No need to go into detail but last year I learned a little lesson during a TSA tourney about the importance of keeping fresh line on your reel. Kerry, hush! Just a little FYI, if you’re interested.

I like to use Berkely Big Game for my main line on my bait rods. I was wondering about the life span of line so I called Berkely customer service. The sticker on the spool has a "code".
It goes like this: Letter - # - # - #
Month - Date - Year - Shift


Tricky thing is how they do the month. If you see a letter "E", that is the 5th letter in the alphabet. May is the 5th month of the year. So “E” represents May. Month – not that big of a deal, Date – no big deal, Shift – no big deal. Year – something to pay attention to. Mono has a life of 2 years, braid and fluro have an indefinite life.

Now I know that there are probably a lot of people who are thinking “I have hadn’t replaced my line in 5 years and I haven’t had any problem”. Well that’s fine, until you are fishing for money and you start losing fish. That will make the guy who you are fishing with want to cut your throat. Kerry, HUSH!

Yes Folks,

Its important to check your line, also check your shad tank batteries, and one final check.......check for a boat ramp behind where your staying for the TSA tournies, before you make severals trips around lake trying to launch

shelf life is dependent on storage temp, exposure to
light, and lb test.

Light lines go bad faster than heavy . line in the
boat house goes bad twice as fast( or more ) than
line in my shop. ( dark , controlled temp )

MO

Oh the things you can go through on your rookie year

Yeepers.
That line that is stored in the compartments of your boat or garage through the Texas summers can start that breakdown process pretty quick.

Thats some good info, Holzer!
I am hearing Benny Hill music playing when you two fish together??

Funny but also true

I thought you specialized in catfish, that was the rumor I heard.

HAte to say it but that is some good info. Also retie after several fish. That line can get knicked pretty easy.

Unless he's in a whisker tourny, the he catches the scale fish

You should just enter the tourney and then tell him the opposite.

At least he stays at all the cool places.

BransoA, this is a not too serious deal.

Strictly a rumor! You can bet on it. I'm like 5% sure that I don't fish for those slimey skin fish....

I hope those catfish on Cedar Creek get off "my spot" later on this year. I had to go catch more bait because those little boogers wouldn't leave me alone. I say "my spot" because that seems to be how it works on that lake. A couple of ole guys on a pontoon thought that if they chunk their 3 oz weights towards my boat that would encourage me to pull in the 200ft of anchor rode and anchor to move out of their way.

For most people very true...But its Holzer were talking about.

Feb 10, 2012 official "cut on holzer" day

I thought you said he never looks at the forum.

SPT, good one, you ever realized how close your initials are to S.T.D ?

This thread sure has turned
Quick! Say something about Fast Guys pink crocs!!

Well, I guess he like to be color coordinated, he uses pink jig heads also, Or maybe he just likes the color pink. There are some guys out there like that

Bitterness.

At least I don't change Crocs to match the jig-head color.