Dating Line

Mac1 · 09-29-06, 06:56 PM

I called Berkley and the lady told me how to read the date code on Berkley and Stren lines. She also stated not to buy line more than two years old......it tends to dry out and get weak, especially when stored in non air conditioned rooms.

At the very bottom of the spool label, you will find four markings....you need only read the first three....they are month, day and year. The month reads as a letter, A being January, B is February, C is March and so on. The second digit will be the day and the third digit is the year.....they only use the last number of the year, so 6 for example, represents 1906.... Some codes, such as on BPS Excel, do not read the same way, but at least this will help when buying Berkley or Stren products.

skeeter944 · 09-29-06, 07:22 PM

ok,cool. i'll have to remeber that next time i buy line. see yah!

Rebbasser · 09-29-06, 08:58 PM

Good to know, Mac-thanks!

Vabass22 · 09-29-06, 09:08 PM

Thats good to know, very useful. Don't you hate spending 8-15 dollars for a bad batch of line?

keithdog · 09-30-06, 10:42 AM

Thanks, thats good info to know and something I'll be checking from now on. But ummmmm.......1906??? hehe

09-29-06, 06:56 PM	#1
Mac1 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 183	Dating Line I called Berkley and the lady told me how to read the date code on Berkley and Stren lines. She also stated not to buy line more than two years old......it tends to dry out and get weak, especially when stored in non air conditioned rooms. At the very bottom of the spool label, you will find four markings....you need only read the first three....they are month, day and year. The month reads as a letter, A being January, B is February, C is March and so on. The second digit will be the day and the third digit is the year.....they only use the last number of the year, so 6 for example, represents 1906.... Some codes, such as on BPS Excel, do not read the same way, but at least this will help when buying Berkley or Stren products.

09-29-06, 08:58 PM	#3
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Good to know, Mac-thanks! __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

09-29-06, 07:22 PM	#2
skeeter944 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere in South Carolina Posts: 2,377	ok,cool. i'll have to remeber that next time i buy line. see yah!

09-29-06, 09:08 PM	#4
Vabass22 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern Va Posts: 1,120	Thats good to know, very useful. Don't you hate spending 8-15 dollars for a bad batch of line?

09-30-06, 10:42 AM	#5
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Thanks, thats good info to know and something I'll be checking from now on. But ummmmm.......1906??? hehe

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