How Much Line?

[wisconsin heat]

I have a baitcasting reel that is rated for 145 yards of 12lb diameter. I want to spool 40lb suffix 832 which has a 10lb diameter. I have a 150 yd spool, so should I spool the entire thing or leave some off? having 10 or 20 yards of braid leftover is kind of useless, but if spooling to near the maximum will compromise performance I would like to avoid that.

[new2BC4bass]

Use the entire spool plus put a piece of tape around the spool first so the braid won't slip.

[roadwarrior]

Tie a 1/2 oz jig or sinker to your old line and cast it out in your yard as far as you can.

Release line as you walk to your jig. When you reach the jig cut your line and connect

the braid to what is now your backing. You will still have plenty of braid for another reel

or replacement.

 

 

 

[Catch and Grease]

Tie a 1/2 oz jig or sinker to your old line and cast it out in your yard as far as you can.

Release line as you walk to your jig. When you reach the jig cut your line and connect

the braid to what is now your backing. You will still have plenty of braid for another reel

or replacement.

*2, you save a lot of money using backing

[aavery2]

I would use no more than 75 yards of the braid and the appropriate amount of backing so that I could fill the reel at least twice.  If it was going to be used primarily for pitching/flipping I would use no more than 50 yards of braid and the appropriate backing so that I could fill the reel three times.