How often do you have to change your line? I have been using triline sensation in 6# and I really like it has great feel good strength small diameter, but I find it wears out fairly fast or maybe I just lose track of time. I fish on avg 3 times a week some times more. And I have to respool about once every month and a half. how often do you have to respool do to your line getting weak. What line do you use most often. Has any one else used the triline sensation?
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Well let me preface by saying that I wish I had the same problem. I haven't fished that much since I was around 20 years old.
If you are fishing 3+ times every week, I wouldn't want to keep line on a reel any longer than that. Especially if you cut off a foot or two when you snag up, retie or break off. Not to mention the UV sunlight that your line is getting exposed to by spending that much time on the water. That's darn near the same as leaving your reels out in the sun. Regular use, water, and sunlight will wear that stuff out no matter how good of line you buy.
Hopefully you aren't buying filler spools. They are a waste - especially if you respool very often. Get you one of them 3,000 yard service spools and keep it in a cool, dry place and avoid exposure to sunlight.
I use Stren Original in Clear Blue Flo. I really like 6#, but it's a little risky for fishing expensive cranks. Especially since all my favorite cranks and/or colors are all discontinued now, and what I have has to last me. So I use 8# all-around unless I have a situation that really calls for more or less.
Congratulations.
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I have become a fan of maxima ultragreen. I put it on all of my spinner rods and my casting rod for steelhead. I also use it as tippet on my fly rods. I'm like you Jeremy, I try to get out and fish as much as humanly possible. I don't keep close track, but it seems like I only have to replace my line every six months or so. It will also depend on where I am fishing. I like to take the jet boat to Neeley a lot in the summer time and the bottom of the river is snag heaven. That being the case I will end up changing line a little sooner than that. I will either buy maxima on the large service spools or I will go to Ace Hardware in Murtaugh and they will spool line on for three cents a yard and they have a pretty good selection. Cost about $5 for me to spool two spinner reels. In the winter I use Berkley Vanish Transitions on all of my ice rods. It is a clear line under water and out of direct sunlight. When exposed to direct sunlight it will turn red or gold depending on the kind you buy. I like it because it is easy to see when your only background is ice and snow. I only change that once at the beginning of each ice season. This line is a little spendy so to save some money I will use a cheap line as backing and only use Berkley to make the leaders.
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P-line fouroclear flourocarbon coated mono seems to hold up pretty well. #8 on all my spinning rigs.
I use either braid (tuf-line) or P-line cx Hi-vis on all casting set ups. Braid will last years. the mono gets swapped every season or as needed.
I don't fish near as much as you though.
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When I'm out a lot, I change out my line at least that often. I use Yo Zuri Hybrid most of the time and am pretty happy with it overall. I've been using Power Pro more and more though, and that stuff lasts a long time. I pretty much never change that out. I use the Yo Zuri for leader material with braid, and it lasts forever using only a couple yards of it.
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when I fished B.A.S.S. federation tourneys, I was replacing line every week or 2 weeks.
For your normal fishing conditions, 2-3 times a week for a few hours each time. I would say.2 months max. what was said about breaking off and stretching the line is going to wear it out.
You can use it for 6 months or a year no problem, but you will not enjoy it.. Break offs will increase. and the stuff will coil all the time.
This is all info for your standard mono. Flouro and braid will be different. I keep braid on a long time, and flouro gets replaced every other fishing trip when I use it.
The problem with finding service spools are that they usually sit in stores unprotected for a very long time. Most people wont spend the money on them so they tend to sit.
If you can find a spool that just came in. thats the one to buy.
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Most of my line is now Power Pro braided line. I use a fluorocarbon leader. Ron
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I change my spinning usually once a month, more often if it get's really bad twist. A disclaimer I only use mono on spinning on my lightweight rigs, for bass and spinning I only dropshot and I use braid and replace it after too many cuts results in short line. A spinning reels is after you put on line drop the spool in hot water until it cools, the line will shrink and form to your spool and noth the large diameter roll it came off of. All my baitcasters have berkley 100% flouro(gold box) and I only need to replace when there is no longer enough line. I rarely backlash so I don't get kinks. Also I think KVD line conditioner is well worth it, I've been using it and my line is less stiff and I think it adds to the life.
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I'm becoming a big fan of maxima ultragreen. I use 8 lb for my everyday spinning reel and 15 lb for my steelhead baitcaster. I'll spool the spinning rod every 4-6 weeks in the summer and less often when I'm not going all the time. I love that line, strong, good knot strength, and casts really well. The steelhead line is jut as needed. I end up breaking enough that i never wear out the line, it just ends up in the river [crazy]. I carry a good sized spool in my steelhead bag.
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Braid is by far the longest lasting. Some of the new ones are amazing. I've been tournament fishing for 10 years and I've had to respool about every 3 to 4 trips out. Spinning reels really twist things up, both get memory. Line spray helps and cost of line doesn't seem to matter. I agree with Ron, hard to beat braid with a flouro leader, except for sturgeon, then I just use 50 lb mono on casting reels.
Tight lines . . . . Dale
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I have used nothing but Maxima UG since I can remember. The line is really strong but it does have some memory issues. If it sits too long on a spool it will coil. You can tie it to your bumper and stretch it but I like to keep it fresh.
On my trout spinning reels we change it every 4-5 trips or more frequently if needed.
On my Bass reels fishing heavier line I used to change it every trip due to losing line to snags and retying often.
I like strong fresh line when targeting large fish trout not so much.
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I use superline on my spinning reels, either Sufix Power Braid or Berkley Nanofil. Out of the two, I prefer Nanofil since it's very smooth, casts futher and doesn't wrap around the guides when casting, but it only comes in up to 12 pound test. They float so you can watch your line for subtle bites, and line control/mending while drifting a bobber is much easier.
They also last much longer than mono. I fish at least once a week, sometimes two or three times a week during the warmer months. None of my lines are less than a year old, and they are still going strong.
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I forgot to mention, if you feather the spool and close the bail manually, you will greatly reduce your line twist with a spinning reel. As others have said, try a line conditioner as well. I really does seem to help. I use Ardent Line Butter, but I'm sure they're all pretty good.
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