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Holy Mackerel · 01-03-2009, 10:29 AM

You can always take the spectra off, wrap it around old mono filler spool, coffee can, whatever. Put it on another reel, when you need it. I pulled hook on YT on straight spectra, my buddy swears by straight for surface Iron, he feels sets hook right away.

I use #40 mono, YOYO, and surface. All of my jig reels have 1/3ish spectra backing, then the rest mono. I never see the spectra, when fighting a fish, the spectra basically makes it so, I use less Mono when re-spooling.

chris

bellcon · 01-03-2009, 10:49 AM

does anyone use a levelwind, like the new saltist, for yo yoing?
just curious... seems like a good idea to me...but ima rookie

Siebler · 01-03-2009, 11:38 AM

Levelwind is just one more thing to break when you have a lot of torque on the reel form a big fish.

JrBasser · 01-06-2009, 03:41 PM

first thing that will break**

The level wind is ALWAYS the first to go. I've had a few blow up on big rays.

01-03-2009, 11:38 AM	#3
Siebler Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Richland Oregon Posts: 1,547	Levelwind is just one more thing to break when you have a lot of torque on the reel form a big fish. __________________ CJ Siebler

01-03-2009, 10:29 AM	#1
Holy Mackerel Señor member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,627	You can always take the spectra off, wrap it around old mono filler spool, coffee can, whatever. Put it on another reel, when you need it. I pulled hook on YT on straight spectra, my buddy swears by straight for surface Iron, he feels sets hook right away. I use #40 mono, YOYO, and surface. All of my jig reels have 1/3ish spectra backing, then the rest mono. I never see the spectra, when fighting a fish, the spectra basically makes it so, I use less Mono when re-spooling. chris

01-03-2009, 10:49 AM	#2
bellcon Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Pedro Posts: 999	does anyone use a levelwind, like the new saltist, for yo yoing? just curious... seems like a good idea to me...but ima rookie

01-06-2009, 03:41 PM	#4
JrBasser Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 260	first thing that will break** The level wind is ALWAYS the first to go. I've had a few blow up on big rays.