Got Some Braided Line - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

nmbrinkman · 05-26-2007, 07:10 AM

Where did you go in NCSD? There is a new place in vista as well as turners in San Marcos. How much did they charge? Spectra is pretty expensive anyway. Usually guys will put on a layer of Dacron to fill a third of the spool on high capacity reels before they put on Spectra. Even with the filler you can generally still fit on around 300 yds depending on the reel and diameter of line. Washing your spectra can be a good idea. They make a washing kit but it's $$$. The idea is that salt gets under the line and pits your spool. Spectra can last years though. As for color, the white is the way to go. The green bleeds color bad and the white is more common anyway (I believe)....

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05-26-2007, 07:10 AM	#2
nmbrinkman Work Sucks! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 559	Where did you go in NCSD? There is a new place in vista as well as turners in San Marcos. How much did they charge? Spectra is pretty expensive anyway. Usually guys will put on a layer of Dacron to fill a third of the spool on high capacity reels before they put on Spectra. Even with the filler you can generally still fit on around 300 yds depending on the reel and diameter of line. Washing your spectra can be a good idea. They make a washing kit but it's $$$. The idea is that salt gets under the line and pits your spool. Spectra can last years though. As for color, the white is the way to go. The green bleeds color bad and the white is more common anyway (I believe)....