Line breakage.

[MALTESE FALCON]

I'm having problems with my monofilament line breaking. It's not breaking at my knots, but 20-25 yards into the spool. I cast my crankbait and it flies with a 20-25 yard tail of mono behind it. At first I thought it was my rod or reel having a rough spot, but it"s happening on all six of my rods (two are new this season). It's starting to get a bit expensive, losing my crankbaits, and spinnerbaits.  Any ideas? Please help!! By the way, I'm using Trilene XL, and BPS Mono.

 

Thanks,

Falcon

 

[Turtle135]

spinning gear or baitcasting gear? what pound test mono?

[Armtx77]

-Use a dry Q-Tip and check the guides.

-How old is the mono? If new, you may have got a bad batch...it happens.

 

It is odd that you are breaking off that far back.

[Todd2]

Ya got me...different lines, different rods, that far back? Have both spools of line been stored properly..out of heat and sun?

[MassYak85]

If you get a bad backlash with mono/fluoro it can kink the line deep into the spool and create a weak spot. I've had sunline sniper snap 20 yards from the lure on a weak hookset because of this. Unfortunately the only real solution is to be more careful when picking out backlashes as to not kink any of the loops, or just to backlash less (yea I know, we'd all like that wouldn't we lol). 

[Brad in Texas]

I think MassYak85 is on the right track.

 

There is essentially no tensile "pull" on line that far up in your spool. If you cast beyond the 20 to 25 yards, and I am sure you do in those presentations, the line has already absorbed the initial inertia shock . . . spool going from 0 to XX MPH, you know some speed, when you whip the rod forward. And, at 20 to 25 yards of line out, where you are breaking off, for many reels, this would be about the point where the spool outruns the line being pulled off setting up for a possible backlash. The projectile (lure) isn't even really pulling on the line all that much, the spool issue becomes its speed exceeding required line.

 

Heck, even a kinked line from picking out a knot seems odd to me. When I have ever had a spinnerbait go flying off, it is usually very close to the end where I picked up a nick, some abrasion, but my cast got it going forward and off it goes.

 

Another anecdote about how very little pressure is on the line up in a spool. Pro bass angler, Aaron Martens, uses braid backer for a rather long length of fluorocarbon that generally exceeds the longest cast he plans to make by 20 or so yards. When he ties this really long leader, or main line, whatever we might call it, he uses an overhand knot. He says that since he never gets close to the knot, why bother taking time and tying a super strong knot. He is correct.

 

Brad

[lo n slo]

has to be bad line. grab a spool of Big Game and give it a go.

[OkobojiEagle]

Got any buddies who might be paying you back with a prank?

[CroakHunter]

Could your have line slipped in between the spool and inside of the frame of the reel causing abraision, but only on that one side where it rubbed? I've had this happen when I was starting out and was over filling my spools. And until I learned and paid more attention it happened more than once. Hope you figure out the culprit

[papajoe222]

I wouldn't say it 'has' to be your line, but it likely is.  I had a bulk spool of Original Stren that I'd used for respooling every season. One season, I started having a problem with the line breaking at the oddest spots.  Got a new spool, switched out all the older stuff and never had another problem.

[MALTESE FALCON]

Thanks for all the help guys. I tried the Q-tip on all my guides prior to my post. The line is new this Spring and stored in a box, in a closet. I've only had a couple backlashes, but it is possible that's the culprit.

 

Falcon

 

[Hyrule Bass]

Trilene XL has serious fraying issues, I used to use it a lot, its good mono other than the fraying. If you want a similar line but better, i urge you to try sufix siege. sufix siege is what i used to replace the trilene xl i was using, havent looked back since