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Topic: Replacing PowerPro  (Read 1528 times)

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liverbass

  • Salmon
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  • Location: Hawaii
  • Date Registered: Dec 2010
  • Posts: 266

yeah, my braid lasts until there is too little left to hold a seabass run :smt005

I rinse it & actually do wash it once a year. I have an old empty line spool that I drilled a bunch of holes in & mounted to a long carriage bolt. Chuck the bolt into a drill driver & pull the braid off onto the perforated spool, then soak that in water for a day. This also lets you check the reel spool for any corrosion and address it if found. This idea is from tuna anglers.
to "flip" the line you'd need another empty reel or spool to wind it back before putting it back on the reel you choose.
I have some braid that like FHs, is 4 seasons old.

This is what I do, though its probably every other year I pull it off and clean it...I have some stuff thats over 10 years old and still going strong...granted by braid doesn't get used that much as I have it primarily as a backing and then put a top shot of 50 yards or so of Mono.


pridyuk

  • Sand Dab
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  • Location: placer county
  • Date Registered: Jul 2015
  • Posts: 23
What I do might be an overkill, hopefully it will make it last as long as possible. I wash reel with braid in fresh water for a while, and store it inside a case so it's protected from elements and light.

And even if the braid gets weaker I'll just cut off the top 200ft and keep fishing with remaining braid since I usually don't fish deeper than 180 ft.



 

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