just wondering what you guys do with the 40 or 50 yds of braid you have left after filling a reel

50 yards of braid is more than enough to refill a reel again. If you bought a 150 yd spool and put 100+ yds of braid on it, you didn't use enough backing. On my flipping reel I rarely have more than 50 yards on it.

50 yards of braid is more than enough to refill a reel again. If you bought a 150 yd spool and put 100+ yds of braid on it, you didn't use enough backing. On my flipping reel I rarely have more than 50 yards on it.

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Yeah dude, tie on some junk line to back your braid with.. It isnt like mono or fluoro.. you dont need alot of braid on your spool.. backin it will save you money and prevent the braid from diggin into your spool..

50 yards of braid is more than enough to refill a reel again. If you bought a 150 yd spool and put 100+ yds of braid on it, you didn't use enough backing. On my flipping reel I rarely have more than 50 yards on it.

And when the 20 yards you are actually fishing with gets weak you can take it off and put the good end out.

50 yards of braid is more than enough to refill a reel again. If you bought a 150 yd spool and put 100+ yds of braid on it, you didn't use enough backing. On my flipping reel I rarely have more than 50 yards on it.

And when the 20 yards you are actually fishing with gets weak you can take it off and put the good end out.

In order to do this you would have to de-spool the reel without winding it onto anything else and then wind it back on again in reverse, or else reel it straight onto another reel.  If you only have one, that could be a problem.  How do you guys do it??

50 yards of braid is more than enough to refill a reel again. If you bought a 150 yd spool and put 100+ yds of braid on it, you didn't use enough backing. On my flipping reel I rarely have more than 50 yards on it.

And when the 20 yards you are actually fishing with gets weak you can take it off and put the good end out.

In order to do this you would have to de-spool the reel without winding it onto anything else and then wind it back on again in reverse, or else reel it straight onto another reel. If you only have one, that could be a problem. How do you guys do it??

do it outside!

I have several empty spools I keep for just this purpose.

I hand wind the braid off my reel onto one empty spool, then hand wind it from the first spool onto another empty spool.  From there, simply rewind it back onto the reel.  Sounds like way more trouble than it actually is...takes about 10 minutes maybe 15 minutes tops.  Time well spent considering the cost of braided line.

I have several empty spools I keep for just this purpose.

I hand wind the braid off my reel onto one empty spool, then hand wind it from the first spool onto another empty spool. From there, simply rewind it back onto the reel. Sounds like way more trouble than it actually is...takes about 10 minutes maybe 15 minutes tops. Time well spent considering the cost of braided line.

BAM! That's the way, a ha a ha I like it, a ha a ha! x2

That's how I "roll" (the line) ;D

I have several empty spools I keep for just this purpose.

I hand wind the braid off my reel onto one empty spool, then hand wind it from the first spool onto another empty spool. From there, simply rewind it back onto the reel. Sounds like way more trouble than it actually is...takes about 10 minutes maybe 15 minutes tops. Time well spent considering the cost of braided line.

An even easier way is to have one of the kids walk down the drive pulling the line until the backing is through the eyes. Then you just cut it off walk to the other end, retie and reel it back in.

I prefer to fill the entire reel spool with the braid.  If there isn't enough braid on the filler spool I back it with braid I've discarded from a previous use (I'm frequently trying new braids).

When I have a bass-of-a-lifetime or even a really big musky spooling me I want as much of that braid on my reel as I can get.  It would be a pretty sick feeling to see that line connection knot zinging through my guides followed by some old cheap mono!

steve

How about for anything besides flipping/pitching, i.e. casting jigs or topwaters; do you still only place 40yds on your spool?