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Location: Northern Illinois | Hi all,
I was just wondering how often you respool your reels? Also what method do you use for tieing the line to the spool? and do you use a backing line?
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Location: Minnesota | Initial lining of my reel I only put 150 yds of Braid with plenty of backing to ensure I'm maxed out on the spool. I tie uni to uni knots for coupling lines. Once I see discoloration or fraying I remove a casts worth of line. I always start out tournaments with a fresh casts worth of line on all my rods. I remove the line once its 3/16" into the spool to ensure gear ratios aren't effected to much. I buy Windtamer braid made by Fins in 1500 yd spools which is good for roughly 10 spool ups. It may be over kill but I rely on my line and its more for confidence!! My 2 cents. |
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Location: St Paul, Minnesota | I look for wear and tear in the line and I respool my reels on as needed. You don't need to change performance braids every year like mono.
Typically I tie on 17-20lb mono and then tie Power Pro to the mono with an uni to uni knot.
If you bring your reels in need of respooling to your local sporting goods store they'll do it for you and in some cases you can get a decent deal on the line at a pretty good price.
-C7
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Location: Northern Illinois | Thanks for info. What type of knot do you use to tie the line to the spool? |
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Posts: 177
Location: ON | To tie the backing to the spool? Just a regular double or triple overhand knot, tight to the spool. No musky is spooling 200+ yards on the heavy casting gear we use. |
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| I spool enough 20lb mono backing on so there is room for 75-100 yards of braid. Replace/reverse as necessary. I used to do 150 yards, but there was always about 60-75 yards in the middle that never saw the water. I don't see the point in wasting money when I can't cast that far and I've never had a fish even come close to pulling out that much line. |
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Location: Eau Claire | I usually re spool every 2 years. first year on one end then turn it around and use it the second year. As it frays I cut off a few feet. I use 20lb mono for backing. |
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Location: Wakefield, MI | muskyhunter07 - 3/31/2014 8:41 AM
Thanks for info. What type of knot do you use to tie the line to the spool?
I use 20lb mono with an arbor knot on the spool. A few wraps of that then a blood knot to 80 pound power pro until it's full. I respool every other year at least, sometimes sooner if I have cut too much off. |
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Location: Northern Illinois | Awesome info thanks guys, Do you put tape or super glue on your spools to stop the line from spinning? |
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Location: Lake St. Clair | I wouldn't use super glue.....I will tear off a small part of the tape they use to hold the line on the spool when you buy it. I just stick that to the line and the spool once I tie my knot. That way I know it wont spin. load up with backing and about 100 yds of braid on top. Uni knot is also my go to for connecting the braid to the backing. |
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Location: northern indiana | Get plenty of wraps on with the backing and you wont need to glue anything. Most of my reels I put about 15yds of 20lb mono for backing with a 150yrd spool of 80lb suffix 832. Never needed any glue but if it makes you feel better than go for it. |
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Location: St Paul, Minnesota | Step 1) I tie two overhand knots of mono so it grips tight enough to the spool to spin with the spool when you reel. The mono is what will grip the spool to prevent any spinning.
Step 2) Add as much mono as you feel is necessary. Take a look at your spool capacity and determine how much braid you want to add and base your spool ratio (mono to braid) accordingly.
Step 3) Tie the braid to the mono using an Uni to Uni knot. - Super easy to learn and tie.
Step 4) Add as much braid as you want. I always slightly over-spool my reels, but to each his own.
Step 5) Fish on brother!!!
-C7 |
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Location: Hayward, WI | It takes some time but here's what I do. Decide how much braid you want to use (I usually do 75 yards). Put the designated amount of braid on your spool FIRST. After you put on the designated amount of braid, tie mono to it and continue to fill the spool till it's properly full.
Then, tie the mono to a tree or stake and start walking away from it to remove the line from the spool till the spool is empty. Walk back to the mono end, tie it to the spool, and reel the line back on to the spool. Your spool will be filled to the proper level and you'll use exactly the amount of line you wanted to use.
It takes some space to do this. I've done it at a park before people show up, or stick a couple driveway markers in my yard about 50 yards apart and just wrap the line between the markers a few times.
No glue is needed. The mono will grip the spool very well. |
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Location: oswego, il | X2 on curlytail's post. Another thing to consider is the mono backing. Your not getting into the backing for any other use, light lines like 4lb test will pack harder and tighter on the spool. |
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Location: Northern Illinois | Yeah ill put some lighter mono under the braid. I have some 12lb cajun red on a 1000yd spool that should work good. Maybe ill put a piece of tape on the spool too just for the hell of it. Thanks for the input. |
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