I like a full spool with 2X casting distance and a little margin or +/- 90 yards. 

After that it's just backing.

 

3 hours ago, Catt said:

 

Because fisherman have placed bass on a pedestal they don't deserve to be on!

 

Personally I don't own a 200 series reel because I don't want the line capacity or the additional weight.

I don't understand the relation here?  What does amount of line and putting bass on a pedestal have to do with each other? 

For bass fishing, I doubt you'll ever use more than 100 yards of line. The benefit of a spool that holds 140 yards of 12lb line is that you can still hold a solid 80 yards of 20lb line, but if you're running 12 or 14 or even 17lb, that's more than you need.

5 hours ago, Hawkeye21 said:

I don't understand the relation here?  What does amount of line and putting bass on a pedestal have to do with each other? 

 

Because many anglers believe bass are this amazingly powerful fighter capable of spooling your reel.

 

They aint!  ?

On 4/17/2019 at 2:13 PM, billmac said:

Doesn't the casting performance of a reel degrade as the spool gets emptier?

Yes

2 hours ago, Catt said:

 

Because many anglers believe bass are this amazingly powerful fighter capable of spooling your reel.

 

They aint!  ?

Lol,

 

I want to vomit when bass anglers say they need a 8-10ft rod and a reel that holds over 200 yards of 50lb braid for bass. A Bass won't run anymore than 20ft before they give up and get surfed in. LOL

18 hours ago, Catt said:

 

Because many anglers believe bass are this amazingly powerful fighter capable of spooling your reel.

 

They aint!  ?

I don't think I know a single bass fisherman that thinks that.  There's a reason most anglers use heavy line with the drag set tight, they don't play the fish at all.

 

It's for the amount of line they go through retying basically.

2 hours ago, Hawkeye21 said:

I don't think I know a single bass fisherman that thinks that.  There's a reason most anglers use heavy line with the drag set tight, they don't play the fish at all.

 

It's for the amount of line they go through retying basically.

 

Aint been around bassresource long!  ?