How much 60lb or 50lb Mono to use as backing for 300 yds of 80lb Power Pro Super 8 Slick,on a Penn reel. 345yds/80lb braided line max capacity.
894553
Well to be honest with you I fished in Daytona Beach over the summer I used 60 lb trilene big game for all of my line I didn't use any power pro my reel was a Penn senator 6/0 and it worked just fine I would use at least 100 to 150 yds of that for backing would be my guess just really enough to cover the spool over once or twice
894554
You can load your reel with the Power Pro first, tie in the mono and top off the reel. Now spool the mono that is on top off to another reel or whatever spool you have lying around. This leaves the braid on the bottom of the reel you will fish with. Take the braided line off the reel and replace it with the mono.Now tie the braided line to the mono and wind it back onto the reel. It should fit perfectly. This works great if you have several reels to fill that are all the same size. One reel simply reverses onto the next reel. Hope this helps, have fun. Jim
1126325
Power pro slick 8, 15lbs. They work really well. Do not cut any thing other than braid or they will not work for long.
1216620
the highest braid capacity recommended for this reel is 30lb and you can put 205 yards on this reel. According to Penn website.
271737
When you look at the specification sheet it shows that you can go from 4lb. test mono on the 20a all the way to 30lb. test mono on the 90a. You can use braid like I do on the 40a and 50a. 40 lb test Power Pro braid is the same diameter as 10lb. test monofilament. I use my Avenger Abf series when I am surf or pier fishing for Red fish on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Hope this answer helps as it has been a long day and I'm not thinking very clearly. Lol
967258
Using 10lbs test line is absolutely fine with this reel. Matter of fact that's exactly what I had loaded last time out. Caught three fair sized pike with it.
1637566
If you want really thick line that only holds 45 pounds then sure. Better to stick with powerpro man. Made that same mistake
660884
Wt 9.9 oz, max drag 14lb, mono capacity 10/210, 12/180, 14/150. Braid capacity 25/265, 30/165, 35/135. Given the max drag of 14lb, I would not go to braid. I am fishing for schooly striped bass with 10lb line. Reel is not meant for salt water, but with good cleaning, I will make do.
1147177
First I would have recommended a higher drag weight on the reel. It sounds like you want heavy fish, so I would go with the 300 yds. You also may want to consider going to 50 lb. line, between your rod and the drag you can handle some pretty large fish with this set up. Remember to balance you drag with the weight recommendation of the rod builder.
1056097
I'm not sure why it would say "Small". I purchased this reel last year for some offshore trolling and chunking and I'm overally very impressed with this reel. I hauled in a couple Blue and Mako sharks within the 200-300 pound range without any issues. The 50W I believe holds just as much line as a more expensive Penn VSW reel would hold.The drag was very smooth. I may pick up the two SPEED version soon.
2169682
I believe up to 17. i can't find it on that reel but i also have classic pro's and magda's, both in the same reel size class and they are both 17 LBS.
1147178
With 300 yards of 65 lb braid you should be perfectly fine. The catfish arnt the strongest fish on the block. I personally prefer to have more line but a bit thinner. So I would go with 20 or 30 lb braid and get double the amount of line on the reel. I land 40 kg blacktip reef sharks with 455m of 20 lb braid on my reel. But I like ligt tackle fishing. Hope this helps. I am sponsored by okuma so if you need any professional advice just ask.
1507398
I have several. I use 30lb. mono on acouple, and 80 lb. braid on 2 of them. I don't have any trouble either way.
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Line Capacity-Mono: 12/330, 14/260, 20/160Line Capacity-Braid: 50/305, 65/180, 80/160
8858
I'm using 10lb Cajun Line Mono in a 6-14lb Shimano spinning rod. works good on large fish, but I'm not at a place to surf fish.
1841785
I have 100 lb. braid on mine and it seems to have enough drag to accommodate it. This reel is a good one for surf or pier.
1731259
I'm using 100 lb braid. Can't really answer the real question though. I put a 50 wide okuma on mine if that helps at all.
1069397
This Rod is so big and strong it can holds up my 400 yard of braided 60 pound line, not sure how much 100LB line is thicker than 60 pounds line.