Need to respool some reels. Been using power pro 20 lb. Moss green. Is there anything out there in your opinion that is better? Thanks
I can’t say if it is better but, I use Spiderwire and find it works just fine.
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^^^ been pretty happy with that stuff. The suffix 832 is nice also.
I’ve tried the cheap route and have bought some of that cheap chinese junk off of Amazon. Seems no matter which color you buy, after an hour or two in the water it looses it’s color. Some actually come off on your cloths. Going back to Spiderwire
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I’m with DFreedom…don’t know if “better” is the right word. Braided lines in general have come a long way. That said, I use Sunline SX1 braid. It has a smaller diameter to rated breaking strength than Power Pro and it’s smoother than Power Pro resulting in less friction through the guides. I’ve also found I get far fewer wind knots than when I used to use Power Pro. I wouldn’t hesitate to use Power Pro. I just happen to prefer the Sunline SX1.
Early, it’s not cheap but if you’re wanting a braided line that doesn’t fade, you need to check out Vicious No-Fade braided line. I was given some by a rep and it’s been on a spinning reel for two years and it’s as green as it was the day I spooled it up.
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New guy around here, name is Dave, I retired in the fall and moved to the Myrtle Beach area from Texas. Born in and lived half my life fishing and hunting in Louisiana before my job started moving me around. Mostly fish inshore out of Georgetown these days it it has been a long winter.
I got all new rods and reels over the winter (Thank You Santa and family) so lots of line needed. I have usually fished with Power Pro Moss Green but also tried the Suffix 832. Suffix is nice and perhaps a touch better than the Power Pro but I don’t think it is 50% better which is roughly the cost difference.
Just my 2 cents worth but I see no point in spooling over 100-150 yards of expensive braid for inshore redfish and troutso I load some decent quality mono backing and depending on the reel use 100-150 yards of braid. One of the tricks is coming up with a simple formula for the backing length to make the desired braid length work out but low and behold the IGFA did that for me:
https://igfa.org/About/Estimating-Monofilament-Backing-When-Using-Braided-Spectra.aspx
All that said, best braid seems to be whichever one you like but if it is Power Pro then Acadamy has a great price on 300 yard spools. 50 pound and under are $19.99.
I agree, I use to spool the whole reel with braid and then one day, a 30+ inch red latched onto my mud minnow and was pulling drag really hard, without looking at my reel I tightened up on the drag, nothing. Finally I look down at my spool and my entire spool of line is spinning on the reel. The heating and cooling of the reel and line made it loose on the reel over time or, I just can’t tie a freaking knot, one of the two. Anyway, a mono backing will prevent that from happening
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Originally posted by earlyI agree, I use to spool the whole reel with braid and then one day, a 30+ inch red latched onto my mud minnow and was pulling drag really hard, without looking at my reel I tightened up on the drag, nothing. Finally I look down at my spool and my entire spool of line is spinning on the reel. The heating and cooling of the reel and line made it loose on the reel over time or, I just can’t tie a freaking knot, one of the two. Anyway, a mono backing will prevent that from happening
Old Chicken Make Good Soup
Another way to prevent that is to wrap a piece of electrical tape around the spool prior to spooling the line on… also, many reels in the last few years have added a strip of rubber around their spools as well to serve the same purpose. I like to spool the entire reel and every 2 or 3 years I will reel it off of on onto another as the under laying section has rarely seen day light or exposed to the elements. Get twice the use out of it you see lol… I’m in favor of the moss green pp myself.
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I do several overlapping wraps like 8 to 10 on small braid and then tie the knot on the spool it never slips. Ive been spooled a couple times on lite and heavy tackle and got popped at the knot. As for reversing the braid i wouldnt do it because the few fish that take you deep in the spool will likely find a defect in the old braid and you will lose a quality fish. I do a modified uni to uni to tie on new braid further than i can cast on the line and a modified fg for my tie on flouro leader. For ultra lite fishing mostly slot reds and trout i like to use 6lb mono, its a challenge to land a 30incher on 6lb.
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Originally posted by StumpNockerquote:
Originally posted by earlyI agree, I use to spool the whole reel with braid and then one day, a 30+ inch red latched onto my mud minnow and was pulling drag really hard, without looking at my reel I tightened up on the drag, nothing. Finally I look down at my spool and my entire spool of line is spinning on the reel. The heating and cooling of the reel and line made it loose on the reel over time or, I just can’t tie a freaking knot, one of the two. Anyway, a mono backing will prevent that from happening
Old Chicken Make Good Soup
Another way to prevent that is to wrap a piece of electrical tape around the spool prior to spooling the line on… also, many reels in the last few years have added a strip of rubber around their spools as well to serve the same purpose. I like to spool the entire reel and every 2 or 3 years I will reel it off of on onto another as the under laying section has rarely seen day light or exposed to the elements. Get twice the use out of it you see lol… I’m in favor of the moss green pp myself.
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^^^This^^^
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