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I respooled my spinners before my last fishing trip. These rods sit in the t-top rodholders when we are underway. I inspected the line today and found some very significant abrasion on the line, located right at the tip of the rod. Apparently the wind caused the fireline to excessively rub against the line guide. This makes me wonder about the abrasion potential for any line located above the t-top.
I was spooling some braid on a few weeks ago and notice what looked like powder on my hands and the rod. When I checked the eyes, I found the 2nd from the top had a small groove in it. I had to trash 200 yds of braid.
Yeah I have a love/hate relationship with fireline. It seems to fray fairly easily and theres no way that it will last as long as many other braids, however it's strength for its' diameter is unsurpassed. I believe sportfishing did a test on several braids strength and fireline tested out at phenominal levels over twice its' stated strength.
I was spooling some braid on a few weeks ago and notice what looked like powder on my hands and the rod. When I checked the eyes, I found the 2nd from the top had a small groove in it. I had to trash 200 yds of braid.
I didn't find any problems with the eyes. Both spinners had the same abrasion at the tip.
Fireline, like most braids does not excel when it comes to abrasion..When it first came out I was running a tackle shop, and making purchasing decisions, so we tested it, and discovered it tested way higher than rated.. The Berkely rep. at that time told me they under-rate it to account for loss of strength due to abrasion and wear to the coating.. good advice checking the guides, but if it's happening to all the rods up top, I would suspect the line is rubbing on the frame of the guide in the wind.. maybe some masking tape applied to the frames would help?
.... maybe some masking tape applied to the frames would help?
That may work. Instead, I think I will remove my snap swivel and keep the line on the spool when running...once we get on station I will re-attach the swivel.
.... maybe some masking tape applied to the frames would help?
That may work. Instead, I think I will remove my snap swivel and keep the line on the spool when running...once we get on station I will re-attach the swivel.
Before each trip you need to inspect the last 15 feet of line for wear, mono or braid, as this is where it will wear the fastest, or slow down to 10 when coming back from the stream to do you environmental duty.
Before each trip you need to inspect the last 15 feet of line for wear, mono or braid, as this is where it will wear the fastest, or slow down to 10 when coming back from the stream to do you environmental duty.
10 mph is a very inefficient speed for my boat.....I take one for the team by keeping the rpm's at 4,000 while exceeding 2 mpg. I bleed green, dude.
Yeah, yeah, yeah...check the lines before we leave. Never thought of that one......thanks for the head's up Capt Chili Bean.
Before each trip you need to inspect the last 15 feet of line for wear, mono or braid, as this is where it will wear the fastest, or slow down to 10 when coming back from the stream to do you environmental duty.
10 mph is a very inefficient speed for my boat.....I take one for the team by keeping the rpm's at 4,000 while exceeding 2 mpg. I bleed green, dude.
Yeah, yeah, yeah...check the lines before we leave. Never thought of that one......thanks for the head's up Capt Chili Bean.
People say that spectra lasts forever, but forget the fact that you have to cut off a few yards every once in a while.
Keeping the spool nice and full lets you cast farther, but since you never mentioned this, I'll just make the assumption that casting a spinning rod continues to be a mind boggler for anyone educated south of the Mason Dixon line.
When are going to start trolling you cast net for wahoo?
Before each trip you need to inspect the last 15 feet of line for wear, mono or braid, as this is where it will wear the fastest, or slow down to 10 when coming back from the stream to do you environmental duty.
10 mph is a very inefficient speed for my boat.....I take one for the team by keeping the rpm's at 4,000 while exceeding 2 mpg. I bleed green, dude.
Yeah, yeah, yeah...check the lines before we leave. Never thought of that one......thanks for the head's up Capt Chili Bean.
People say that spectra lasts forever, but forget the fact that you have to cut off a few yards every once in a while.
Keeping the spool nice and full lets you cast farther, but since you never mentioned this, I'll just make the assumption that casting a spinning rod continues to be a mind boggler for anyone educated south of the Mason Dixon line.
When are going to start trolling you cast net for wahoo?
If you wind the spinning rods tight enough to put a bow in them, this will keep the line from flopping around and eliminate 99% of the abrasion at +10 speeds.
All my braid gets a little abrasive at the guides under pressure. Our best grouper holes are all at the same depth, and everytime I drop down I see a frayed area at the exact depth when the bait is on the bottom where the line is at the rod tip.
Check your fireline for wear and tear 
