04-20-2005, 11:44 AM
I have been looking at respooling a couple of my reels. I have been using Trilene XL(clear for still water and HI-VIS green for stream or river fishing) with mixed results after it has been on the reel for a season or two and used heavily or exposed to the elements for long periods. Excaliber has been recommended by several people that I know for several reasons - Abrasion resistance, strength and castiblity.
But noone has said anything about "overloading" the reel. I tend to put on as much line as possible for ease of casting - sometimes, just a little more than the recommended 1/8 inch remaining on the spool. My question, since you brought it up, is - what problems are you saying you experienced ? Were you refering to "overloading" the spool with too much line - as in exceeding the line length recommendation of the spool ? Was there a difference between the 4 # or 8 # or any other line sizes that you've used, as far as problems go ? Are there any line maintenance differences with Excaliber as opposed to other lines - like don't leave it in the sun or make sure you let it all out and straighten it behind your boat with no lure on, so as to remove the memory coils after using it ?
Lastley, if it has not been mentioned, I know I can get it on the internet but is there a place locally that carries it ? Thank you in advance.
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But noone has said anything about "overloading" the reel. I tend to put on as much line as possible for ease of casting - sometimes, just a little more than the recommended 1/8 inch remaining on the spool. My question, since you brought it up, is - what problems are you saying you experienced ? Were you refering to "overloading" the spool with too much line - as in exceeding the line length recommendation of the spool ? Was there a difference between the 4 # or 8 # or any other line sizes that you've used, as far as problems go ? Are there any line maintenance differences with Excaliber as opposed to other lines - like don't leave it in the sun or make sure you let it all out and straighten it behind your boat with no lure on, so as to remove the memory coils after using it ?
Lastley, if it has not been mentioned, I know I can get it on the internet but is there a place locally that carries it ? Thank you in advance.
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