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togzilla · #1 10-23-2019, 04:41 PM

Love bouncing questions on this site for unbiased opinions.
Changing some of my line on my tuna reels for one last trip. I have not been in 3 years due to poor fishing and being blown out. Question I have is one of my reels I have 65lb power pro with a 100 yard topping of 60lb blue diamond momoi. I put the line on new 3 years ago and only used it once. The reel has been stored in my garage with no exposure to sunlight. The line looks brand new but should I change it? If I keep it I would run it behind the boat on the way out to remove the coiled memory of the line from sitting on the reel for 3 years. Being it's only 3 years old, used once and looks brand new should I change it?
I know it's not much money to change it but seems like such a waste. If I ask any tackle dealer they will all say to change it to sell me more line.
What's your opinion?

tjd24 · #2 10-23-2019, 04:43 PM

The braid is probably OK, but I'd replace the top shot.

scanman5 · #3 10-23-2019, 05:11 PM

I agree, seems like a waste. You could use a scale to test the breaking strength.

BCinerie · #4 10-23-2019, 07:24 PM

Change it. Smallest
Cost of the whole trip and if
It fails ugh. Just my 2cents

AndyS · #5 10-23-2019, 08:39 PM

Empty the reels completely and fill them with 60 lb. Jinkai smoke grey, you can thank me later

Capt. Debbie · #6 10-24-2019, 10:53 AM

Agreed. With a 100 yards of mono top shot the braid really does not do anything with tuna except waste your money and make a another two knots to fail. My tuna jigger setup is only 50 feet of top shot to hide braid's visibility.

Unless you're sword or tile fishing that braid will not even get wet. Breaking strength is obviously dictated by weakest line strength.

My 50 SW two speed is pure mono end to end of good quality 50lb mono with a 60 lb leader. Never failed me. And often you may be down to the hook's leaders as light as 40 or even 30 lbs.

I'm not a big fan of braid on canyon tuna chunking trips. It's good stuff don't get me wrong.

But braid when the need is there for sensitive or low drag line is ideal. But.. Tuna chunking is neither.

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Originally Posted by AndyS

Empty the reels completely and fill them with 60 lb. Jinkai smoke grey, you can thank me later

togzilla · #7 10-24-2019, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Capt. Frank

Agreed. With a 100 yards of mono top shot the braid really does not do anything with tuna except waste your money and make a another two knots to fail. My tuna jigger setup is only 50 feet of top shot to hide braid's visibility.

Unless you're sword or tile fishing that braid will not even get wet. Breaking strength is obviously dictated by weakest line strength.

My 50 SW two speed is pure mono end to end of good quality 50lb mono with a 60 lb leader. Never failed me. And often you may be down to the hook's leaders as light as 40 or even 30 lbs.

I'm not a big fan of braid on canyon tuna chunking trips. It's good stuff don't get me wrong.

But braid when the need is there for sensitive or low drag line is ideal. But.. Tuna chunking is neither.

My go to tuna reel is a Penn 50SW for chunking but that is a rather heavy reel to be chunking all night long which is why my other reel is a smaller Avet which has the drag capacity to handle 100lb tuna but not the line capacity which is why I have braid then a 100 yard top shot.

courbeco · #8 10-24-2019, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by AndyS

Empty the reels completely and fill them with 60 lb. Jinkai smoke grey, you can thank me later

Agreed. Dump it all and fill it back with the Jinkai smoke grey......!

Pennsy Guy · #9 10-24-2019, 11:12 PM

I feel just dumping the mono & maybe enough braid to accommodate 50 more yds of mono is good...Rep said braid backing was good for 8 yrs if not regularly used. All my reels have braid backing with 100-200yds top shot. Braid backing being smaller diameter increases reel's capacity. Just trust your braid/mono knot! Tie a good one...My reels have equal strength braid & mono...

PeteyHD · #10 10-25-2019, 02:13 PM

If this is your chunk set up why is there any braid on it to begin with? You run a higher risk of a knot failing in the connection then old mono failing. I'd take it all off and put 60-80 momoi on the whole thing as others suggested.

Braid is for jigging and vertical fishing so you have better sensitivity and no stretch. There's no advantage to using braid as a backing for chunking IMO.