I’m new to fishing as an adult, fished at cottages as a kid many moons ago. Decided to pick up an SLX spinning 7’ Med, Extra Fast rod and Nasci C3000HG reel.
I researched how much mono backing to put on behind the 150y of 15lb SSV2. All the calculators were off by quite a lot. A few told me 70yards others told me 100+, I ended up with maybe 10yards of mono after a few tries, and this is how it looks. I put moderate tension on the line while spooling.
One thing I noticed while tying the mono to braid, and braid to fluoro, the moss green is darn hard to see. I’m not sure if this will be an issue for me. I also have Hi-Vis Aqua green, but thought it might be too bright, causing line-shy. But I have a feeling it’s going to be tricky to see my line out there.
I haven’t gone out yet, planning this weekend.
I’m brand new, but I do like doing lots of research and educating myself. I’m all about maxing my set up.
Posted by EP3RR
2 Comments
Nice setup. Should be plenty of line on your spool. I have the cheapest ozark trail spinning reel I could find specifically for if I don’t get enough backing on my reels. I’ll transfer the braid from the good reel to the ozark trail, add more or take some off of the backing and then put the braid back on the main reel. Also good for flipping the braid backwards once it gets some age. Can also set the drag kinda loose on the ozark trail and get a helper to hold the reel to keep the braid taught so you’re not fighting it while also reeling. Fish being line shy all depends on the species you’re targeting and conditions and can be remedied with a leader. Leaders also keep the amount of braid you lose to retying at a minimum and give you some stretch to help keep fish pinned and reduce amount of breakoffs from hooksets. Most people recommend fluoro, I like mono because I’m cheap and the river smallies near me don’t care about line visibility
You don’t have to use backing, a piece of electrical tape and a knot works.
I found trying to tie on 8lb mono to match the thickness too fiddly.