I recently purchased a Shimano baitcaster reel at Bass Pro. I asked the salesman to put Power Pro line on it and he said he would have to put a mono backing on it because Power Pro line would cut into the spool and ruin it therefor voiding my warranty. I have heard this once before . Comments?

Not true. You need a little mono backing to keep the braid from slipping.

i always use backing when i put braid on,it saves me money on line.

false, the mono is to prevent the line from slipping when it is pulled.

100% false!!  (ok, in a controled lab environment over a long time we could make it happen just like water cut the grand canyon but not from slippage on the reel)

As RW stated, slippage is a concern.  The other reason is to take up space and save money.  

i thought we had exams here  

as for the question FALSE

The mono is to keep the braid from slipping.  (I love being redundant.)  

Now if you placed braid on the spool, without the benefit of mono backing or tape around the spool, over thousands of years the slipping of that braid on that spool will eventually create one of the Seven Wonders of the Natural World.  I believe I read this in a geology book somewhere.  

Like everyone else said here, that is False.  Though, I did hear that if you have mono on your reel and store the reel in a very cold place, the mono shrinks and could place a lot of pressure on your spool and damage it (especially if you have a wiffle spool).

I recently purchased a Shimano baitcaster reel at Bass Pro. I asked the salesman to put Power Pro line on it and he said he would have to put a mono backing on it because Power Pro line would cut into the spool and ruin it therefor voiding my warranty. I have heard this once before . Comments?

False about the braid eating reel spools, but I have heard that some Bass Pro salesmen are not wrapped too tight and sometimes need a mono backhand.  

Ronnie

ABSOLUTELY TRUE!!

It is absolutely true that the original statement is false!

They say there's a wise guy in every crowd, but why so many in this crowd?

Roger

I recently purchased a Shimano baitcaster reel at Bass Pro. I asked the salesman to put Power Pro line on it and he said he would have to put a mono backing on it because Power Pro line would cut into the spool and ruin it therefor voiding my warranty. I have heard this once before . Comments?

False. If this really did happen then Shimano would have a defective product on their hands and after a while no one would be buying their reels.

Happy   Holidays!

I have seen ported reel spools collapse while being filled on a power spooling station on a local shop. The guy was spooling the reel on a power station and had the drag set on the bulk spool to tight. This laid the line on to tight and when he stepped on the start switch, 2 seconds into the re spool the spool collapses dead center.

I asked the salesman to put Power Pro line on it and he said he would have to put a mono backing on it because Power Pro line would cut into the spool and ruin it therefor voiding my warranty.

Not saying that the guy was right or wrong, but I have seen the grooves that line can leave on a spool. Especially the ported spools that many anglers like to tie there knots through instead of using an arbor knot or tieing to a mono backer.

Just my .02¢

Tight Lines!!!    

False.I always use a peice of water proof first aid bandage tape over my knot to secure it from slipping on the spool. I do not use mono for backing, if I can afford a Shimano reel, I can afford a full spool of braid for it.In my opinion the mono backing provides a cushion in which the braid can bind into easier on hooksets, where as a full spool of braid will wrap tighter on the spool so it doesn't bind in as deep. I am not always correct though.Ivan

False... for me there are no cuts in the spool or slippage issues. All my reals have the spools with the holes in them (I guess they're called wiffle spools).  Just insert the braid through the one of the center holes and give the reel a quick spin to start spooling.  

Another reason I use this technique is because I've been in a tournament before (in a hurry) and laid my rod down while the spool was free spool. When I took off to get to the weigh-in the lure let out and my rod was eventually snatched over board.  By spooling it this way if i were to do this again (stupid me) all I would lose is my bait and line....

Just my .02

Why would you want to ruin a perfectly good reel with braid? I am sorry, that just wasn't right, and bless all those Pigmys down thar in New Guinea.

            False.I always use a peice of water proof first aid bandage tape over my knot to secure it from slipping on the spool. I do not use mono for backing, if I can afford a Shimano reel, I can afford a full spool of braid for it.In my opinion the mono backing provides a cushion in which the braid can bind into easier on hooksets, where as a full spool of braid will wrap tighter on the spool so it doesn't bind in as deep. I am not always correct though.Ivan      

That has always been my question?????????????