool. For my trolling reels it is the line I use anyway. The superlines will not stay in a release on the planer boards pulling a muskie sized bait so I need the mono. Like Mike said you sure don't need a full spool of power pro on a casting reel. Do put on at least 20-30 yards more than your furthest cast will ever be. This will bury the knot and leave room for trimming the line.
I go thru this labor intensive ritual to spool up a reel. I start with the power pro and put on how much I want then tie it to the mono with a blood knot and continue to spool on the mono until my reel is full. Now I have to reverse the line because the power pro is on the bottom. I take the line off the reel by reeling it up on another reel, now the power pro is on top again but not on the original reel. Now I have to spool the line on a third reel with the power pro on the bottom again then finally back onto the original reel the right way. It is a lot of reeling but I get the kids involved. I always have a few trolling reels stripped of line from last salmon season that are waiting for fresh mono in the spring anyway. With all that monkey business I know I have enough power pro on my reel and I also have just the right ammount of mono backing to fill the spool to where I want it to be. |
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Posts: 260
Location: Kentucky | I use a mono backing that has the same diameter as the braided line I spool on. |
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| 30 pound mono backing and 80 pound Cortland Spectron for me! |
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Location: oswego, il | I use 4-8lb for backing. Thinner diameter packs harder. I only put on 75-80 yards of power pro. I want as much advantage as I can get whne using super line. When I spool everything up, I tie off to something and take off all the superline and winch myself in. I don't troll with this setup and if a musky runs me down to my backing, me and the person running the trolling motor will be at odds. |
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