What lb on a 3000?

[Teague.crisp]

Hey guys, thinking of buying a new 3000 size reel for my 4-8lb samaki vamp phase II. I was just wondering if anyone know what pound line would be suitable for a 3000, i want a fair bit of line on there because i will be using it off shore a lot. If anyone has and opinions please fell free to reply, thanks.

[Juzza]

8lb-10lb

[nbdshroom]

6-8lb is what I would load it with. Unless you plan on changing rods.

[Teague.crisp]

Originally Posted by nbdshroom

6-8lb is what I would load it with. Unless you plan on changing rods.

If i change to a heavier rod ill change the braid as well.

[nbdshroom]

Originally Posted by Teague.crisp

If i change to a heavier rod ill change the braid as well.

Sounds good

[manno]

6-8lb for off shore????

Ive got 8lb on my 2004 sized spin gear and would guess plenty of guys fish even heavie breaking strains.

If your matching line up to the reel size then id wanna go more than 8lb.

[Apache]

A 3000 reel gonna have a tough short life if you're planning mainly offshore for it

[joeking]

Originally Posted by Apache

A 3000 reel gonna have a tough short life if you're planning mainly offshore for it

A 4-8lb vamp will have an even shorter life out there...

I'd suggest running something 10lb around the PE 0.6 mark.

[JIM1]

A good quality 15lb, a 2-4kg rod can handle a fair bit of curry offshore, good for depths up to 30m in my books

[pipnosis]

I think I have the same stick, the 6'10" one. It seems quite stiff and tough. I reckon 15lb would be the upper limit but should be ok. To really get the most out of 15lb braid its probably better to go for a heavier rod.

[lukereneeseth]

think more about fitment. do you want 150m, 200m or 300m of braid?
the lest backing the better. I now match all my reels to the best amount of 200m of Unitika. ie. 5000 reel 29lb braid, 2500 reel 15lb braid, 1000 reel 11lb braid. those 3 reels get me a perfect amount of 200m Unitika with no backing.

say you put 150m of braid on with 50m of backing and you get onto a fish of a life time that takes you down to that backing, you'd then realise its now or never on winding the drag up if you've got any chance. 9/10 times it would quickly snap at the knot. you've a way better chance with 200m of solid braid.

if your just chasing snapper, etc with small - mid size plastics go 10 - 15lb (proper 10 - 15lb, legitimate .13 - .18) wouldn't go any lower than 10lb, big fish on their initial run will cut the thin braid through the leader pretty quick and also knotting such fine braid with 20lb fluro just sux.

you will tire a fish a lot quicker with heavier drag, yes you compromise meterage but having lighter line in the blue water with lighter drag gives fish a lot more momentum to build up speed or bust you on some reef.

i'd recommend for a 3000 size reel 200m of Unitika Power Jigging 15lb (will fit the whole lot as I did on a 2500 biomaster) or 15lb super pe.

[roryodonnell]

FYI, you will fit exactly 150m of Sunline Super PE 1.5 on a shimano 3000

[chopperdog]

Originally Posted by pipnosis

I think I have the same stick, the 6'10" one. It seems quite stiff and tough. I reckon 15lb would be the upper limit but should be ok. To really get the most out of 15lb braid its probably better to go for a heavier rod.

I have the same rod and they are quite fast and strong for a 4-8. I think as long as the 15lb braid actually breaks about there you'd be ok. I used 8lb power pro (breaks about 17lb I think) with 14 lb leader to muscle some snapper away from shallow reefs recently. That's as heavy as I'd want to fish that rod.

You'd get heaps of a braid that breaks at 12-15lb on a 3000 reel.