differant spools

[young'n]

Hi all..i'm new to forum,,was after some info regarding spools for differant lines,,,are there prefered spools for flouro and braid..if so what is the differances and advantages..thanks in advance..

[FlickStick]

I'm by no means an expert, but I should think that deeper spools are better for heavier braid/fluoro and shallow spools are really only suitable for lighter breaking strain braids. As to the advantages/disadvantages, the only ones I can see are the differing amounts of line that you can fit on each. So if you were fishing thicker lines, a deeper spool will help, although you can still fish light lines with them, you will be able to fit a lot more line on. A deeper spool will also help if fishing for fast running fish such as tuna, mackeral and other pelagics, because some of them can make runs of 200m+ I believe. However for smaller fish such as bream, yellowbelly, flathead, sooty grunter deep spools are not really a necessity, as those fish don't make long, sustained runs, just short darts to try and get back to the nearest cover. So unless you are hunting oceanic speedsters, or fishing very very deep water, then just use a spool that allows you to fit around at least of 150m of your chosen line, which all reels should if you are not using line that is too heavy (with the exception of mono and fluoro, with those lines a deep spool is ALWAYS beneficial). Cheers, Jim

[FlickStick]

Oh, and welcome aboard mate

[fishnhook]

The spools that are made for flouro have a taper on them.

[young'n]

Thanks for clearing that up fellas..appreciated..

[FlickStick]

All good mate, that's what we're here for

[Sloth]

Originally Posted by young'n

Hi all..i'm new to forum,,was after some info regarding spools for differant lines,,,are there prefered spools for flouro and braid..if so what is the differances and advantages..thanks in advance..

Fluorocarbon (fc) has more memory than braid and line management is more difficult. In general fc is easier to manage on larger diameter spools. Some spools such as the daiwa finesse spools also have a reverse taper as mentioned above. The larger diameter (and taper if present) generally means line can be wound on with less memory, less loose line, less loops and as a result lower chance of birds nests and tangles (although you still need to pay attention to line management, it's not fool-proof). Generally its advisable to stay with 2000 sized spools or larger.

Also as mentioned you can get finesse spools which are a shallow versioned spool. As well as being shallow they also have a lower drag rating and a smoother drag which is adjustable in smaller increments. Example : My 2506 has 3kg drag compared to 7kg on a standard 2500.

Braid , dependent on brand/type, is limp and therefore doesn't suffer from memory issues. Spool choice generally comes down to how much line capacity you need and how much drag. If you can't fill the spool correctly with the amount of braid you have then you need to add backing.

What it all really boils down to for spool (and reel) choice is knowing what you are going to use the reel for. Light estuary species like bream don't pull much line and don't require much in the way of drag.

Lastly, the advantages of going straight-through fc may not outweigh the disadvantages for you so it's always worth weighing that up before deciding to take the plunge.

I don't know how much experience you have so sorry if the above is sucking eggs.

[thor]

Please, don't want an argument but why do you think that a 2506 will generate less drag than a 2500? Unless the surface area of the drag washers is less and in those 2 reels, I'm guessing they are the same, then it would fall back to drag washer material. Been hanging around Shimano spinning reels for too long and have forgotten some Daiwa specifics.

I know with my Shimano reels, same drag washers for reels with like spools. Teflon washers result in lighter, smoother drags and carbontex washers allow for more stopping power.

[nagz]

Originally Posted by thor

Please, don't want an argument but why do you think that a 2506 will generate less drag than a 2500? Unless the surface area of the drag washers is less and in those 2 reels, I'm guessing they are the same, then it would fall back to drag washer material. Been hanging around Shimano spinning reels for too long and have forgotten some Daiwa specifics.

I know with my Shimano reels, same drag washers for reels with like spools. Teflon washers result in lighter, smoother drags and carbontex washers allow for more stopping power.

The drag stack is totally different. Schematics will confirm

[young'n]

Thanks Sloth,,,no eggs sucked,, helped me to understand a whole heap more,,

[purple5ive]

Originally Posted by nagz

The drag stack is totally different. Schematics will confirm

Most certainly is

2506 has one thick but soft washer 3kg drag (luvias 2506)
2500 has 3 std washers. 7 kg drag (Caldia 2500)

All 2004 and 2506 daiwas have one washer afaik. Not sure about the 2508 add they have higher drags so I'm guessing more washers.
Cheers

[Sloth]

+1 my 2506 just has a single felt washer. I was like when I first looked in there ... but now I'm

[manno]

Originally Posted by Sloth

+1 my 2506 just has a single felt washer. I was like when I first looked in there ... but now I'm

A nice smooth drag isn't gonna rip your arm off aye sloth.