Do Reel manufacturers lie about their reels line capacity?

[tcbass]

Recently I tried Lake Trout jigging. People stated that all I needed was my bass gear and I'd be set. 

 

They were right for the rods but the reels failed me. 

 

Wherein the spinning reels worked great and had plenty of line (not a surprise as spinning reels naturally hold more line than bass baitcasting reels) the bass baitcasting reels did not. 

 

Using my Abu Garcia Revo Rockets which were spooled to the max they ran out of line at 180 feet. 

 

I'm using 30lbs. Power Pro braid and according to the chart that should be 140 yards/420 feet of line! 

 

Even if it was maxed out at 50lbs. line it should have 100 yards/300 feet of line. 

 

 

Here is a pic of my reel. 

 

 

 

Do Reel manufacturers lie about their reels line capacity?

 

[gulfcaptain]

So this also depends on Dia of braid as well as how tight it's packed on.....also do you use mono backing? Most of us will never fill our reels to the max simply because it's "too full" and causes issues.  

[bulldog1935]

It's much more likely line manufacturers lie about their line diameter.  

E.g., I've found from filling spools, 832 is Always larger diameter than Sufix reports it.  

 

Reel makers are more likely to interpret spool capacity differently - I've always found Daiwa spools hold more line than their rating.  

 

CNC-machining a spool is one thing - drawing line is another.  

The error math seems simple.  

[Tennessee Boy]

They should express line capacity in terms of line diameter.   Line # ratings are opinions, line diameters are measurable and the only thing that affects the line capacity of a reel.

[tcbass]

9 hours ago, bulldog1935 said:

It's much more likely line manufacturers lie about their line diameter.  

E.g., I've found from filling spools, 832 is Always larger diameter than Sufix reports it.  

 

Reel makers are more likely to interpret spool capacity differently - I've always found Daiwa spools hold more line than their rating.  

 

CNC-machining a spool is one thing - drawing line is another.  

The error math seems simple.  

 

 

This is funny because I just spooled my new reels with Sufix 832 braid. 

 

 

Do you like it?

 

 

My older reels, the ones I used for jigging have Power Pro 30lbs. on it. Funny you brought up mono backing because I totally forgot about that. I added this Power Pro to these reels nearly 16 years ago and do recall adding about 7 feet of mono backing to them which shouldn't make too much of a difference.