Double life for yer main line?

[eccles]

Actually Fishfingers thought of this one but as I have just done it on one of my reels, I thought I would mention for those who haven't thought of it yet: For many of us the last 100 metres or so on the reel never gets used and thus is still in pristine condition when one decides to change. So why not unwind the line round the garden a few times and rewind it back to front so to speak. You will then be using the pristine line which was buried underneath and thus doubling the life of your line.

[skatenchips]

Ive been doing that for yrs rich in FW,the much easier
solution is to carry or have at home an identical empty spool
ready to use and just reverse the line although this is primarily for FS.
That said,you can also get spare multi spools if money
is no object...eg...spare spool for 525 is £30 squid.

Gazza

[codlingchaser]

i find that the line underneath is always to crinkly dont you guys?

[The Codfather of Sole]

Always do it with braid when it gets a bit 'hairy'

Never do it with mono, I completely change my mono on the beach multipliers every 4 or 5 trips...

[marksouth]

Why not just replace the line that you have used?

Fill the spool up mostly with cheapo line and just use decent stuff at the top.

That way when you have set up the balance on a Multiplier, you will never have to change it

[codlingchaser]

exactly what i do mark, change every month without fail, its backed with okuma crap and i load 2oo meters of sufix clear over it, works for me and certainly would not risk any ohter way when beach fishing at night in a big blow!

[eccles]

As a matter of interest I have been using "Okuma crap" for main line all year. Shows no sign of giving up the ghost despite the ravages of several lots of weed monsters. I think at least one lot has been on the reel for at least 20 sessions so I am well impressed with it. Just my own experience of course.

[Lord Lucan]

I'd thought about backing up with cheap stuff, and winding the decent stuff on top, but the problem with that is that if you're fishing a venue that's a bit tackle hungry and end up breaking your line in an attempt to free your end gear, you very quickly put yourself in the position where, on subsequent casts you're down to the cheap backing line, and relying the knot between that and your decent stuff. Much better to pay the extra and fill with decent stuff all the way through, then in the event of a line break you can just remove any damaged line, on with a new leader and you're fishing again with confidence.

[marksouth]

a 6500 sized ABU carrys 300+ yards of .35 line (don't believe what it says on the box).

150 yards of decent line is plenty. Even if you cast 80 yard and lost the lot you get another go and even then, as long as your knot is sound, so what?

Anyway, it only takes a minute or so to stick another 100 yards of line on if needed eh?

I often fish with knots in the mainline and nearly always if i pull for a break it goes at the leader knot

[eccles]

Which knot do you do Mark, I use Allbright and it has yet to bust on me. Usually if I get snagged or heavily weeded my line busts within a few feet of the leader but not actually on it. As this is the bit of line which gets the most abrasion, I have always assumed that it has busted because of said abrasion.

[marksouth]

For joining line? generally just a double grinner

for the leader just a grinner through an overhand knot (theres probably a better name for it?)

[greysfanboy]

marksouth said:

For joining line? generally just a double grinner

for the leader just a grinner through an overhand knot (theres probably a better name for it?)

I think it's called an opposing grinner.