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| I see that now power pro has been released in 150 pd test. I am looking to get a saltist 40 from a guy on here and I'm wondering about this new line for two reasons. One the only spools of line we can get here in Indiana are 300 yard or 150 yd. Naturally this reel will hold way more than 300 yards of the normal 80lb power pro that I'm used to using. So the added size of the line should fill the spool. Second is that I am wondering about the castability of this line. The 80 lb line works great for us on the indurons and my buddy's browning, but I didn't know how this heavier version would fair unless throwing a pounder. We are wanting to be able to throw double cowgirls and so on. Just wondering if anyone had tried the new line yet? |
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Location: Michigan | cajun84 - 7/19/2010 3:14 AM
One the only spools of line we can get here in Indiana are 300 yard or 150 yd. Naturally this reel will hold way more than 300 yards of the normal 80lb power pro that I'm used to using. So the added size of the line should fill the spool.
Shouldn't need anymore than 100 yards of line on the reel at one time so you should definitely look into using backing if you haven't already. Filling up an entire spool (more than 300 yards) will leave you with a ton of unused line that will go to waste. |
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Location: N.FIB | put alot of mono backing on the reel and then about 100 yds of the line,buy the cheapest mono you can find since you should never get to the mono catching a fish.300 yds of line for me is 3 reels spooled,saves alot of cash doing it that way,I have a line counter that I bought and that way I know how much braid is being put on the reel.I found cheap mono on ebay in like 1500 yd spools. |
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| thanks for the info......I use a mono backer on my indurons, but the only problem I have run into is that if you cast much of it out, it seems like it wants to dig down into the mono......am I using too heavy or too light of mono? I'm using 10 pound test mono. Thanks |
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | jasonvkop - 7/19/2010 2:58 AM
cajun84 - 7/19/2010 3:14 AM
One the only spools of line we can get here in Indiana are 300 yard or 150 yd. Naturally this reel will hold way more than 300 yards of the normal 80lb power pro that I'm used to using. So the added size of the line should fill the spool.
Shouldn't need anymore than 100 yards of line on the reel at one time so you should definitely look into using backing if you haven't already. Filling up an entire spool (more than 300 yards ) will leave you with a ton of unused line that will go to waste.
it won't go to waste if you add backing to it when you break off larger quantities. you waste more when you get down to the last 150 ft. and you have to throw it away because you are hitting the knot. fill the spool with 30-50' of backing and add more backing as needed. simple, efficient, effective, end of story.
Edited by RyanJoz 7/19/2010 5:54 PM
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Location: Marshfield, WI | For backing, you want to use the same line thickness as the braid you are going to use. So if you are using 100 lb. power pro, which is equal in diameter to 20 lb. mono, then you want to use 20 lb. mono for backing.
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| i wouldn't even use backing. I put electrical tape around the spool and load it up with braid. I am not worried about saving $2 on extra braid and i never have to worry a out the knot that attaches the mono to the braid. After a year or two, i take the line off and reverse it. Like new. |
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Location: Des Moines IA | run the line a little lower on the spool than you would normally. Saltists don't cast well with full spools. |
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| jackson - 7/20/2010 7:14 AM
i wouldn't even use backing. I put electrical tape around the spool and load it up with braid. I am not worried about saving $2 on extra braid and i never have to worry a out the knot that attaches the mono to the braid. After a year or two, i take the line off and reverse it. Like new.
$2? Where are you buying your braid? If you fill a whole 40 w/80 # Power pro your talking 480 yds! Thats like 60 bucks! |
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| You should not use mono on backing because mono will expand over time when it gets wet and bend your spool. Buy line which is designed for backing. No reason for a $200 reel to be ruined by $4 mono. |
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| I should say mono COULD bend your spool, it doesn't always do damage with small quantities. |
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| guest - WHAT?
In all my years of fishing I have never once heard of monofilament line expanding when it gets wet.
Cajun: I used 130# on a couple reels, and wound up taking it off. It was like rope, and didn't cast well at all. I've considered going from 80# to 100# for fishing rocks, but I'd be surprised if you actually liked 150# braid for anything but the biggest lures. |
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| Mono can expand and pop spools but usually when it it put on under great tension and then allowed to sit wet as it will expand with the water and the stretch will come out of it tightening on the spool. I have seen this happen but not on any musky sized reel because a musky just doesn't put enough tension on the reel. What line is designed for backing?
As for 150lb braid I would think it would be to thick to be real usefull. |
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| Fly line backing is designed for backing, will not rot or mildew. |
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| But it's not designed for the same kind of backing as we are using it for. Fly line backing is generally dacron and designed to be used as main line when the fish strips off the little bit of fly line you have on the reel. I have also seen dacron line slip on spools. A fly reel does not use the same kind of drag as a baitcast reel so line slipage is not important on a fly reel. |
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| Thanks for all of the help guys and a big thanks to muskie mike for getting me a great reel for what I am wanting and for letting me know how picky they are on the spool. Also, someone on here had a great idea that I tried on my indurons and it worked like a charm for me.....he said he doesn't use a backer.....to prevent wasting line, he swaps line on the reels....in other words take your leading line ( going to your lure or leader ) after about two seasons, or less with heavy use and tie it onto another reel, reel that line onto the other reel and now the line that you were once using now becomes the line closest to the spool and the unused portion of your line is now the part that you are throwing out! It was an excellent idea to keep from wasting line and in the process you don't have to worry about the backer......I don't think it would ever be a problem on the saltist because of the amount of line being held, but on my induron yesterday, we got into a high wind situation and I got the 9" grandma hung up hard.....while messing with trying to free the lure and fight the wind, the next thing I knew I was down tot he backer, and the mono broke....due to the high wind I was unable to find the line in the wake and therefore lost a 9" grandma that was basically new and a new fluorocarbon leader.......so much for the money that the backer had saved me.....this is why I tried the other guys idea when I got home...needless to say, I didn't have any libe left on the reel, so I spooled it from my other reel, worked great....also to me it's not the money lost so much as it is the fact that I am upset about 150 yards of line floating around in that lake to get caught in someone else's equipment. Anyway, thanks to everyone for sharing their ideas and everyone likes something different and I have seen alot of really good ideas. I am new to the sport and would like to thank everyone on this site for helping me get started this year! |
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