Filling A Micro Fishing Reel With 50lb Spiderwire?
Heyy so I have this shakespeare micro-spinning rod and reel. I was wondering if it would still work fine if I filled it with 50 lb spiderwire. The spiderwire is a braided line that is equal to the width of 12 lb mono line.
I have it on my shakespeare president and it is fine, although I am upgrading it now to firewire as it is coated and does less damage to the top eye.
It be would a very bad idea for many reasons.
1) you would only get about 30 -40 yards on the spool. Which you would be lucky to be able to cast a third of it out on a micro-lite rod.
2) you would over strain the rod on the hook set and break it
3) the braid not having any stretch would put extra strain the the reel, which is designed for much lighter line test
4) 50# braid, for bass fishing, is best for fishing the slop which your micro combo would not have the back bone to pull them out of.
5) putting the 50# spiderwire on that set up would be a waste of expensive line and would trash your combo.
Bad idea. You will not be able to take advantage of 50lb braid line with that reel.
Your spool capacity will be VERY limited. Your spool will only hold about 65 yards of 6lb test mono line. It will hold A LOT LESS 50lb test braid line. Your reel’s drag can not provide enough tension to take advantage of 50lb test line. Even if your reel’s drag could provide enough tension, your reel’s construction still can not handle that much power. Simply put, that reel wasn’t built to handle that much stress.
An ultra-light reel will always be an ultra-light reel.
Addition:
If you got a spinning reel instead of a spincasting reel, your spool will hold less than 120 yards of 6lb test mono line. It still wouldn’t hold a lot line with a diameter similar to 12lb test mono line. If you make long casts with heavier rigs, you will cast most if not all of your line out.
Hello. I definitely would not do that. Micro reels (as well as micro rods) are suggested to be used (on average) with 4-10lb line. You are thinking about 50lb? What are you fishing for??? In my opinion, there is no need for such a heavy pound test of fishing line on a micro rod. You should consider 4-8lb monofiliment. I use 8lb test on my medium action rods, for walleyes. It does me fine.
the small spool diameter of any ultra-light reel will work much better if you cut that by 2/3. 15 or 20lb spiderwire would cast much better. even 8 or 10 braid.
also, will the guides on the rod handle this line? or the roller on the reel bail? these braids will cut through most anything not protected by a super hard ceramic or titanium.
Braid will ruin your rods eyes. Ruin them. If it’s a spincast reel don’t even think about putting it in it. You will have one hell of a time casting with one. Spinning reel should do decent, but still won’t hold over 100 yds.
Happy fishing.
No its not made for near that pound line. Look at the bottom of the rod and itll tell you the reccomended pound and how many yards. Its probably 6 lb at the most. Anything more wont cast and will tangle.
Why do that? Are going after 60lb fish? The rod wont handle it anyway. Use spiderwire but go for 20lb test,at the most, that way your line is less visible to the fish. Youll save $ also.
yeah. it should be fine. spiderwire owns by the way =P
i also have the same pole almost
good luck
No way!