how much line do we need?

[Loags]

a simple question: how much line do we actually need on the spool to fish for bream? The furthest I ever cast would be 50-60m, so why would we put over 100m on line in the spool? Occassionally I'll fish from the pier for pinkie with the same reel (daiwa sol 200) I use for bream and I've found I never used more than 1/3 of the line in the spool. Opinions?

[Green Hornet]

I'll use the 125 yards or whatever is on the spool or buy a 300m spool and use half.
Can't say I've ever heard anyone complain they had too much line on their reel but I've heard a few say they didn't have enough.
With 125 yards you can always reverse it as it gets old.

[tuan]

100m is HEAPS of braid. if a bream can strip 100 metres of line off you, it deserves its freedom. if it is by-catch, that's a different matter but I'd say 100 metres is more than enough.

BTW when fishing with lures - SPs and hards - there's NO way I would be casting 50-60 metres nor should i need to. if i was spinning metals or being a baito however that's a different story and 100 metres of braid may be on the low side since slices could easily go 50+ metres.

[nereus]

I buy 300 because if you have any drama with the 125 your back to the backing knot in no time and because i top up the backing as i use the top if the braid.In the long run i reckon its cheaper with the 300
cheers nereus

[championruby]

the actual amount of line on the reel needed for breaming is 60 max, but for optimal casting distance I fill my reel to the lip

[twitchtwitch...]

Originally Posted by L-fish

a simple question: how much line do we actually need on the spool to fish for bream? The furthest I ever cast would be 50-60m, so why would we put over 100m on line in the spool? Occassionally I'll fish from the pier for pinkie with the same reel (daiwa sol 200) I use for bream and I've found I never used more than 1/3 of the line in the spool. Opinions?

Well wouldn't you put on more than 100M in case you get a wind knot or breakage in your main line, pretty simple really.

[Loags]

What i do is fill my spool with filler line first (inexpensive fluro/mono/braid) and then put about 100m of my desired braid on. Anyone see anything wrong with this technique?

[Breamobsession]

Originally Posted by L-fish

What i do is fill my spool with filler line first (inexpensive fluro/mono/braid) and then put about 100m of my desired braid on. Anyone see anything wrong with this technique?

So long as it is put on properly to prevent slippage then no, i do the same thing, just use cheap mono as backing.

[spawn_again]

agree with all the above,

only time i ran into trouble was when i shanked a jewie on 4lb in a strong tidal section of the river, 125yrds of 4lb on a 2500 shimano reel. after a steaming downstream run and a few after that i looked down and notice i was down to my backing! a chase followed and i landed it after 10min. only time thats happened and havent even come close to it happening again.

[stella fella]

I've caught a couple of aussie salmon in the lake here using only 70m of 4lb fluro, so you definitely don't need anywhere near that for bream.

[Cortinaboy]

A full spool helps with casting. Agree with others - 2/3 backing and 1/3 braid should do the job in most cases.

[JIM1]

Originally Posted by championruby

the actual amount of line on the reel needed for breaming is 60 max, but for optimal casting distance I fill my reel to the lip

So two 10m bust offs in a day and you cast to the backing knot every time? Sounds awesome. I use minimum 125yd and back up as required, my ci4 has 300yd of 5lb, rather it on the spool than in the packet on the shelf at home

[Piranha]

Originally Posted by JIM1

So two 10m bust offs in a day and you cast to the backing knot every time? Sounds awesome. I use minimum 125yd and back up as required, my ci4 has 300yd of 5lb, rather it on the spool than in the packet on the shelf at home

If your losing 10m of line from bustoffs you either have crap braid or don't have the drag set correctly
I use about 70m ontop and havent yet spotted my backing, hook a few decent jews on 4lb not a problem!

cheers

[grill]

I spool my to 2 bream reels off 1 spool of 150 yds OH dragon.Just make sure the backing is right. I might be a tight arse but,i get top quality line on both reels for the price of one......

[Loags]

I was bait fishing in swan bay area on the weekend and when I cast I had used up all of my main line which was 80m of power pro 8lb... errr, i better be putting on 120m of line on my other spool now for this type of fishing. Lucky I had used the albright knot instead of the surgeon knot to line the main line to the backing line