10-22-2003, 03:39 AM
Hey there tubeN2,
I should have mentioned that if you haven't changed the line on your saltwater gear in quite a while.... by all means, make a reasonable investment and replace your old line that will see the water.
Saltwater as well as heat and sunlight has a way of degrading mono and..... one sometimes forgets about that nick that was 30 feet into the line that you were going to change or the 3 different splices you made to a line to just get you thru the season until you could put fresh on just before the next season. Ya right! We've all done it!
Why do I know.......? cause I done it all .... multiple times!!!! Don't skimp on line but only put on the length that you can reasonably expect to come off the reel. That is, if you're putting 15 pound on a applicable reel, you're not going after a fish that's going to peel off 200 feet of line!!!!
On a boat, shallow water rockfishing is done around 100 to 150 feet (Ops 120 foot law). If you're fishing 20lb test 250 feet is all you need. The reel can be filled with junk then the new line put on as a 'top shot'. Ya, I ain't puttin' primo expensive line on the spool that will never see the light of day!! It takes experience to calculate it so that the 200th foot end of the line is right level or near the top of the spool lip.
Hope this adds to you and your sons success.
JapanRon
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