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Is there a trick to keeping braided line from binding on the reel? #12608752 02/03/18 05:35 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 483 eagan, mn B beeflover OP Angler
OP beeflover Angler B Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 483 eagan, mn	I spooled up a reel full of suffix 832 30 lb. I thought it would be a very versatile line for all round use but the dang stuff binds up on itself all the time. Any suggestions? After a couple hours I put the rod away it bugged me so bad. I was looking for something I could do everything with from frogs, cranks, t-rigs etc

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Re: Is there a trick to keeping braided line from binding on the reel? [Re: beeflover] #12608777 02/03/18 06:03 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 702 waco tx gwl2 Pro Angler
gwl2 Pro Angler Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 702 waco tx	I would try 50 power pro. 30 lb braid is awful light

Re: Is there a trick to keeping braided line from binding on the reel? [Re: beeflover] #12608788 02/03/18 06:13 PM
Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 4,712 Longview, Tx Txmedic033 TFF Team Angler
Txmedic033 TFF Team Angler Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 4,712 Longview, Tx	You need to spool some mono backing, tie the braid to it, and keep lots of tension on the line as you spool it to make sure that it lays tight on the spool. Any time you get hung up and pull hard on it, it is going to dig in. Just pull it loose before you reel the rest of the line up.

Re: Is there a trick to keeping braided line from binding on the reel? [Re: beeflover] #12608792 02/03/18 06:15 PM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 768 Nebraska P Puma Jim Pro Angler
Puma Jim Pro Angler P Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 768 Nebraska	Make a long cast peel some line out then put electrical tape around line in spool

Re: Is there a trick to keeping braided line from binding on the reel? [Re: beeflover] #12608795 02/03/18 06:17 PM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 23,787 TEXAS J J.P. Greeson the janitor
J.P. Greeson the janitor J Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 23,787 TEXAS	Next time you are on the lake, tie on a Zara Spook and let all your line out, then reel it in at idle speed. You should end up with a tight enough spool to solve most of your problems. The solution to any problem - work, love, money, whatever - is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be. --John Gierach

Re: Is there a trick to keeping braided line from binding on the reel? [Re: J.P. Greeson] #12608798 02/03/18 06:20 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 19,757 Corpus Christi TX Huckleberry TFF Guru
Huckleberry TFF Guru Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 19,757 Corpus Christi TX	Originally Posted By: J.P. Greeson Next time you are on the lake, tie on a Zara Spook and let all your line out, then reel it in at idle speed. You should end up with a tight enough spool to solve most of your problems. And possibly a fish

Re: Is there a trick to keeping braided line from binding on the reel? [Re: beeflover] #12608803 02/03/18 06:21 PM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 13,767 Trenton, Tx Ken A. Groovy
Ken A. Groovy Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 13,767 Trenton, Tx	Originally Posted By: beeflover I spooled up a reel full of suffix 832 30 lb. I thought it would be a very versatile line for all round use but the dang stuff binds up on itself all the time. Any suggestions? After a couple hours I put the rod away it bugged me so bad. I was looking for something I could do everything with from frogs, cranks, t-rigs etc Question: Does the reel have a spool that is angled on the edges? What we used to call a vee-shaped spool? If so you will have binding problem on that reel forever. Sufix 832 is great line but lemme know what kind of spool you have.

Re: Is there a trick to keeping braided line from binding on the reel? [Re: beeflover] #12608935 02/03/18 08:16 PM
Joined: Mar 2016 Posts: 66 K Kiss88 Outdoorsman
Kiss88 Outdoorsman K Joined: Mar 2016 Posts: 66	Go heavier. 50 to 65 # braid will fix your problem.

Re: Is there a trick to keeping braided line from binding on the reel? [Re: Kiss88] #12608976 02/03/18 09:00 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 26,650 Bedford, TX senko9S TFF Guru
senko9S TFF Guru Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 26,650 Bedford, TX	Originally Posted By: Kiss88 Go heavier. 65 to 80 # braid will fix your problem.

Re: Is there a trick to keeping braided line from binding on the reel? [Re: beeflover] #12609012 02/03/18 09:27 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 15,303 Island of Jeff (Humble) F Fishspanker TFF Guru
Fishspanker TFF Guru F Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 15,303 Island of Jeff (Humble)	I have used Suffix 832 in 20# for saltwater without issue. 10 yards of mono backing and spool it with some tension. I can just about throw all the line off the spool of a Chronarch 50 with a 1/4oz jig head. It's a real good braided line. The Sheep who only fears the Wolf is eaten by the Shepherd.

Re: Is there a trick to keeping braided line from binding on the reel? [Re: beeflover] #12609045 02/03/18 09:52 PM
Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 492 DFW L Lee Finlay Angler
Lee Finlay Angler L Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 492 DFW	I have the same problem with suffix, even with the mono backing. I don't have problems like that with other brands. My best suggestion is to switch to another brand.

Re: Is there a trick to keeping braided line from binding on the reel? [Re: beeflover] #12609058 02/03/18 10:02 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,697 N. Richland Hills,Texas jwcromer Extreme Angler
jwcromer Extreme Angler Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,697 N. Richland Hills,Texas	NO,tried all the tricks the answer is NO

Re: Is there a trick to keeping braided line from binding on the reel? [Re: beeflover] #12609163 02/04/18 12:02 AM
Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 15,070 San Angelo tmd11111 TFF Guru
tmd11111 TFF Guru Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 15,070 San Angelo	I've found that 30# on most bait casters will dig into itself due to the level wind which lays in too close as opposed to a spinning reel which lays it in more of a criss cross pattern. Spool it with 40 or 50# and problem goes away.

Re: Is there a trick to keeping braided line from binding on the reel? [Re: beeflover] #12609311 02/04/18 01:42 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 10,559 Liberty Hill, Tx/Nacogdoches, ... J Jarrett Latta TFF Guru
Jarrett Latta TFF Guru J Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 10,559 Liberty Hill, Tx/Nacogdoches, ...	Weird I throw lots of 30-40 on baitcasters with no issues. Mostly daiwa CT R

Re: Is there a trick to keeping braided line from binding on the reel? [Re: Kiss88] #12609345 02/04/18 02:05 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 12,004 Inola, Oklahoma rj74955 TFF Guru
rj74955 TFF Guru Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 12,004 Inola, Oklahoma	Originally Posted By: Kiss88 Go heavier. 50 to 65 # braid will fix your problem. Yep, 65 is all I ever use in braid.

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