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Title: How much line do you use?
Post by: CeePac on Nov 11, 2019, 12:06 PM: I'm sure this has been asked before but when I did a quick search everything was more about the type of line rather than how much line is needed.

When looking at tip-up line - how long of a spool do I need/is recommended?

I see 50 yard and 200 yard- does all depend on the fish I'm trying to catch? I.e. pan fish = 50 yard? Pike/walleye = 200 yard?

Could I catch a pike on 50 yard or would I risk the line being snapped?
Title: Re: How much line do you use?
Post by: Stickhick86 on Nov 11, 2019, 12:16 PM: I would say it depends on the depth you plan on fishing and the size of spool on your tip up as well.
Title: Re: How much line do you use?
Post by: meandcuznalfy on Nov 11, 2019, 12:17 PM: Just fill your spool.
Title: Re: How much line do you use?
Post by: DR.SPECKLER on Nov 11, 2019, 12:38 PM: Quote from: meandcuznalfy on Nov 11, 2019, 12:17 PM
Just fill your spool.
yup
Title: Re: How much line do you use?
Post by: Gunflint on Nov 11, 2019, 12:51 PM: Quote from: meandcuznalfy on Nov 11, 2019, 12:17 PM
Just fill your spool.

Yup, Yup

A full spool also means that the reel pulls in more line with each revolution when you reel in your lure/fish.
Title: Re: How much line do you use?
Post by: bigtt on Nov 11, 2019, 01:36 PM: My clam tip ups are full at 25 yards.
Title: Re: How much line do you use?
Post by: Iceassin on Nov 11, 2019, 04:13 PM: Fill 'er up! Most line isn't that expensive so why risk getting spooled.
Title: Re: How much line do you use?
Post by: RyanW on Nov 11, 2019, 05:16 PM: Good thing about tip-up line is that $10-$20 to fill all your spools will last a lifetime if you don’t get a whip knot in the middle of it.
Title: Re: How much line do you use?
Post by: jethro on Nov 12, 2019, 06:53 AM: I put as much as the spool can fit, mostly so the "arbor" is larger.
Title: Re: How much line do you use?
Post by: Chris338378 on Nov 12, 2019, 07:01 AM: I fill the spool, which takes 100 yards of dacron, then I put on a barrel swivel and six feet of leader.
Title: Re: How much line do you use?
Post by: Roccus on Nov 14, 2019, 09:16 AM: Quote from: meandcuznalfy on Nov 11, 2019, 12:17 PM
Just fill your spool.
This^
A full spool trips easier. .a full spool pays out line smoother, a full spool keeps you from getting "spooled "