01-05-2003, 01:12 AM
[cool]If I am fishing where the quarry has the potential of running off some line, then I use a full spool of the best line I can buy. No knots, No worries. But, I have had large yellowfin tuna spool two 80# reels, one tied on behind the other. That's different.
I have had few Utah fish run off more than a few feet of line at a time...including a 23# brown on 6#.
The 44# striper on 4# line ate a small summer run steelhead I was reeling in, in the American River, and never left the hole it was hooked in. Never had more than thirty yards of line off the reel at any time. I was lucky.
River caught salmon are much the same. They often slug it out for an hour or more, in the same hole, unless they head downstream. Open water salmon are different. They can make some serious runs. Next time I hear of a run of big salmon in Deer Creek, I'll do the full spool thng. After all, it's only money.
It's all a matter of personal preference, as much as economics. My style works for me. You believe in what works for you. That's what it's all about. Find something you can fish with confidence and you are bound to be more successful. When you are not playing the "what if" game, or worring about using the right lures...or fishing somewhere else...you can concentrate on what you need to be doing...fishing with confidence.
Good luck and have fun.
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I have had few Utah fish run off more than a few feet of line at a time...including a 23# brown on 6#.
The 44# striper on 4# line ate a small summer run steelhead I was reeling in, in the American River, and never left the hole it was hooked in. Never had more than thirty yards of line off the reel at any time. I was lucky.
River caught salmon are much the same. They often slug it out for an hour or more, in the same hole, unless they head downstream. Open water salmon are different. They can make some serious runs. Next time I hear of a run of big salmon in Deer Creek, I'll do the full spool thng. After all, it's only money.
It's all a matter of personal preference, as much as economics. My style works for me. You believe in what works for you. That's what it's all about. Find something you can fish with confidence and you are bound to be more successful. When you are not playing the "what if" game, or worring about using the right lures...or fishing somewhere else...you can concentrate on what you need to be doing...fishing with confidence.
Good luck and have fun.
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