braid

[gunna]

I got caught with one of my bream spinning reels when I failed to use nylon backing. The complete 100 metres of Fireline would spin on the spool. There was no drag as even with the drag up tight the line still had no grip on the spool and could be pulled straight off. You need some mono at least to get grip - or as someone already said - put tape on the spool first.

[redspeckle]

Basserman
I am asking a question isn't 50lb braid to heavy to use in a charter special
on a TR 2000 model its max line capacity said's 20lb 300 yards by going heavy than the wouldn't eventully destroy the reel drag system
I was going to do the same thing i just recently bought live fiber TX50lb braid but put it on tld 25 just bought and kept 20lb bionc braid on charter special TR2000
Mitch
Go The Mighty Cowboys in 2005

[Flounder]

I agree with scuttlebutt.

[Sti_Brumby]

I wouldn;t put heavy line on a charter special Redspeckle. They arn't made for heavy use as such. I've done it before and striped my pinuon gears

[basserman]

mitch the 50lb is on it for the ease of use (less cuts in the fingers ) still will be geting fished at around the max of 20lb
i did have 20lb on my other charter but i find it when your bashing the bottom feeling for bites it is a bit hard on the hands after a day so i went to 50lb (still thinner than 20lb mono) as it is a bit course and softer on the hands

[agnes_jack]

If spooling my offshore reels and reels I use for spinning off the rocks, I prefer to put at least 300m of braid, with mono backing.
On my estuary reels just a top shot of 125 yds is heaps, there is not many times in an estuary where you end up with more line than that out, again over mono backing.
With the rock fishing gear and the offshore gear, I have had more than 300m of line out many times, on macks, tuna and wahoo. Nothing more worrying than watching your joiner knot scream thru the guides.
The mono backing is to stop the line spinning on the spool.
depends what you are using the reel for imho.

Regards, Tony