Fireline users. I need help!

simmered · #1 06-15-2009, 10:10 AM

Just put on some fire line on two of my rods last week. I really like the line how it casts and handles so I don't want to stop using it. Last night i was fishing and both of my rods that have it on the line just started to spin on the spool. Rendering the reel pretty much useless

Not fun to find out when youget a fish on and you can't reel in

Anyway does anybody else have this problem? I spooled it on just like all my other mono line I used to use. Any thoughts please

JohninAB · #2 06-15-2009, 10:12 AM

With the braided line you must either put mono on as backing first or use a piece of tape to hold the line to the reel. If you do not do that, then yes your line will spin on the reel which is not the best when trying to reel in a fish.

nicemustang · #3 06-15-2009, 10:15 AM

I read this different, not sure...but do you mean you get it all tangled because a bunch comes off in bunches? I find that happens if you fill the reel too much with too much line. Cut some off and it should be better.

Mudslide · #4 06-15-2009, 10:38 AM

Best way to remedy that problem is to use some mono backing to begin with. (Attach mono to braid with a double uni knot) Once it's on the spool the only solution is to either unspool the line onto another spool and add some mono. Or, easier to do if you are on the water. Let all the line trail out behind the boat and use an elastic band or some tape to stop the line from spinning then reel it back on while keeping some tension on the line. You could also go to a football Field and walk back wards to unload the spool; fix it, then reel it up again.
Hope that helps

thorne · #5 06-15-2009, 11:13 AM

x2 on the elastic band, wrap it around the spool a few times then tie the line on the spool. The elastic will give the line something to bite into. also ensure you spool the line on wet with tension. I usually run it through a wet rag in my left hand for tension...works great and I have not had a problem with off spooling yet.

BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES · #6 06-15-2009, 11:21 AM

Using a bloodknot put 10 or 15 feet on Mono line on then using a blood knot tie the mono line to your braided line , this will stop your reel from spining . Your reel is spinning as it has nothing to grab and hold on to as your fishing . So best bet take the mono line off , tie some Berkley Trilene and youll be set .

Here is how you tie a blood knot .

BLOOD KNOT - This knot requires five turns of line, with each tag end around the overlapped standing end of line. This is easy to do by making one series of turns and tucking the tag end between the two lines and then repeating with the second line. It is a good knot if the lines are not too dissimilar in diameters. It’s good for tying 15 pound test line to 20 pound test line; not good for tying 15 pound test line to 50 pound test line.

simmered · #7 06-15-2009, 11:42 AM

Thanks for all the help. I think I will try the tape as I do not have any mono at home. Thanks again!

simmered · #8 06-15-2009, 11:55 AM

oh yeah one more question. Thorne why do you wet the line first? i have never done that before. Does your line spool nicer that way? just wondering if thats different about braid then mono

BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES · #9 06-15-2009, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by simmered

oh yeah one more question. Thorne why do you wet the line first? i have never done that before. Does your line spool nicer that way? just wondering if thats different about braid then mono

So it slides against it self and doesnt cut into it .Lubrication .

simmered · #10 06-15-2009, 12:56 PM

LOL, oh well that makes sense. I wet the knot before i tighten it I guess I should have caught on

oh well I blame the heat!

Waxy · #11 06-15-2009, 12:58 PM

I wouldn't recommend the rubber band method.

Firstly, they're pretty soft, so you're dealing with the variable of flex and deformation, not a good thing on a tightly would spool of line or where differing tensions are always being put on the spool.

Secondly, and more importantly IMHO, rubber bands break down, and they do so pretty quickly when exposed to heat or wet/dry cycles. A brittle or broken elastic band wrapped around your spool is not a good scenario.

Tape works too, but it's subject to the same problems, and can leave glue residue on the spool.

Berkley, and other superline manufacturers, all recommend a backing of mono line, and I would recommend the same. It's no slip, and far more consistent and durable.

Waxy

Chris K · #12 06-15-2009, 04:09 PM

THis is cheap fast and easy, and you never have to worry about a thing. I place the line on the spool as you normally would, and then go with a wrap or two of electrical tape that I strech out to the max, and then cut it off. I then spool up normally, and it never slips and there is no residue on the spool. Chris K

tbosch · #13 06-15-2009, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris K

THis is cheap fast and easy, and you never have to worry about a thing. I place the line on the spool as you normally would, and then go with a wrap or two of electrical tape that I strech out to the max, and then cut it off. I then spool up normally, and it never slips and there is no residue on the spool. Chris K

X2. Works like a charm