How Long Does Line Last?

[Further North]

I am curious what you folks see in line life, both when it is spooled and when it is stored unopened.

 

I mix in a bit of everything, braid, mono and fluorocarbon a couple of hybrid type lines.

[ThatZX14Fella]

I buy cheap line so I change it out quite often, just to be safe.

[Further North]

I'm sorta the opposite of that - I have some braid that's been on reels for going on 4 seasons now,,,still doing fine.  I swap out my leaders often instead, I think it's cheaper in the long run.

[Mike L]

Braid can last years spooled and indefinitely unopend and stored.

Mono will start to deteriorate if left in the hot sun for months at a time spooled or not.

Floro and co poly lines somewhere in between.

Mike

[Jon G]

Until it becomes unmanagable. I have 16lb FC Sniper on my Jig rod that is going on 13 months strong. I do use KVD Line and Lure which helps extend the life of my line though.

[WRB]

Things that deteriorate line are; UV light / sunlight, cold temperatures below freezing, wear/ abrasion, stretch, twists.

If you keep stored spools of line in a dark cool place it lasts a long.

If you fish with the line than it is subject to all the above things that deteriorate line.

All the single/monofilament lines; nylon, copolymers, fluoropolymers are about equal, braid is less affected by things that deteriorate line, except wear.

Tom

[Further North]

That's about what I thought, but I wasn't sure about line I buy that I store before use,  Sounds like it's pretty much good for along time.

 

Thanks!

[nicksmurf111]

As long as it's inside the house, out of the sun.  I have some mono and flouro that's over 10 years old, on small spools that I never finished, that are/were still fine.  I don't like small spools.

 

If I'm fishing regularly, I've been known to change mono regularly, maybe every 6 trips/days.

[FishTank]

I have had some FC on a reel for over a year but most last 3-4 months.  Non-FC I will change it in about 1-2 months.  Unspooled and in the package, as long as it is out of the sun and stored at room temp> I have had some for about 7 years that still's good. 

[OnthePotomac]

I have a jumbo spool of BPS Excel 20lb mono I am still using and it is 15 years old.  I keep it in the box hanging on my fishing peg board on our lower level.