Mono backing and then braid?

[RodBow]

Do you use mono backing and then braid on your spinning reel?
How much mono?
Why?

Thanks

[dogonenuts]

suggestion, I filled half the spool with mono and finished with braid. Seems to be working well. Your feel of the strike and the fish is excellent. Marginal fish can be whisked into the boat without messing with the net without breaking the line. The only two problems I have run into are the occasional "air knots" that develop and that my leader seems to break easier with only slight prior abraision. I am switching to heavier fluoro carbon line for my leader below a CT. Also back off a little on the hook set as a typical worm fishing for bass hookset may well break something with braid's no line stretch.

Nuts

[Shornish]

I think alot of it comes down to saving money. Especially if you use a reel that holds alot of line. Put the mono on first because it is the least used and least likely to rub up against something. Then finish off with a stronger more abrassion resistant and longer lasting braid on the rest of the reel. One spool of braid will last twice as long. I only do it on my Cabo,Stradic 6000 and deep sea reels. My inshore reels like my Symetry and Stradic it really doesn't pay to do it because alot of the time I am making long casts and quite a bit of line comes off the reel.

[What a mess]

just enough mono to keep the braid from slipping on the spool.

just enough braid to get the job done cause your to cheap to pay for extra braid.

[grim reeler]

just enough mono to keep the braid from slipping on the spool.

yep, maybe 10 yards of mono.

[jsuber]

Braid will slip on a spool too. Trust Me!

[Shornish]

Yes putting braid on a bass reel or brim buster in Valdosta sounds cost effective. How many Penn GT's do you have that hold 400 Yards when you only are fishing in 150 ft or trolling 100 yards behind the boat.

[What a mess]

I have two that I will pick up this morning a 320 and a 4/0 that I had two-fifty yards put on each. My penn 4500 I just turned the braid around and it is new again. 1st time you get a fish that runs down to the spool like a tarpon or cobia on a spinning reel you'll wish you hadn't scrimped on the line.

Boat $15,000.00 to $50,000.00 dollars

Tackle $100.00 to $20,000.00 dollars

Not losing the fish of a lifetime because of preperation and skill .... pricless.

I guess I should say welcome to the forum thanks for your o2.

I don't see why you need to slam mine you do it your way I'll do it mine.

When it is all said and done with we are most likely going to get told by someone else we are both wrong.

Try decalf maybe Paxil.

[Sir reel]

welcome to the forum thanks for your o2

[Shornish]

I was just trying to defend myself because I don't like being called cheap by someone who does not know me. The guy asked a question on why people use mono/braid if you don't do it then I wouldn't slam someone who does. I have had plenty of big fish on including 8 to 10 ft. bull sharks and have had the mono almost all the way off the spool. Never been broken off at the mono. It's not like I am using 12 lb mono. What did people do when braid was not around, they used mono and with a strong knot there is no reason to use all braid. I was not trying to offend anyone just trying to figure out why you said that people were cheap who did this. Especially when you fish as much as I do and have to change line more often.

[Atticus]

I throw a couple rubberbands around the spool arbor. Then tie-on the braid. Works for me.

Couldn't tie a knot that wouldn't snag the braid on a cast after a while. So I just went with the rubberbands.

I have heard electrical tape around the arbor will work also.

[ltsolwhat]

When using braided line, I always put the braid on as backing and used 100 to 150 yards of quality mono. When fishing for large or medium fish I was more concerned about the quanity of line on the reel. When using 20 or 30# mono I used 50# braid. When using !00# (Tuna fishing on a west coast charter) I used 130# braid. These combinations kept me from being spooled on several different species of fish.

I also think, in the long run, that this was cost efficient as only the mono needed to be changed on a regular basis.

[What a mess]

I think alot of it comes down to saving money. Especially if you use a reel that holds alot of line. Put the mono on first because it is the least used and least likely to rub up against something. Then finish off with a stronger more abrassion resistant and longer lasting braid on the rest of the reel. One spool of braid will last twice as long. I only do it on my Cabo,Stradic 6000 and deep sea reels. My inshore reels like my Symetry and Stradic it really doesn't pay to do it because alot of the time I am making long casts and quite a bit of line comes off the reel.

It looked like you said that on your spinning reel you use all braid so you don't cast through to the knot. I do too.

I guess we agree that is the way to go and it answers his original question.


Sorry you are offended I wasn't calling you cheap I also do like you and do not load all braid on offshore reels.

Actually if you would check with anyone that knows me they will tell you I am the one that is cheap!

See the tuna guy says we are doing it wrong I knew it wouldn't take long.

[Jumptrout51]

WAM is CHEAP and RUDE.

[Sir reel]

everyone please return to your seats....keep your seat belts loosely fastened..... we expect some turbulence in the next few minutes