fishing line question

[keakar]

Originally Posted by bayouchub

Depends on how often you fish and where your reels are stored?

agreed, if stored outside they deteriorate in the sun quickly.

I ONLY use mono and change them once a year and by that time they are probably overdue but I want to get the most out of it.

I look at the color as well, I use florescent blue stren mono and when it loses its bluish color and turns white (about 6 months old) is when I think it "should" be changed but I wait until I see it start to break off on a few fish to replace it.

now keep in mind I keep my poles exposed in the garage but they are away from direct sunlight.

cant speak to fluorocarbon or braid as I don't use them.

also mono gets torn up fast and abrasions so sometimes I find im cutting off about the last 10-15 feet of line on each trip having to retie 5-10 times a day (1 or 2 feet each time) or the occassional abrasion of the line getting wrapped around things or under the boat. most spools will hold more then twice what you ever need so by the end of the year I may be down to half a spool of string which isn't much but for speck fishing all you need is enough for the average casting ranges.

my basic rule for most things is if you ask yourself if you need to change it then you probably do.