4# mono

Haven't seen any in a long time but in town today and found some. P Line. Awfully expensive for me. 300 yds was $8.99! Then got home and started changing out the 6# on my crappie reel. Thought occurred to me in the process. Why in the world do they make the spool's on reels so deep. I got 300yds on that reel and didn't quite fill it! I remember in ancient history, the Mitchell 300 came with two spool's. One deep that held a lot of line and one shallow. So what fish that I might use this light line and light rod on am I in danger of being spooled? I think next time I change line on something I'm gonna put tape on the spool so it only hold a more reasonable amount of line. 300yds, 900ft! Do fish even live in water that deep?

I leave about 2/3 of the original line on, and tie the new line to it. When the spool got down that low, I was pulling it off and changing it anyway.

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Originally Posted by Don Fischer

Haven't seen any in a long time but in town today and found some. P Line. Awfully expensive for me. 300 yds was $8.99! Then got home and started changing out the 6# on my crappie reel. Thought occurred to me in the process. Why in the world do they make the spool's on reels so deep. I got 300yds on that reel and didn't quite fill it! I remember in ancient history, the Mitchell 300 came with two spool's. One deep that held a lot of line and one shallow. So what fish that I might use this light line and light rod on am I in danger of being spooled? I think next time I change line on something I'm gonna put tape on the spool so it only hold a more reasonable amount of line. 300yds, 900ft! Do fish even live in water that deep?

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Pull 50 yards off of the old 6# line and add 50 yards of the 4# line, plus a little more because it's thinner.

When it's time to put on new line I tie on a 1/8th oz. jig (the biggest I use) and go out in my back yard and cast as far as I can and then cut off what I cast plus a little more, and then tie in the new line.

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Originally Posted by Clint

When it's time to put on new line I tie on a 1/8th oz. jig (the biggest I use) and go out in my back yard and cast as far as I can and then cut off what I cast plus a little more, and then tie in the new line.

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That is a good idea. Gonna try that next time if I can remember.

Wait a minute.... you mean there aren’t any crappie at 900ft deep? :banghead

:Rofl:Rofl:Rofl

Depends on where you fish. Sometimes when I'm in the tree tops, I think I lose enough jigs/line that 300 yds would only last me 2 trips!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by SuperDave336

Wait a minute.... you mean there aren’t any crappie at 900ft deep? :banghead

:Rofl:Rofl:Rofl

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Originally Posted by Blackjeepjk

Depends on where you fish. Sometimes when I'm in the tree tops, I think I lose enough jigs/line that 300 yds would only last me 2 trips!!!!!!

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Sounds like you need to start using some weedless jigheads !! :ThumbsUp

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Wait a minute.... you mean there aren’t any crappie at 900ft deep? :banghead

:Rofl:Rofl:Rofl

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Not in the summer. Thermocline.....just winter[emoji6]


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Boy, does that bring back memories! I remember the two spools on the 300! But yeah, all these new reels have ample storage capacity. Probably saves them from having to supply 2 spools! In any case, when I get a new reel, I always part way pre-fill it with some inexpensive 6# test line and then finish it off with the line that I'm actually going to use.

Thanks for the memories! :)

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Originally Posted by Crestliner08

I always part way pre-fill it with some inexpensive 6# test line and then finish it off with the line that I'm actually going to use.

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This ^^^^

Walmart sells the Zebco Omniflex line. You get about 300 yards for $1.74.

Amazon has 1/4lb spools (~3000yds) of 4lb. of CXX from $11 to $17 (green - blue - fluorescent). Original Copolymer is $13 for a bulk spool.

izorline is another option. Copolymer line lasts forever.

Always buy in bulk. I am partial to Stren. 4# on the small reels, 6# on poles with floats for crappies. Walleyes gets 6& 8#. With so many reels 14 buying in the 300 yard spools would break me. The only reels that gets all new line are my ice fishing reels since they are small and only hold about a 100 yards. Rest get half a new spool at a time. The only time I buy the small spools of line is when I use 2# test on the ice fishing reels.

I am a line nut, I have spools and spools of line, trying to find the best one. In the end- I like the Kast King Copolymer line in 4# and 8#. I also use 2# and love the Berkley line.

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When it's time to put on new line I tie on a 1/8th oz. jig (the biggest I use) and go out in my back yard and cast as far as I can and then cut off what I cast plus a little more, and then tie in the new line.

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Good tip! I've made the mistake of taking off too much line and not taking off enough. I'll keep this one in mind the next time I need to change out.

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Originally Posted by trypman1

I am a line nut, I have spools and spools of line, trying to find the best one. In the end- I like the Kast King Copolymer line in 4# and 8#. I also use 2# and love the Berkley line.

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That's interesting. I just ordered a spool of Kastking Copolymer line. Be here Monday. Recently got a Kastking Round level wind reel too. Really like it. Much nicer than I expected!

If the reel is small and it probably should be if you use 4 lb test on it , then it shouldn't hold 300 yards if its mono from my experience?

It is a pretty small reel.I wouldn't use anything heavier than 6# on it and now that I have 4# 6# is history!