Joining two light lines

[livemusic]

Bought a spincast reel (Zebco 33 micro gold triggerspin) to have in boat mainly for guests and I think it will come with 6 lb test mono. For light fishing, will use lighter line than that. For sure, 3-4 lb test and maybe 2 lb test. I don't prefer to spool the entire reel with the super light line because the casts are, generally, only 40-60 ft. Do you think you could join the two lines and remove, say, 50 yards of the 6-lb line and replace with the lighter line and have it 'hold' and cast ok?

[gunsinger]

Just because I hate the waste, I'd leave the 6 lb test.  I don't do a lot of light line fishing but what advantage does the even lighter line give you?

[moguy1973]

I agree.  6lb test on a rod like that is going to work great for probably 95% of the fish you will be fishing for with it.

[bulldog1935]

You may not be able to fish lighter line.  

Zebco line is thicker than most mono by definition.  

(Also Abu Bonnyl for Abu spincast)

Thinner line may not release from the rotor line pin to cast.  

(you'd be SOL after all that effort)

[moguy1973]

Looking at the specs off Zebco's website it looks like it comes with 4lb mono, so you don't even have to worry about what you are wanting to do.

 

Spincast Reel | 33 Micro Gold Triggerspin Reel | zebco.com

[livemusic]

41 minutes ago, moguy1973 said:

Looking at the specs off Zebco's website it looks like it comes with 4lb mono, so you don't even have to worry about what you are wanting to do.

 

Spincast Reel | 33 Micro Gold Triggerspin Reel | zebco.com

 

Thanks for that. I previously came across something that said it came with 6-lb test. I will test it and then I'll know if it'll work!

 

As for who asked above what the advantage of lighter line would be (to me), it would be because I am catching huge coppernose bluegill right now and we need cast length on 1/64 oz jigs. An improvement from, say, 30-40 feet to 40-50 feet can help such that I don't have to reposition the boat.

 

I have also caught several 3-5 lb bass, believe it or not, fishing for bluegill, lol! I haven't lost a single bass, I've got them all in on 2-4 lb test line. Maybe that means I am fighting them correctly, lol. The last one was hilarious... the fish went UNDER the boat and jumped on the OTHER side. Now, that is a first! That was on a super ultralight rod, bent double, lol.

[Buzzbaiter]

I try to avoid having knots in my reel because line that’s coming off of the spool can catch on the knot and screw up your casting. Personally, I’d leave to 6lb on. Going from 6lb down to 4lb test doesn’t make much of a difference, so you’d be better off without joining any lines.

[Bankc]

I wouldn't do it on a spincast reel.  They have a tiny knob that stick out on the front of the spool that grabs the line and reels it around the spool when you retrieve the line.  If you have a knot in there, you'll have a stiff section that will likely either get hung up on that knob, or want to roll over it.  I'd think that you'd have a situation where the reel would occasionally either hang up or quit retrieving line once the knot got inside the reel.  If nothing else, I'm betting that knob would do damage to your knot.  

 

If you want to go with a lighter line, I'd just spool some lighter line on there.  But I'd be afraid to go too light with those reels.  They're not very versatile when it comes to what kind of line you can put on them.  

 

If you're wanting to cast far and catch bluegill with light line, you'll be a whole lot better off using an ultralight spinning combo.  That's what those reels are made for.  I understand you probably don't want to spend a lot on one, but you could probably find one at Walmart or something.  

[Cravin]

I went from 6# mono to 4# CX copolymer florescent green. A definite gain in distance at 1/64 and a better hookset on my noodle like rod. I also put trout magnet skirts on some 1/32 jig heads and that was a small improvement also.  Just stay out of the wind!