Fireline & Spiderwire Problem
I must be doing something stupid, help. Whenever I spool up either of these
lines on my baitcasters, and no matter what knot I tie or how tight I set my
line when I spool up. after a while the whole wind of line spins on the
spool. Yup the spool stays put and the line just spins around, is there a
fix like roughing up the spool to get a better grip at the beginning. or am
I just missing an obvious thing, |
HankCoen
Jun 2
2005
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| Tape the first loop to the spool after tying it on, or put on mono
backing first. |
Ronnie
Jun 1
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| Fill it half-way with mono, then tie the braid/fused line to that. Won't
slip and it's more economical, to. |
RichZ
Jun 2
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| That little tape tab that usually comes on the spool is great for taping
down the first wind. It's just the right size for my reels and I snitch
rubber bands from SWMBO to hold any leftover line on the spool. |
Da
Jun 2
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| I like using the Mono also, I can spool up two reels with braid that way off
of one spool of stren super braid |
alwaysfishking
Jun 2
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| Thanks Guys. I was starting to think I was crazy. I'll do both. try the tape
and also the mono backing |
HankCoen
Jun 2
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| I'm a mono backer too. Harry J aka Thundercat
Brooklyn Bill's Tackle Shop Fishing Team
http://www.brooklynbillstackleshop.com
Share the knowledge, compete on execution. |
Thundercat
Jun 2
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| I also use mono backing before spooling with a braid. |
Chris
Jun 2
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| Backing with mono is the most economical way to go about it, as pointed out
by the guys here. Next time you get into a box in of Fireline, yank out the
directions. They (used to) outline how to spool up partially with mono first
and then use a uni-to-uni knot to connect the lines, and then finish by
topping off with the Fireline. If you go this route, make sure to try and
match the mono line diameter to the line diameter of the Fireline/braid, as
in my experience it works better when they're similar diameters. Now, that said, I got to talk to Mike Iaconelli at a Dick's Sporting Goods a
few months prior to his big Classic win a couple of years ago (they're a
sponsor of his, apparently he used to work at one). Anyway, he told me that
I could *also* just spool on the mono (prespooling with mono is a must
either way you go, he said) and then just tie it off to itself, and then tie
on the braid like you normally would and it would "cut" down into the mono
and hold just fine. That is *if* I didn't feel like trying to do the
uni-to-uni knot thing...he was quite the seminar teacher to a handful of us
NC rednecks that day. He said if he was spooling at home, he tied it to the
mono, but if he was having to respool on the road or lake, he just tied off
the mono and then tied on the superline and let it cut down into the mono,
which is quicker and works about as well in his opinion. |
SimRacer
Jun 2
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| Do you use an Albright knot to attach "backing" to line? How does it work
with the braided stuff? Dan |
Daniel-San
Jun 2
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| I actually use the blood knot. |
Chris
Jun 2
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| I'm a taper. I like to use a little bit of sports tape and go once plus
around. It generally takes up less spool than mono. I'm generally not
interested in saving money by using less braided line, I may get near
spooled by a big striper and I don't want to get down to the mono in that
situation. That said, I generally only use the Power Pro for inshore
striper fishing. I like to have as much braid on there as I can fit (of
course leaving the obligatory 1/8 to 1/4 inch lip on the spool). Rich P |
Rich
Jun 2
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| I agree with you Rich. To me, it's a false economy to use backing.
Afterall, what connects you to the fish? The line! So why skimp on the
only connection you have to the fish? People spend $15-$30,000 for a boat,
a couple hundred for a rod, half that or more for a reel, $17 for a simgle
Lucky Craft lure, yet balk at spending $10-$13 for a spool of line? I'd rather fish knowing I have the security of a full, uninterrupted spool
of line. A friend of mine use to do that, and had a big fish get him into
the backing. Wanna take a guess at what broke? If you're really concerned about economy, when the "front half" of the spool
is looking pretty frazzled, simply run the line onto another reel, reversing
it and using the unused portion of the line that's on the spool. |
Steve
Jun 2
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| Heck Steve, I haven't met a freshwater bass yet that would take 60 yds of
braid on me, but I do understand where your coming from.. Now pay attention Charles those catfish can spool ya!!! |
alwaysfishking
Jun 2
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| I haven't been taken down to the knot by anything except a false
albacore in SW. I do the same thing with mono and fluoro. The backing on
my reels gets put on the first time their spooled and never comes off. |
RichZ
Jun 3
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| Yeah those false albacore are speedy little demons aren't they Rich |
alwaysfishking
Jun 3
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| Fastest thing in fins. But the SW guy I was out with insisted I'd never
be able to back reel fast enough, and he was wrong. I landed 4 of 5
hookups with my drag tight and the anti-reverse off, while he dropped 2
of four relying on his drag. |
RichZ
Jun 3
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| Not really, tie into a wahoo someday. Bonefish are amazingly fast too... Warren |
go-bassn
Jun 3
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| And carp. I've been taken into the backing only twice, once
by a steelhead and once by a carp. Fly fishermen don't call
carp freshwater bonefish for nothin', ya know.
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Ken
Jun 4
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