Great Lakes Fishing
Fishing Line question...how much is enough
I put 200 yds or so of 30lb power pro braid as backer. I forgo a layer of mono. My reels have a knubby to attach the braid. It doesn't slide. Load the LC on top of that and attach your leader. Putting a mono layer means you will have to remove it in 2-3 yrs as it will get brittle/degrade. Braid is practically eternal.
Ok just asking since I looked up this thread and was still a little confused. I have to rig up a couple poles with leadcore for planer board trolling. I want to run braid. I believe I was told to put on 30 lb mono backer, but not sure how many feet....just to cover the spool or 100 feet? Then put on 50 lb power pro for an unknown amount of line and then my colors...putting on 5, 7, and 9 on the rods I have to rig up and to finish it off about 30 feet of flourocarbon leader. These reels are medium to large reels meant for salmon fishing. I just don't want to put too much or too little line on and have to start all over and waste money. And since I just realized the reels currently have mono on them am I good to just remove some of the mono then attach my braid and go from there versus stripping all the line off?
It depends on reel capacity and what you are rigging, rigger rods, dipsys, leadcore or copper. The amount of line on all my setups varies because I want the reel filled to capacity because you get back more line per turn of the reel when it is full. Also remember when you have a big fish on the is taking a lot of line your drag is getting tighter and rather than tighten you should loosen it up and wait until it tires then re-adjust your drag.
Grey Beard
