I just picked up 2 12/0's on Friday and I am wondering if I should go 80 or 100 lb mono on it I am thinking about putting 500 yards of 100lb braid as backing to help increase the line capacity or should I stay with straight mono? Thanks in advance.
i would put 80 on one and 100 on the other or 100 on both
If you want to target the larger sharks you need to maximize line capacity and maximize strength,,,,,,,,80 or 100 lb test wears out(frays up) too fast especially if you fish every week and gets cut too easily in Florida style fishing with so many reefs,sea fans,lobster and crab trap bouy ropes so I would go with 130 braid on the bottom (to maximize yardage) and 130 mono on top to have the stopping power/abrasion resistance .With the invention of thin braid lines you can pack on much needed yardage on the bottom that you won't need til you hook that massive beast.A large percentage of large sharks are hooked with a short drop usually just outside the surfline so this leaves quite a bit of line on your 12/0 but if you like dropping your bait out far the braid on the bottom becomes even more important when you hook a large shark that is quickly making line disappear off your spool.
Just as important is to have a plan in place for the day you start getting spooled and #1 is to have backup reel ready when you anticipate you will be losing all your line.Make two or three loops at the bottom of your line so that when you are getting stripped and the loops start coming out you can slip a snap swivel in one of them . Practice because it will happen.
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i like mono 100lb on my 12/0 you get alot of line 900 yards and good pulling power
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Thanks for the replies since I have Bass Pro gift cards I guess I will see if they have 130 and if not I will go 100 I am goin to use 500 yds of 150 lb PP (30lb diam) as backing do you know about how much mono I will have
130 braid to 130 mono...
Same as straight 100mono in yardage but a hell of a lot more stopping power.
At the moment Ive got straight 100lb on my 12, waitin on my 100lb braid to come in from ebay, then its gettin spolled with that and a 130lb topshot..... my old 12 had 500yrds of 100lb mono with 700yrds of 150 dacron on top, amazing stopping power!