Line recommendations

[boon]

I'm thinking of getting some braid for my bigger spin reels so I just wanted some help. Basically, how heavy should I go for fishing on the reefs? Also is 300m of line enough for an area which is 150m deep? My daiwa freams can take 400m of pe3 and 300m of pe4 and has 9kg of drag. I also got a daiwa regal plus bite n run reel which can take slightly more line. Thanks guys

[benno573]

i generally go 30lb or so on the reefs, 20lb if you are keen. i have 300m of braid on my reels and have a 20lb, 30lb and a 50lb for the livies. gives you some options. as for the amount of line - 300m in 150m of water should be heaps. if you are worried about getting spooled go a bit heavier.

[adri4n]

just wondering since boon's reel only has a max drag of 9kg, how would going heavier avoid him getting spooled? I would only assume that going with 20lb line would enable him to get more line on the reel and thus reducing the probability of getting spooled? now I've never been deep sea fishing before so I don't really know how, I was just basing the above on my own logic.

[Dec]

Abrasion resistance and you also have the ability to put your hand on the spool for more drag.

[MichaelJ]

prob go around 30lb-50lb and 300m would be heaps of line

[shortie]

adri4n wrote:

just wondering since boon's reel only has a max drag of 9kg, how would going heavier avoid him getting spooled? I would only assume that going with 20lb line would enable him to get more line on the reel and thus reducing the probability of getting spooled? now I've never been deep sea fishing before so I don't really know how, I was just basing the above on my own logic.

Thumb on spool works a treat as drag.

[adri4n]

Thanks guys, that helps clear things up for me. Cheers

[jeff f]

when you are fishing 100m deep water a fish has to run a long way along the bottom to take 10 m of line

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[adri4n]

AHA! i knew the math I learnt would come in handy one day... using pythagoras's rule, the fish would have to go 45.8257569 m parallel to the bottom to pull of 10m of line. Lol... sorry for being a smartass guys I just couldn't resist...

[boon]

Thanks for the input guys. Porbably gonna go with Powerpro of tufline 30lb

[Dan23]

boon wrote:

Thanks for the input guys. Porbably gonna go with Powerpro of tufline 30lb

I have some 20lb Powerpro and it's much thinner and stronger than some 15lb Tuff line and about 1/2 the price on Ebay;)