What line for boat reel?

[toonboymc]

Just got a boat reel courtesy of dave1970 (great bloke) just wondering what line or braid strength to put on it as I am not a proffessional boat angler lol! Cheers for all the advice given thanks

 

[oldessox]

40 or 50lb power pro

 

[lingking]

40 a bit light for me 50 ideal but its each to his own as ray says 40 or 50 you not go far wrong,i dont use a shockleader on 50 but if you use 40 it might be an idea

 

[kingcod deano]

80lb braid for me lol should see the hooks I have bent with it

 

[big sid]

50lb & 20lb Berkley Fireline

 

[Norman]

only one mate 55lb Dynon 3000 have I said that before?

norm

 

[Norman]

40 a bit light for me 50 ideal but its each to his own as ray says 40 or 50 you not go far wrong,i dont use a shockleader on 50 but if you use 40 it might be an idea

whats a shock leader ? ....

norm

 

[toonboymc]

thanx boys for the advice once again

 

[Scotty91]

60-80lb braid from me but av got 180lb Brade on my boat reel lol as got it off eBay with it on lad a boat it off yoused it for cat fish ect in amazon river ect lol

 

[toonboymc]

60-80lb braid from me but av got 180lb Brade on my boat reel lol as got it off eBay with it on lad a boat it off yoused it for cat fish ect in amazon river ect lol

i think tarzan could use that to swing threw the jungle m8 (180lb braid)

 

[mick dunn]

I have always used 50lb braid. Nowt flash just the stuff from China on Flea bay.
Mick.

 

[Gramas]

What's china braid like? Just bought some 30lb for me spinning reel, could I get away with it for me boat reels, would be for close inshore fishing no heavy wrecking, just marks around blyth & st Mary's

 

[lingking]

loads people using it never hear any bad reports about it

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

I've got a spool of 50lb blue stuff from China...hitherto not used but seems canny enough

 

[Gramas]

Is 30lb ok then for around blyth & st Mary's? Got bit left could spool boat reel up with or should I look at 40/50lb?

 

[oldessox]

If you buy moss green braid from chinafishing supplies or stores or something on eBay , it's power pro braid that comes, takes about a week to get here and is the real deal, I got snagged on a net or something springy over a wreck last time out with 50 lb moss green and tied it off to a cleat hoping for a break, half an hour later we were still anchored to the wreck, it's good stuff.
I've got a couple of reels spooled with 30lb, it's fine till you snag up on something, then it can cost you tackle where the 50lb can often pull the hooks straight rather than snap off.

 

[Gramas]

So 30lb should be fine really, wil give it a go

 

[oldessox]

So 30lb should be fine really, wil give it a go

It needs to be used in conjunction with a suitable rod and reel, if you use it on a 80lb test rod and a locked solid reel it will snap a lot more than it will on a 12lb test rod and a reel with the drag set properly , so yes you can fish with 30 lb braid but remember that you are

 

[Gramas]

Think rod is 30/50lb test curve

 

[Davey1970]

So 30lb should be fine really, wil give it a go

you could moore ya boat with that graham m8, don`t expect 2 much from the mouth of blyth m8, try the mills, or on a nice day head for the can. happy days m8.