Line changing

[BassinBoy]

Do you guys change line when the new year starts.  Im just going to be fishing ponds the next few weeks and was wondering if it would be worth changing it.  Thanks

[gabes]

I would recommend changing line.  The old line gets too much memory and develops flaws over time.  Put some fresh line on and fish with confidence.

[Grey Wolf]

If you're talking mono  , the answer would be yes but if your talking braid , I would say no.                                                                                                                                              

[Jig Man]

Braid I have had on for 6 or 7 years.  Mono I change when it looses it shine.  Sometimes that is every couple of weeks sometimes it is a month depending on how many casts that setup gets.

[Bass Hammer]

Braid I don't worry about. All the others I'll change out 15 or so times in a year.

One thing......don't remove all the line. Just pull off more than what comes off when you're casting and tie on new line.

I use a uni to uni knot.

[NBR]

Under reasonable storage condition mono holds up a long long time. So if your mono has been stored out of sunlight and with household type temperature fluctuations it should be fine. It will take a set and coil up so fasten one end to something solid and pull or hook 4 or 5 big bass and let them pull the memory coils out of it.

I watch the first few inches or several feet for abrasion depending on how I have been fishing and keep the abrasion cut back. I have reels  that have had the line on them for several years with no problems. I replace when I cut it back far enough to adversely affect casting.

[.ghoti.]

Braid I don't worry about. All the others I'll change out 15 or so times in a year.

One thing......don't remove all the line. Just pull off more than what comes off when you're casting and tie on new line.

I use a uni to uni knot.

Exactly. Except I don't have to change it 15 times a year. We have winter here. Can't fish all year. If I coupld, I'd probably change it that often.

Ditto on the half spool line swap. I put on about 60 yards of new line, on top of the cheapest line I can find for backing.

[Marty]

I never had a problem using the previous year's mono. I change when enough line has been cut off due to retying, nicks, etc., not based on the amount of time.

But not everyone feels comfortable using older line, so you need to do what you feel comfortable with.

[HesterIsGod]

If you're talking mono , the answer would be yes but if your talking braid , I would say no.

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