mono backing for braided line help!! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Geno Machino · 04-08-2016, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ROSSOLY

Some apply gauze finger tape or electrical tape on spool before putting on braid.

Geno

Silbaugh4liberty · 04-08-2016, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Geno Machino

Geno

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I got 65lb on my Lexa 400, and they just put on some tape and straight braid. Haven't had any problems with it slipping. Don't waste space with the Mono on such a little reel.

jorluivil · 04-08-2016, 02:10 PM

All of my reels have just a few yards of mono backing followed by spectra followed by mono or fluoro top shot. If I had to guess on the percentages of each one it would be 1% backing, 98% spectra and 1% top shot. In the 15+ years that I've been using spectra and putting it on myself I've never had it slip on me, I've been spooled once or twice but I've never had it slip. In my oponion, you'd have to do a pretty shitty job when you put the line on your reel in order for it to slip.......again, just my opinion.

chris138 · 04-08-2016, 03:12 PM

I will always put some 40 or 50 # mono on the spool first. When you're about to get spooled on a monster fish, the heavy mono can save you when it come's time to "thumb it". You get that last bit of shock leader to try and bounce the fish. The stop is much more abrupt with straight spec.

EastLosYaker · 04-08-2016, 03:22 PM

Some good info here.

http://www.jerry-brown-industries.com/841.html

04-08-2016, 02:10 PM	#3
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	All of my reels have just a few yards of mono backing followed by spectra followed by mono or fluoro top shot. If I had to guess on the percentages of each one it would be 1% backing, 98% spectra and 1% top shot. In the 15+ years that I've been using spectra and putting it on myself I've never had it slip on me, I've been spooled once or twice but I've never had it slip. In my oponion, you'd have to do a pretty shitty job when you put the line on your reel in order for it to slip.......again, just my opinion. __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

04-08-2016, 03:12 PM	#4
chris138 donkey roper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pacific Beach Posts: 968	I will always put some 40 or 50 # mono on the spool first. When you're about to get spooled on a monster fish, the heavy mono can save you when it come's time to "thumb it". You get that last bit of shock leader to try and bounce the fish. The stop is much more abrupt with straight spec.

04-08-2016, 03:22 PM	#5
EastLosYaker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: East Los Angeles Posts: 220	Some good info here. http://www.jerry-brown-industries.com/841.html