How often do you replace your line?

[Dryrod]

[cool][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]Hi there Feydakin - I know some of our members will change their line as often as their socks. Since I mostly fly fish the lines on my spinning and bait casting reels will go for several years with being replaced. I have spools of 2, 4, 6 & 8 lb test. That said I most say that I protect & take care of all my equipment. I don't leave any of my stuff in the trunk, back seat or in my back yard. Long exposure to sunlight is a sure way to shorten the life of any line. I didn't change the line on one of my fly rods for 10 years. Finally did so as the memory of coiling started to annoy me. Recently I took that old line and placed it on a spare reel to practice casting in my back yard. Didn't want to ruin a new $60 fly line on the concrete in my yard. Know what - it wasn't coiling any more. Certainly a fly line's characteristics are much different from a conventional line. If you fish around a lot of rocks I would check the line for abrasions. Do a tensile test around any area that is suspect. If the line doesn't hold up to it's test weight then it is definately time to change your line. I am surre that some of our other members will have some good or better advise to pass along.[/size][/green][/font]
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