Thread: Do you ever change out your fishing line?

I change mine every couple of weeks. Crappie line is cheap and I hate kinky/twisted line. Plus when I get hung up, I pull hard to break it off so I don't go in too close and disturb a good spot. The line stretch eventually weakens the line.

Mike

Mike, have you ever tried Suffix line? I needed a hi vis line so I started using Suffix Hi Vis yellow in 4 lb for casting jigs. It is an excellent strong, smooth casting line with no twists or kinks. A little pricy as far as mono line goes but well worth it.

I change mine about 3 times a year and also use backing so I only put about 100 yrds on at a time.

Originally Posted by Barnacle Bill

Mike, have you ever tried Suffix line? I needed a hi vis line so I started using Suffix Hi Vis yellow in 4 lb for casting jigs. It is an excellent strong, smooth casting line with no twists or kinks. A little pricy as far as mono line goes but well worth it.

I like to use Suffix for throwing jerkbaits for bass. That is about my only application for it.

Originally Posted by Barnacle Bill

Mike, have you ever tried Suffix line? I needed a hi vis line so I started using Suffix Hi Vis yellow in 4 lb for casting jigs. It is an excellent strong, smooth casting line with no twists or kinks. A little pricy as far as mono line goes but well worth it.

Bill, I've tried it, and back in my bass fishing tournament days, I always changed line before each and every tournament with premium line. With the crappie line (and not fishing for money), I bought several spools of Crappie Maxx Hi-Vis yellow for about $5 a spool (I think there is a bazillion yards on a spool). On these small capacity reels and with line that cheap, I can stand to change every couple of weeks without flinching at the cost. I don't have any kinking (from memory) or line twist (as long as you know how to spool a spinning reel properly) when I change frequently.

Mike

i change 3 or 4 times a year or when the spool gets low,pull off 2/3 of the old find the knot from last change and respool.seems to be a break in period takes a trip to get the new line settled in,i stretch it and troll it before fishing and that helps

Okay, Texas Pete, what is the proper way to spool spinning reels for no twist or kink. I think I do okay, but would like your method to compare. (they may be the same)

Depends on which end the mfg. puts the label on, but I set the spool on it's end with the label up (for the brand I'm using now) and start crankin'. I hold tension on the line as I wind it onto the reel so there's no slack. I only use the label as a reference, the result is that you want the line to go onto the reel in the same fashion it comes off the spool.
It's surprising that a lot of fishermen will put the spool on a dowel or pencil and let somebody else hold it while the line rotates off the spool (with the spool spinning). I'm sure you know that if you do it that way, the line will twist once for every rotation of the reel.

I just re-read that......funny how difficult it is to explain things that you think are simple. Not sure that I did such a great job there. Guess that's why they say a picture is worth a thousand words.

Mike