Reel capacity question

Fishnngolfn · 07-09-08, 10:49 AM

This may be a stupid question but here goes.

When a reel list the capacity as (220 yds / 8 lb), does that mean that you should only put 8 lb line or less on the reel? Or does it mean that 220 yards of 8 lb diameter line will fit on the reel?

Jim80 · 07-09-08, 10:53 AM

it means the latter of the two the higher you go with the test of the line the less will fit on the spool

Fishnngolfn · 07-09-08, 10:58 AM

I thought that was the pound capacity at first. So I am not going to push the limits of my reel if I put a heavier pound line on the reel as long as it is not over-filled. That is good to know.

Lancer6 · 07-09-08, 12:59 PM

Golfie,

Most manufacturers provide that info within the test range most suitable to a reels size and targeted application. When one loads a spool with mono or fluoro well above the listed tests, one reduces the casting ability, especially distance, of the reel.
Now that braids are commonplace, the game has changed. If you have a reel, spinning or casting, that will comfortably handle mono or fluoro of NO MORE than, say, 10 lb. test, you can spool it with braid of 30-50 lb. test with no adverse effect on casting. This is because the markedly smaller diameter of braid means that line level decrease during the cast is not an issue. BUT...a reel rated for 10 lb mono may not have the guts (drag system and gear strength) to do battle in an application wherein stronger lines are dictated.
Balance your tackle to the need!

L6

Fishnngolfn · 07-09-08, 01:51 PM

Thanks. I didn't think about the drag. Probably because the fish I catch are under 2 lbs and most of them you can just muscle to the shore.

Captmikestarrett · 07-10-08, 08:07 AM

Here is a secret that most reel manufactures will not tell. If you spool the line backwards you get 220 yards less on the first cast.

Your welcome

Capt Mike

Tryinhard · 08-05-08, 10:32 PM

thats pretty true capt, funny for the other guy not so funny to have happen to you .

islandbass · 08-16-08, 04:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fishnngolfn

Thanks. I didn't think about the drag. Probably because the fish I catch are under 2 lbs and most of them you can just muscle to the shore.

Just be careful still. Any rod can snap with as little as 2 lbs, and not even the high end rods are immune from that.

Lancer6 · 08-16-08, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by islandbass

Just be careful still. Any rod can snap with as little as 2 lbs, and not even the high end rods are immune from that.

They are so long as they're not in the hands of low-end fishermen

Jus' sayin'.

L6

07-09-08, 10:49 AM	#1
Fishnngolfn BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,523	Reel capacity question This may be a stupid question but here goes. When a reel list the capacity as (220 yds / 8 lb), does that mean that you should only put 8 lb line or less on the reel? Or does it mean that 220 yards of 8 lb diameter line will fit on the reel?

07-09-08, 10:53 AM	#2
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	it means the latter of the two the higher you go with the test of the line the less will fit on the spool __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

07-09-08, 12:59 PM	#4
Lancer6 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somewhere out there Posts: 734	Golfie, Most manufacturers provide that info within the test range most suitable to a reels size and targeted application. When one loads a spool with mono or fluoro well above the listed tests, one reduces the casting ability, especially distance, of the reel. Now that braids are commonplace, the game has changed. If you have a reel, spinning or casting, that will comfortably handle mono or fluoro of NO MORE than, say, 10 lb. test, you can spool it with braid of 30-50 lb. test with no adverse effect on casting. This is because the markedly smaller diameter of braid means that line level decrease during the cast is not an issue. BUT...a reel rated for 10 lb mono may not have the guts (drag system and gear strength) to do battle in an application wherein stronger lines are dictated. Balance your tackle to the need! L6 Last edited by Lancer6; 07-09-08 at 04:51 PM.

07-10-08, 08:07 AM	#6
Captmikestarrett BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Accokeek MD Posts: 3,315	Here is a secret that most reel manufactures will not tell. If you spool the line backwards you get 220 yards less on the first cast. Your welcome Capt Mike __________________ Capt Mike Starrett light tackle guide Potomac River http://www.indianheadcharters.com

07-09-08, 10:58 AM	#3
Fishnngolfn BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,523	I thought that was the pound capacity at first. So I am not going to push the limits of my reel if I put a heavier pound line on the reel as long as it is not over-filled. That is good to know.

07-09-08, 01:51 PM	#5
Fishnngolfn BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,523	Thanks. I didn't think about the drag. Probably because the fish I catch are under 2 lbs and most of them you can just muscle to the shore.

08-05-08, 10:32 PM	#7
Tryinhard BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Priest River ID Posts: 49	thats pretty true capt, funny for the other guy not so funny to have happen to you .

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