03-25-2009, 04:19 PM
Honestly, 80 yards of line is at least a little bit of an exaggeration. The smaller reel will work fine unless you're planning on using fluorocarbon line, in which case, the larger diameter will eliminate some of the "Slinky" effect that fluoro is plagued by on spinning gear.
As long as you can get 60+ yards of line on there, you're good for long casts and a couple of re-ties or line breaks. All of my reels have about 20% to 40% filled up with cheaper "backing" line and then 60 to 100 yards of premium stuff. This is just done to cut cost a little bit and get two full spools off of a 125 yard package of line.
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As long as you can get 60+ yards of line on there, you're good for long casts and a couple of re-ties or line breaks. All of my reels have about 20% to 40% filled up with cheaper "backing" line and then 60 to 100 yards of premium stuff. This is just done to cut cost a little bit and get two full spools off of a 125 yard package of line.
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