Respooling trick

[Rebbasser]

Originally Posted by T7HeadTurner

I was thinking about this topic last night.
I was thinking if it's better to use a thin Mono Diameter........
( say I'm using 65lb braid which is the same as 14lb Mono (at least for my brand).
So like 6 or 8lb test, because the braid won't want to squeeze threw the gaps of thick Mono...?

T7, I try to use the same diameter line. I use 50lb braid which is the approx. diameter of 12 lb mono so I use that for backing.

Marty, you are correct. I was referring to baitcast gear. I usually completely respool spinning gear, but now that I think about it there is no reason not to just partially respool it. For some reason that has not occurred to me before