Derek Gibson
Well-known member
How much line do you need on your reel. With the exception of extreme range fishing, do we really need more than one hundred yards of line for most forms of fishing.
50 yards on my Pins and replaced regularly, filled to the brim on the fixed spools, but half of that could be backing ?
Bob
I usually need over a hundred yards on mine Bob as I often trott 90 to 100 yds....
I'd need a pair of binoculars for that distance.
I usually need over a hundred yards on mine Bob as I often trott 90 to 100 yds. If i'm not trotting those very long trotts I still like to have more than enough line on my reel to allow for a breakage, removing lengths of damaged line etc etc.
Same on a fixed spool reel, even if fishing the margins, I always prefer to have more line on the spool than I actually need regardless of the distance i'm fishing.