![]() When you’re spooling braid onto a spinning reel, you can also use backing line as described above. Again, I like to use a Two-Join Uni Knot for this knot and it doesn’t have to be perfect, so don’t get too wound up about tying the perfect knot. The brand and type of backing you choose to use doesn’t matter, in my opinion, because it doesn’t see the light of day you can pretty much think of it as filler line. ![]() This practice does two very important things: It prevents slipping and digging on hooksets and it also saves a little money by taking up extra room on the reel spool. Essentially, you’ll tie some cheap 10- or 12-pound monofilament or flourocarbon directly to your spool and wind it onto the reel until the spool of the reel barely gets covered enough to go out of site. ![]() When you’re spooling braid on a casting reel, you’ll want to use some type of cheap backing line. It’s pretty much just like spooling any other fishing line but with a few small exceptions. Spooling braided line isn’t hard and we don’t need to beat it to death and get too far into the weeds. 50-pound test will allow for a bit wider walking action on your frogs and other topwaters and 65-pound test lets you punch your bait into thick vegetation and execute aggressive hooksets without any worry of breaking your line. If you like to throw topwater frogs, buzzbaits or pitch and flip heavy cover with heavy Texas rigs or skirted jigs, this is a perfect pound-test to use. In this situation, the braid can be tied directly to the lure and the small diameter of the line allows for incredible casting distance while the no-stretch qualities allow for a solid hookup ratio on long-distance hooksets.ĥ0- to 65-pound test: This might sound overkill to some, but again, don’t think of this in terms of your standard fluorocarbon or monofilament line diameter. Common practice is to attach a 4- to 6-foot fluorocarbon leader to your braided main line (my favorite knot for this is a Two-Join Uni Knot) in order to reduce your line’s visibility when fishing in clear-water situations.ģ0- to 40-pound test: Best on casting reels for open-water topwater lures such as walking topwaters and the popular Plopper-style topwaters. As a general guideline, here are some recommendations based on your preferred fishing techniques:Ĩ- to 20-pound test: Best on spinning reels for finesse fishing such as drop shots, shaky heads, Ned rigs, Neko rigs and similar lightweight techniques.
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