Ever make an 80 yard cast with a large crankbait and have a musky/pike hit it in the first crank or two? If that fish wants to peel off 30 yards of drag and your spool only holds 100 yards, you're out of a potential $10-20 crankbait and another $10-30 worth of line.

No,I haven't and I'm pretty skeptical that you have either.

I'd like to witness an 80 yd cast with traditional bass baits & tackle...

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I'm with you on that. A long cast for even a pro is 50-60 yards. I'd say more on average of around 40 though.

3 for me

I use a small diameter mono to back my braid and use just enough to put a thin layer so I know it wont slip. This way I can load as much braid as possible while still having a thin yet sufficient backing.

 

Unlike some of the others, I do this because if I start a season and have backing + 100yds braid, and during the season from breaks and reties I lose 25yds of length, I can most certainly use the same backing and braid next season with 75yds left. But if I start with 75yds, and go through 25yds, I am left with 50yds for next season in which I would have to re-spool. So instead of spooling 4 rods for one season I can do 3 rods for two seasons.

I wouldn't complicate it so much.

Not to partially change the subject, but how long do people use their flouro before respooling with new?  I probably have 12 trips on my line that I bought last Jan.  

 

Tournaments - right before every tournament you respool with fresh line

 

Fun Fishing - anyway you want as long as you keep checking the lie for nicks, cuts, abrasions and other damage while fishing