New to Braid

[copie]

Hi all i am a little new to using braid. What amount metre's or yards would you put on a tld20. How do you all work out how much backing to put on to end up with a nice full spool. Thanks in advance for any help.
Mark.

[Chamelion]

Only way that I know is foolproof if to use two reels (or two spools) that are identical.
Wind braid onto one followed by however much backing to fill the spool and then transfer it onto the other reel (or spool).

Matt.

[sleepygreg]

That is the easy way of doing it Matt, and my preferred method. If however, if you dont have two identical spools, you will have to work it out using the reel manufacturers line capacity ratings.....but use the line diameter rating, not the breaking strain.....both are labelled on most decent mono and braid line spools.

Greg.

PS...nothing is foolproof...as line tension can alter capacity, using either method...but both should get you close enough.

[whiteman]

Time consuming - spool on the braid without backing - say - a 300m spool of 50lb. See how much height you're missing to the top. Take the braid off and put on enough backing to make up the difference then tie on the braid and continue winding. You don't do this very often so take time and get it right.

[lethal098]

guess is about the right term guys, will usually come up pretty close (sometimes) but hey whats another 30 minutes playing with tackle, its all good fun. cheers Lee

[rpgs60]

I also have a TLD 20 and want to load it with braid but how many metres??

Ross

[Chamelion]

You could always purchase a bulk spool, drop on a little backing and fill it up the rest of the way with braid. It'll cost more now but it'll take the guess work out and save you some money in the long run.

Matt.

[revs57]

I guess its a bit trial and error if you don't have reels the same size

I usually run at least 300 mts - except on 1000 and 200 size spinning reels where the spool will only take around 150 ish mts with some backing. To fill a spool with braid only is expensive and a bit of over kill In my opinion - and If I get a bust off I can always top shot it

I usually take a guess - for my tld 25 I filled the spool to 1/4-1/3 or there abouts with backing and then topped it with 300 mts 24kg braid - on some occasions I have to pull the braid off and either add some more backing, I like to have a snuggly filled spool to get the most out of drag and retrieve ratio. Sometimes, I've had to pull 30 or so mts off so the braid with 8-10 mts of leader will top the spool nicely, If I get it a little over full - and I'm only talking about a wrap or two, I usually wait until I've used it to allow for the new spool of line to settle a bit.

cheers

Rhys

[trymyluck]

Hi there
On my tld25 I have it topped with braid but I dont have it completely full so when you get a decent fish on you don't have to worry about jamming the reel up by not laying the line on. Also a bit of a worry if the fish decides to have a run while your guiding the line.
If you want to fill to the top of the spool then wind the braid on first and top with mono till your happy and the next time your out and traveling tie the end of the mono onto the boat and run your line out and rewind back with mono on bottom.If you tie a float on the end of the braid it will put a nice bit of tension on as you wind on.
Mark