Backing

[bibio1]

Guys,

I need.to change a few.Linea about various reels and at the same time I thought I'd change the backing.

Was a bit taken aback at how much it's jumped in cost. I'd like to buy around 500m. So where do you buy it? Any advice gratefully received.

Cheers

Paul

[Lochan_load]

I had to buy some just before the stravaig, it's a bloody rip these days. GAC do bulk spills but don't know what the saving is

[Wildfisher]

Trouble is getting stuff that is thin enough that you can get enough on yet strong enough. I sometimes just use 20 - 25lb mono. Cheap and does the job. Only fish I have ever had that took me to the backing was a salmon on trout  gear. Big browns don't tend to do that unless foul hooked in the tail!  :lol:

[corsican dave]

Paul, I've been using spectra braid for a few years now. I get it from amazon, the supplier is from hong kong. you can get a variety of breaking strains and colours (I like a bright coloured backing so I can see where the hell the fish is heading!)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spectra-Extreme-Braided-100m-2000m-1093Yards/dp/B01CE5T46Y/ref=sr_1_13?s=sports&ie=UTF8&qid=1476816075&sr=1-13&keywords=spectra+braid+fishing+line

plus points are that you can get a shed-load of backing on and it's not expensive. down-sides are that it's very fine and you can burn your fingers if the fish is running hard. I have a feeling it could burst plastic spools if you clamp down hard.

also, beware of letting loose coils hang around off the reel or it'll tangle irrevocably  :lol:

I use 30 - 50 lb and I have never had a problem with this brand, despite the bargain price (300m for £6 delivered  :shock:)

[haresear]

I have the Spectra Braid on some reels and some standard Dacron stuff on others. I have used mono in the past too. I reckon 15 lb mono is ample on trout reels even allowing for a loss of strength over time.

Tacklebargains is a good source for braid. I would go for Daiwa Sensor over Maxima for mono. I find Maxima decidedly dodgy after too long, whereas the Sensor seems to keep its breaking strain better. I have just tested some 12lb Sensor which has been on my barbel reels for about 6 years (kept in the dark) and it is still fine. It did the trick during a recent trip to the Trent

Alex

[Wildfisher]

I would go for Daiwa Sensor

That's what I use. Cheap as chips too.

[bibio1]

Paul, I've been using spectra braid for a few years now. I get it from amazon, the supplier is from hong kong. you can get a variety of breaking strains and colours (I like a bright coloured backing so I can see where the hell the fish is heading!)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spectra-Extreme-Braided-100m-2000m-1093Yards/dp/B01CE5T46Y/ref=sr_1_13?s=sports&ie=UTF8&qid=1476816075&sr=1-13&keywords=spectra+braid+fishing+line

plus points are that you can get a shed-load of backing on and it's not expensive. down-sides are that it's very fine and you can burn your fingers if the fish is running hard. I have a feeling it could burst plastic spools if you clamp down hard.

also, beware of letting loose coils hang around off the reel or it'll tangle irrevocably  :lol:

I use 30 - 50 lb and I have never had a problem with this brand, despite the bargain price (300m for £6 delivered  :shock:)

That's the best I've seen......cheers

Paul

[Highlander]

Must admit I do not like standard nylon as backing, does not feel right going through ones hand & can bed in & jam on a fly reel not something on a spinning or multiplyer reel would be a problem where the line is laid on with either a bale arm or some kind of spreader bar  I stick to Dacron or Terelene but no need for expensive stuff
20lb for Trout & 30lb for Salmon is about right. A braid too would be fine especially if amount is critical but personally I have not used it. I have not had a good fish other than a Sea Trout or Salmon hooked in a loch that has went into the backing in many a year though one Brown on an Altnaharra area loch took all my fly line & all my backing on it's first run, hit the empty reel swirled & was gone.


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