I came across an older model Stradic 3000 at a yard sale and I’m wanting to put 100yds of 20# braid on it. How do I calculate how much backing to put on first to end up with the right amount of spool for the braid?
Thanks!
John
It depends on your backing size. I would put about 50 yds. of 12# backing and then the 100 yds. of braid. However, if it was me I would just stick to a full spool of 12# mono. Braid on my reels have been more trouble than they are worth.
I would fill it up with a pure flurocarbon, 8#, such as Seagar Invisex.
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First put it on backwards, the braid first, then enough backing to fill the reel. Then wind it onto another empty reel, then wind it back on to the original reel in reverse order.
Capt. Larry Teuton
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Ok, thanks guys. I like braid. It was tangle central til I got used to it but the castability of it outweighs any other factors for me and it doesn’t tangle that often anymore. Larry, I’ll follow your suggestion. As I figure it, I’ll need 3 empty spools to manage that transfer but I might have that around…
spool should have line capacity ratings on it
a little math will help estimate
figure that solid spectra braid normally is about 30% of the diameter of the same # test mono.
So 20lb braid is going to be near 6 or 8lb mono diameter.
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Yeah, I did the math for him above but I guess he would rather screw with 3 spools. More time than me.
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I guess he would rather screw with 3 spools. More time than me.
You don’t need 3 spools, just an empty reel for a few minutes. If you want to get it exactly right, it works and only takes 5 minutes at the most. Glad I’m not so busy that 5 minutes matters. If I was, I wouldn’t be posting here 
I didn’t think the man’s question was our opinion of braid vs mono/ vs fluorocarbon.
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Cracker Larry— it’s a good idea, esp. since we don’t always have a line counter available.
The question I have is this— if you are only using two reels, how are you getting it back onto the first one with the braid last?
In other words, if you put it on #1 braid first… it will go to the #2 as braid last… and then back to #1 as braid first (ie, you end the same way you started).
Not poking or prodding here, I’m just not understanding what you’re describing. Seems to me like you’d need 3 reels, or perhaps 2 reels with the exact same spool type (ie, just swap the spools out once you wind it to #2 braid last).
Just go to HPT and Scott’ll handle it did it for me
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Originally posted by yakman72Just go to HPT and Scott’ll handle it did it for me
I’m a high class redneck.
Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in pfgs and buffs.
This works every time for me.
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Originally posted by Bolbie…the harbor was slick as an eel pecker.
I have done the math on previous spools and it just ends up an estimate…OK, but not exact. I wanted exact.
I don’t want to go to HPT as I didn’t buy the line there and I wouldn’t ask them to spool it for me even if they would do that.
I still don’t see how to do it without 3 spools (or two matching spools as redfish matt said)
And I still haven’t gotten to this but I will and I’m sure it’ll work fine.
Just a suggestion, do as cracker larry has said filling with braid first then mono then go to open area in the river tie on popping cork let all line out go back to cork then reel back in.
Gotcha, that’s a pretty good way also to reduce line twist. I’ve pulled line slowly behind a boat on spinning reels that’s been twisted up a lot, really helps. To reverse the line on your spool, you’d just need to hold on the the end of your line, open the spool, and let all the line out (except the part you’re holding). Once it’s all out, cut the one end from your spool, tie the other end on, give it a minute to straighten out in the water, and start reeling it in.