How Much Line is enough?

[The Lawyer]

Hi Guys

Just purchased a Shimano 10000 DL RA reel, yesterday filled it with 7pound line.

My question is till what point would you fill the reel? i have filled it almost till its leven with the spool edge.

Do i need to get a line counter and follow the capacity guide of the spool or am i right.

Also what would you advise is the best method of re-spooling line? i dropped the spool in a bucket of water and reeled line?

Thanks in advance

 

 

 

[braailegend]

I fill till about 1mm from the lip. To avoid wind knots.

 

[braailegend]

7lb on that 10000, must be 600-700m if not more?

 

[LeonK]

why not fill the spool with backing first before you start filling the spool with the 7lb line. you will safe a lot of line and money.
you can use wool or old line.

i will fill the spool up to the point where the line is level with the lip of the spool. when re-filling I also put the line in water but I add n bit of sunlight liquid to the water. it gives the line a better "lay" and makes casting with new line easier.

 

[Brakkanjan]

Hi daar, lol Rampokker plaas se jy dit vroeer. Ek het my Shimano 10 000 DL's gespoel met Double X se 7LBS brown cameleon line. 'n Hele 900 m se lyn plus leader!

 

[Naruto]

Ek gebruik 0.25mm line vir my backing. Net die laaste 200m is my casting lyn (0.18mm) ek het nou oorgeskakel na xx se platinum plus lyn en ek was nogal beindruk met die casting en die breek krag. Ek maak ook deesdae seker die leader knoop is aan die onder kant van die spoel sodat die leader nie aan dit kan haak met die cast nie (geen leader lyn agter die knoop nie).

 

[LeonK]

LOL

brakke ek was te laat want toe ek weer sien toe het jy klaar die katrolle gekoop en die spoele gelaai.

wat ek gewoonlik doen is om my lynmeter op te sit as ek die spoele laai. as die spoel vol is dan kyk ek hoeveel lyn het ek gebruik. ek skryf dit dan met n koukie op die lynhouer, trek dit elke keer af van wat beskikbaar is en sodoende weet ek hoeveel lyn op die houer oor is

:shark:lol:1

 

[The Lawyer]

Thanks Guys

The reel takes alot of line!

What would be recommendations be if you have 7lb line on your main spool what lien would who use on the spare or would you use the same strenght for spare?

Also i want to use 18lb leader is that ok and what type knot would be good to attach leader and lessen friction when casting?

 

[Enigma]

If for casting then backing and then 300m of line and fill it to the edge of the lip, I fill mine a bit more but then with 0.16mm.

Take 1 x empty spool and put 300m of line on then till the reel with backing (measure the backing - I use 0.30m) Now reel the backing and line off onto the other spool and your 300m mainline will be on top. Now when the line is in need of replacing it will take 300m of the same diameter to fill

If for ling line canoe angling then fill it with your mainline in the same manner as described with 600 or whatever length you want.

In theory to minimise twist from the outset you should set the spool flat on the floor and reel it in over the lip (so that it comes off the spool in the opposite direction to what it is put onto the reel)

 

[Duanejc]

Enigma wrote:

Take 1 x empty spool and put 300m of line on then till the reel with backing (measure the backing - I use 0.30m) Now reel the backing and line off onto the other spool and your 300m mainline will be on top. Now when the line is in need of replacing it will take 300m of the same diameter to fill

In theory to minimise twist from the outset you should set the spool flat on the floor and reel it in over the lip (so that it comes off the spool in the opposite direction to what it is put onto the reel)

I always wondered how to get that right, using a backing and then filling your spool with the lower diameter line! Genius! So simple at the end of the day. Thanks Craig!