Sea fishing Line

[Fishing Forum Admin]

Sea fishing Line - OK just wonder who often your change your mainline

Myself I generally do it every three months as my thinking is to fill one of my penn mag cost about £3.00 so thats about 5 peeler crab so its nothing but it gives my the knowledge that my link is in top condition

So am I a bit mad or just playing safe

[Charter Skipper]

Depends on your definition of madness ...!!!!!! ,change mine about every 6 months,just in case,although i`ve never had a problem with Daiwa Sensor parting...

[gullyworm]

I usually change mine due to the amount left on the reel,after ive snagged and parted a few times the line level falls to low for decent casting.
Also think it depends on how often you fish

[Ben]

same as john, if you only fish once in those 3 months then why change it?
change it when it needs it, and when i have some spare laying around

[Portland Pirate]

How often do you fish Richard?

[pingu]

depends on where i have been fishing as well, i usually change when needed though

[geejayy]

i change line as nessacery,
it usualy gets birdied or i loose 50yds or so.
mind you saying that my spare aerlex spool is still loaded wi braid , after approx 8yrs you'd think it woulda rotted away by now .

geejayy.

[big guy]

i buy kilo spools of medium quality that is very cheap and re spool everytime i go fishing. this way it's cheaper and you know you've always got good line on you're reel.

[upnorth1]

every THREE sessions, I reverse it - reel to reel, so line at back of reel gets used as well!

Then completely new fill - every THREE sessions. Thats how I've always done it and I'll never change. Just one nick in the line, and that could cost you a fish of a lifetime. On the same subject, I change leaders EVERY trip. And always use top quality swivels, in my opinion, BERKELY, they're the best money can buy! Very, very reliable. I find Mustad one's break under full bodied pendulum cast.

Line I use;

MAIN LINE - Ultima F1 18lb. black
LEADER - Ultima Power Flex 70lb. clear (also use this for rig bodies)