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nobass · 03-08-11, 05:51 PM

i know this has been talk about. but found good way to id what lb. test and type of line on rod and reel. got electric wire marking tape it come in both numbers and letters. it is adhesive and on spool. all you do is take of the no. you need and wrap around the base of your rod above the handle ie. 15m or 20f meanins i5lb mono. peels off easy when you want to change line. you can get it a any electrical supply house or lowes it comes on a red spool with no 0 thur 9 and letters a thur z really cheap and one spool will last a life ime

bassboogieman · 03-08-11, 05:59 PM

I only carry 18 rods

I can remember.

MississippiBoy · 03-08-11, 06:30 PM

Kevin has a good idea, too: http://www.bassfishin.com/fishing-vi...fishing-reels/

bamabassman · 03-08-11, 06:31 PM

hahahahaha boogieman. i got around 30 now (thanks ZOOKER). i only have 4 different lines on all of them. but i couldn't tell ya what they are. i need to mark them. and i like the system.

BigBassin144 · 03-08-11, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bassboogieman

I only carry 18 rods

I can remember.

x2. Well the remembering part, lol. I only carry about 9 combos.

BB

walkeraviator · 03-08-11, 08:17 PM

I only got five rods... its hard to remember which ones have 12lb mono and which ones have 12 lb mono... wait... nevermind...

bassboogieman · 03-08-11, 10:16 PM

It really isn't difficult, I only use a small mix of line and tests.

5 spinning rods - all have 20# Suffix braid (hit the EASY Button)

3 worm rods - all have 15# co-polymer (smack the EASY Button again)

3 spinnerbait rods - 2 are MH and have 15# co-polymer, 1 Med has 10# co-poly (I still think I can hit the EASY button again)

4 crankbait rods - 3 are Med and spooled with 12# flurocarbon, 1 MH has 15# flurocarbon (spank the EASY button)

1 frog rod - 50# braid, too dang easy.

2 jig rods - both have 17# co-polymer (EASY button)

Braid I only use two sizes. Flurocarbon only on the crankbait rods in two weights. Everything else is co-polymer in 3 tests - basically determined by the power of the rod.
Now I'll tell you how I cheat to make identification even easier. The co-ploy I color code. 10# is smoke, 15# is green, and 17# is clear. That's my system and it works very well for me.

BigBassin144 · 03-08-11, 10:31 PM

doesn't sound too bad. I don't think I have 2 lines the same right now, lol.

one spinning reel has 15lb braid, one has 10lb. The new one is getting 10lb of a different brand. One casting reel has 20lb braid, one 30lb, and one 50lb. I've got a reel with 12lb FC, one with 12lb mono, and now one with 12lb P-line Floroclear. I've got one with 12lb Ande mono waiting for some 15-17lb P-line CXX. I guess I don't get an easy button

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bamabassman · 03-08-11, 10:57 PM

got 3 baitcasters with braid, 3 30# power pro (thanks ant),1 with 50# suffix (again, thanks ant). the rest are 3 cajun red 12#,3 triliene 12# green,3 10# clear ande. ain't got the spinners all done yet. i know i have 4 with braid same as above, 30# power pro. gonna do the others in the mono as the bait casters. i'm set.....i think. might need a couple of more reels. see i got some empty rods.

OH YEAH, i got 2 reels in the shop i am waiting for. DOH!

bassboogieman · 03-08-11, 11:10 PM

Cajun red?

Someone that actually likes it

amazing. I tried it ONCE, had it on my reels about 3 hours. When I came in for lunch I respooled every reel that had it on. It does, however make good backing.

bamabassman · 03-08-11, 11:19 PM

spray some KVD line conditioner on it and it is good in my opion. never had a real problem with it.

everettvet · 03-09-11, 12:17 AM

Well, that video is interesting.....that is what I do. Someone last year asked me where I got that idea from. I told them I must have read it or saw it somewhere because I didn't think of it but I had no idea where I got it from. The only thing I do different is that I use small stickers that I get at office depot and I also write the brand of the line along with the weight and type of line on the sticker. I use several different brands of line because I am always trying something different. This system has worked well for me and the stickers stay on the reels very well.

03-08-11, 05:51 PM	#1
nobass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: clarksville, tn, Posts: 1,690	line i d i know this has been talk about. but found good way to id what lb. test and type of line on rod and reel. got electric wire marking tape it come in both numbers and letters. it is adhesive and on spool. all you do is take of the no. you need and wrap around the base of your rod above the handle ie. 15m or 20f meanins i5lb mono. peels off easy when you want to change line. you can get it a any electrical supply house or lowes it comes on a red spool with no 0 thur 9 and letters a thur z really cheap and one spool will last a life ime __________________ the only easy day was yesterday

03-08-11, 06:30 PM	#3
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Kevin has a good idea, too: http://www.bassfishin.com/fishing-vi...fishing-reels/ __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

03-08-11, 06:31 PM	#4
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	hahahahaha boogieman. i got around 30 now (thanks ZOOKER). i only have 4 different lines on all of them. but i couldn't tell ya what they are. i need to mark them. and i like the system. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-08-11, 10:31 PM	#8
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	doesn't sound too bad. I don't think I have 2 lines the same right now, lol. one spinning reel has 15lb braid, one has 10lb. The new one is getting 10lb of a different brand. One casting reel has 20lb braid, one 30lb, and one 50lb. I've got a reel with 12lb FC, one with 12lb mono, and now one with 12lb P-line Floroclear. I've got one with 12lb Ande mono waiting for some 15-17lb P-line CXX. I guess I don't get an easy button BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

03-08-11, 10:57 PM	#9
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	got 3 baitcasters with braid, 3 30# power pro (thanks ant),1 with 50# suffix (again, thanks ant). the rest are 3 cajun red 12#,3 triliene 12# green,3 10# clear ande. ain't got the spinners all done yet. i know i have 4 with braid same as above, 30# power pro. gonna do the others in the mono as the bait casters. i'm set.....i think. might need a couple of more reels. see i got some empty rods. OH YEAH, i got 2 reels in the shop i am waiting for. DOH! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-08-11, 05:59 PM	#2
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	I only carry 18 rods I can remember.

03-08-11, 08:17 PM	#6
walkeraviator BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 1,119	I only got five rods... its hard to remember which ones have 12lb mono and which ones have 12 lb mono... wait... nevermind...

03-08-11, 10:16 PM	#7
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	It really isn't difficult, I only use a small mix of line and tests. 5 spinning rods - all have 20# Suffix braid (hit the EASY Button) 3 worm rods - all have 15# co-polymer (smack the EASY Button again) 3 spinnerbait rods - 2 are MH and have 15# co-polymer, 1 Med has 10# co-poly (I still think I can hit the EASY button again) 4 crankbait rods - 3 are Med and spooled with 12# flurocarbon, 1 MH has 15# flurocarbon (spank the EASY button) 1 frog rod - 50# braid, too dang easy. 2 jig rods - both have 17# co-polymer (EASY button) Braid I only use two sizes. Flurocarbon only on the crankbait rods in two weights. Everything else is co-polymer in 3 tests - basically determined by the power of the rod. Now I'll tell you how I cheat to make identification even easier. The co-ploy I color code. 10# is smoke, 15# is green, and 17# is clear. That's my system and it works very well for me.

03-08-11, 11:10 PM	#10
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	Cajun red? Someone that actually likes it amazing. I tried it ONCE, had it on my reels about 3 hours. When I came in for lunch I respooled every reel that had it on. It does, however make good backing.

03-08-11, 11:19 PM	#11
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	spray some KVD line conditioner on it and it is good in my opion. never had a real problem with it. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-09-11, 12:17 AM	#12
everettvet BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Paducah, KY Posts: 730	Well, that video is interesting.....that is what I do. Someone last year asked me where I got that idea from. I told them I must have read it or saw it somewhere because I didn't think of it but I had no idea where I got it from. The only thing I do different is that I use small stickers that I get at office depot and I also write the brand of the line along with the weight and type of line on the sticker. I use several different brands of line because I am always trying something different. This system has worked well for me and the stickers stay on the reels very well.

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