03-02-07, 01:54 PM | #1 |
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I was reading the article about Ike this week on bassfan.com and he mentioned that he uses backing on all of his spinning reels. He mentioned that he just ties it onto itself, then spools on the new stuff.
My question is this: If using backing, wouldn't you want to tie the new stuff to the backing just in case you get hold of something that you need to let run? I would hate to have only, say 100 yards of good line to let a runner have. I know, when bassfishing it isn't very often that you will get one that big, or that will run that far, but just to say "what if".
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03-02-07, 02:31 PM | #2 |
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i tie a blood knot to add line to all my reels, or a cinch knot. You have to trim the ends nice and neat or some of the new line will catch it if you get low on line down the road..I've often thought of using some crazy glue to eliminate the knot, but haven't tried it yet.
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This is what we do down here in the 2ft. salt where anyone of these fish could easily take that 100yds. We take mono backing then "topshot" the 100yds. of braid via a uni-uni knot.
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03-02-07, 05:15 PM | #4 |
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I tie a blood knot. That guy probably uses backing to be able to use a bigger reel and gain more line without spooling the whole thing. It is required by IGFA that if they are tied together, the heavier of the two is what the record is entered under.
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If you change often (like I do) that might be one way to save money. But I don't like the idea of having a knot, even a nice thin blood knot in my spool. I strip it all off and put on new. Now if I was using a 4000, I might consider this, but since I never use anything that big, it's (K)not an issue for me.
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I'm tellin' ya guys, these knots aren't that major. We use the same thing except reverse (braid backing w/ mono topshot) for swordfishing down here, now compare a 3lb. bass or even a 10lb. bass to a 200lb. swordfish or a 40lb. yellowfin tuna. JMHO
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why lizards, I never knew ya hada german accent` rofl
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I use a uni-uni knot to tie the two... works fine and I've never had a fish run enough to get to the backer, and we caught some pretty big fish.
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Keep in mind with bass fishing you aren't going to get spooled, and even the biggest bass doesn't make a long run against the drag like a lot of saltwater species do. therefore IMO the knot really isn't that big of a deal when tying line to backing. Tying to your bait, though is a whole different ball game. Then the knot is extremely important.
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I've always used backing plus 50-60 yards of good line and haven't had problems. Saved a bunch of money too.
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Use backing covered with electrical tape; add good line that equals 1.5 x the longest distance I can cast and only change the good line after it gets cut down to less than a casting distance. Too bad they don't make larger diameter spools to begin with.
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