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fishordie · 09-10-2007, 11:38 AM

HI Kilsong,

Thank you for the nice words. You are so right about the Spectra. Many of us have now had ours on our reels for several years. Rubbing against the boat, frayed strands, nicks, etc. are sometimes tough to detect. However, like any other part of the gear, a big tuna will find the weakest link and cause it to break.

Spectra is very expensive but in the overall scheme of things, for those of us like you and I, these are the tools we use on a regular basis. You have to have the right tool for the application and it has to be maintained. Good for you replacing suspect Spectra. I would do the exact same thing. I happen to keep thousands of yards of different gauge Spectra with me at home and on the boat. If I have any suspicion at all I remove the worn or suspect section and re splice in new. Gawwwd I love hollow Spectra. Even my hollow splice loops are redone for every trip right on the boat. Yes, I am anal about such things but it also allows others to see what I am doing.

One thing to note is I have re changed out all my solid this year as I am back to throwing 100 Yd mono top shots for my jigs. I could just never make the solid thing work for me and believe me I tried everything I could.
I am using loop to loop for ease of change out which I usually do a couple of times a day. I even change out my mono if I happen to backlash the spool..... Yes it happens to the best and worst of us. My premade windons go on and off quickly and of course I always have more than enough backup rigs to use until I can re put on the new line.

Kilsong, You and I put a ton of time into our fishing and what it gives us in return is something hard for non fishermen to understand. But it improves the quality of our lives. Each and every fish is just as grand an event as the first one. Losing a fish due to bad gear or line is just not acceptable. Losing a fish because it just bested us on that effort, though not fun, just makes getting the next one even better in the same conditions.

As Always, I look forward to sharing the rail with you someday.

Jamie

09-10-2007, 11:38 AM	#9 (permalink)
fishordie Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 68	HI Kilsong, Thank you for the nice words. You are so right about the Spectra. Many of us have now had ours on our reels for several years. Rubbing against the boat, frayed strands, nicks, etc. are sometimes tough to detect. However, like any other part of the gear, a big tuna will find the weakest link and cause it to break. Spectra is very expensive but in the overall scheme of things, for those of us like you and I, these are the tools we use on a regular basis. You have to have the right tool for the application and it has to be maintained. Good for you replacing suspect Spectra. I would do the exact same thing. I happen to keep thousands of yards of different gauge Spectra with me at home and on the boat. If I have any suspicion at all I remove the worn or suspect section and re splice in new. Gawwwd I love hollow Spectra. Even my hollow splice loops are redone for every trip right on the boat. Yes, I am anal about such things but it also allows others to see what I am doing. One thing to note is I have re changed out all my solid this year as I am back to throwing 100 Yd mono top shots for my jigs. I could just never make the solid thing work for me and believe me I tried everything I could. I am using loop to loop for ease of change out which I usually do a couple of times a day. I even change out my mono if I happen to backlash the spool..... Yes it happens to the best and worst of us. My premade windons go on and off quickly and of course I always have more than enough backup rigs to use until I can re put on the new line. Kilsong, You and I put a ton of time into our fishing and what it gives us in return is something hard for non fishermen to understand. But it improves the quality of our lives. Each and every fish is just as grand an event as the first one. Losing a fish due to bad gear or line is just not acceptable. Losing a fish because it just bested us on that effort, though not fun, just makes getting the next one even better in the same conditions. As Always, I look forward to sharing the rail with you someday. Jamie Last edited by fishordie : 09-10-2007 at 10:04 PM.