How Often Do You Change Line?

[tugsandpulls]

how often do you change your mono i fish a lot and beat mine up prettty bad so i change mine like every 2 weeks

[nvhsaccel]

I wouldn't change every two weeks unless you want to spend a lot of money on line a year. What line are you using?

[tomustang]

I change when I run down too low, If I had better spots to fish where I would be able to un-snag easier I'd say like 6 months. I use P-Line CX though, not mono

[Bassn Blvd]

every 2-4 weeks, depends how much fishing i get in during that time.

[Elk River]

Just when it gets low on the spool. That always happens before it goes bad but I fish snag infested water.

[deep]

Braid: At the end of each season, I "turn it over". At the end of the second season, I trash it, and respool.

Mono/ copoly: After every three trips or so, earlier if I get a backlash and the line gets kinked up. I do throw some expensive (and heavy) baits, so breaking off on a fish, or casting a bait off is something I want to avoid.

Fluoro: Don't use it.

[tugsandpulls]

Braid: At the end of each season, I "turn it over". At the end of the second season, I trash it, and respool.

Mono/ copoly: After every three trips or so, earlier if I get a backlash and the line gets kinked up. I do throw some expensive (and heavy) baits, so breaking off on a fish, or casting a bait off is something I want to avoid.

Fluoro: Don't use it.

curious why dont you use fluoro i dont either i just dont like the feel

[LgMouthGambler]

I fish alot, and only change my line when its low, or maybe once a year.

[J Francho]

KVD Line & Lure Conditioner really helps extend the life of any line type. Depends on the line and what I'm doing. Braid might get reversed or changed out entirely 2-3 times a season. CXX gets changed pretty frequently, maybe every 3 weeks, mostly form getting low from retying. Fluorocarbon usually gets changed once per season, or when it gets low. I am running a little test on one reel: It's been almost three years since I spooled up with 6# Seaguar InvisX, and cannot tell the diffeence between that line and barely used (broken in) line. Seems like fluorocarbon should be the obvious choice for the casual fisherman that might leave his gear sitting weeks at a time.

[Goose52]

No set period - it depends upon how much use any one particular reel has had. I'm not one to believe that nylon mono, copolymer, or flouro "goes bad" just being on the reel. Braid never "goes bad" either - it just gets worn out or used up.

I trim back 6" to a foot of line at every retie (sometimes more if I feel abrasion on the line), and may retie multiple times a day. On the reels that I use the most (I fish every day), I might have trimmed-back 20 to 30 yards of line after a month or so and will have to add new line often. Otherwise, I'll only change line if I've had a backlash or other problems that makes the line suspect. I use backing on all reels so I'm only changing the top 70-80 yards of line. Now, if line has been on a reel for a couple years or more (I keep a written record of when the line was installed), I might change the line just for grins, or perhaps to avoid manageability problems related to coiling, but not because I think it's suddenly "gone bad."

[roadwarrior]

Only "as needed". I generally "tie on" rather than replace. I always like my reels full with

+/- 80 yards of fresh line so I never feel the connecting knot.

[deep]

curious why dont you use fluoro i dont either i just dont like the feel

Too expensive, if I factor in the changing out of line every few trips. Plus, the three setups I have mono/ copoly on are all mutipurpose, meaning I fish both sinking and floating baits on them.

[J Francho]

Deep, read my post. THREE YEARS. That's a cheap spool of quality line, if you look at it that way. Consider too, that is my PRIMARY drop shot rig. Yes, it's been miserably twisted after a long days. Yes, I've caught my personal best smallie, and many others, on that spool of line. Hundreds and hundreds of hours spent fishing that line. Yes, the spool is getting low, but not enough that I'm worried yet. $17 for three years worth of line!

[deep]

I'm not disagreeing with you J. When I used to run fluoro on my plastics spinning rod, it served me well, and lasted a season before I got tired of it. With baitcasters though, I'm not going to take the risk of fishing with a kinked up line, and I do backlash once every two trips or so. Anyway, I fish both floating and sinking baits on my rods.

[Siebert Outdoors]

I changed once I start getting to the backing knot, or once every year. Except braid. I havent changed that in 3 yrs.

[B@ssCrzy]

Mono gets changed every spring...braid only when it gets low.

[Hooligan]

with most monofilament nylon, I change after each trip, or tournament, typically. With fluorocarbon, rarely, unless it's heavy diameter Abrazx, in which case it will be a couple times a month. Most other fluorocarbons, I don't typically worry about, I generally add backing to fill the spool. Braid, change at least four to five times a year on those rods that I fish it, it's usually due more to fray and abrasion than anything; I'll reverse it every month, usually, and then change it thereafter.

[Catt]

Right now I'm throwing spinner baits 5-6 hours a day on Berkley Big Game so I'm changing line twice a week on two reels.

[flipin4bass]

I'm always cutting and retying my baits, so when I see the reel getting low (seeing the spool through the line) then I respool. I think I'm one of TW's prefered customers when it comes to line.

[tholmes]

Only "as needed". I generally "tie on" rather than replace. I always like my reels full with

+/- 80 yards of fresh line so I never feel the connecting knot.

Same here. The lake that I fish the most is full of rip-rap and brush, so my line takes a pretty good beating. I re-tie often and add new line when I start to see the connecting knot. I want around 80 - 100 yards of new line when the spool is full.

Tom

[brushhoggin]

glad youre back catt

[Diablos]

Mono(2x/year)

Floro(1x/year)

Braid(every other year)

I am also an avid saltwater fisherman so changing line can get pretty annoying after doing 18-25 reels.

[Bigbarge50]

Have to agree with JFrancho, his times are about the same as mine, except I fish mono now for only topwater, so I do not have to change it that often because right now I have it only on one set up. I do not fish in tournaments, so I can not relate to those who feel to change a

I have been impressed with how a little KVD line conditioner has effected the memory and longevity of my line. It is really a great product.

[Fat-G]

Usually after every two trips, whether I have caught anything or not.

[craww]

Mono is 2-3 times a season. Unless a proffesional overun says otherwise lol. I've had braid on a curado for 3 years now and have no need to change. I use 6-8' leaders so I rarely lose line. I'm giving flouro another shot this year, in the past I've never kept it on my reels for very long for a few reasons. Trying a new brand.

FWIW, I've noticed another benefit to KVD L+L, it really seems to help braid keep its color. The line looks the same as when it was spooled 3 years ago.