Braided line life expectancy.
Submitted by jighead on Mon, 2012-03-05 11:35
I was wondering how long you would leave a reel spooled with braid before removing it and respooling it. I was using a penn spinfisher 9500ss that was spooled with braid a fair while ago and became suss on the quality of the braid after having it break above the double twice under a load I would expect it to handle no problems. I know there is the possibility of damage from various sources but I'm thinking the braid has just had it's day. Any opinions appreciated.
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till
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Braid lasts indefinitely, as
Braid lasts indefinitely, as long as you don't damage it, its uv stable etc. I guess break a bit off the end to cover wear, then if its still bad - replace the lot, or at least reverse it.
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All braid is different but
All braid is different but abrasion resistance is the key. Like till said, just take some off of the end when it starts to look worn but when in doubt, Change it out. nothing sucks worse than losing a trophy fish because of bad line.
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jighead
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I will respool it to
I will respool it to eliminate any doubts. Loosing fish is not ideal.