Spooling 150 reels

[Ler]

it’s kind of a weird question to ask, but I just got my Curado DC, which takes 135yds of 30lb braid. I usually use power pro, but they have 150yds of line, and I also use little mono backing to avoid braid slipping. So the question is, what do you guys do when you can’t spool enough line like this? Do you guys just simply spool less line? Or do you spool fully first and use the 15yds (remainder) that’s left for something else?

[MN Fisher]

I usually only spool 70 yds or so of any mainline with mono backing taking up the rest of the space.

[TcRoc]

I don't use backing for my braid, just use a small piece of Electrical tape. Couple yards of line left over  goes in the trash can. When I want new line from fade.. the line on reel gets reversed, there's my new unfaded line.

[Deleted account]

Use 1/2 the braid.

[Scott F]

I never buy 150 yard spools due to the amount of wasted line. You wind up throwing away 20-40 yards of line from each spool. With a 600 yard spool, you still wind up throwing away 20-40 yards but you only do it once instead of 4 times with 4 spools that were 150 yards each. 

[Quarry Man]

you can use electrical tape or mono as backing. I do both. One method I have found to save money is keeping three empty spools of line. I will start with a single wrap of electrical tape, followed by the amount of braid I want to use. After the braid is on, I tie a double uni knot with 3 wraps each side. Continue to spool backing until the spool is full. I then take the line off the reel back onto an empty spool. Do this again onto another spool to "flip" the line. Basically, the backing will now be the first part down on the spool. If you do it correctly, there will be no line twist. Do the same thing once the braid gets worn out as the bottom of the spool will be unused!

[JustJames]

Let me give you another opinion, I won’t say anyone method is wrong just a plain fact opinion. To me the most economic method to use braid is fill up the full spoon. Why? Braid doesn’t have memory or coil up so you can use all the way to the end of the line (in theory). In real life we replace braid way before that 30, 40 or even 50 yds depends on techniques and how far you can cast. For punching, pitching rig you might wait until 20-30yds of line left but for bomb casting techniques like long distance casting jig, frog you might consider replace braid when 40-50 yds left on spool because that might be the end of you line. 

First option 150yds spool, if you do half spool 75yds , and replace line at 40yds meaning you throw away 40+40=80yds on line. If you do full spool in your case would be 15+40=55yds. 
if 300yds spool you can op to do 100 yds for 3 refill, again 40*3=120yds versus 2 full spool wasted 30+40+40=110yds

The ultimatum of 600yds spool, 6 fill of 100yds wasted 240yds versus 4 full spool, wasted 160+60(left over) 220yds. Now how long would it take to finish 600 yds if you only have 1 reel. 10-15years? I know full spool would last me well over 2-3 years with no leader fishing.

 

P.S I haven’t start with those shallow spool  reel with tiny braid and alway leader that only get 50 or 75yds of braid.

 

Now you can compare which is the most economic for you. Man I need to go out and get some more fishing LOL.