The line tightened and began to move sidewise. There was no doubt in my mind it was a nice redfish. The bite had been good back under the mangroves for several days and the expectation of another nice Florida redfish raced through my mind. The line came taught and the fight began but it lasted for only an instant. The big red made the usual dash back to the mangroves and the line snapped as it came in contact with some submerged structure. Unfortunately, it was not just one of those things that happens. It was angler error.
I had unintentionally picked up a rod and reel spooled with lighter line than I normally use when fishing for redfish in the mangroves. It is probably a blunder that most anglers have made. It is a mistake that should not be made again, because there is a simple answer to the problem of identifying which reels are spooled with which size line.
I have the same problem with all my reels, whether fishing for crappie or kingfish. Maybe it is my own fault for accumulating so many outfits, but that’s the way it is. Upon counting my rods and reels I had 32 different combos that I use on a fairly regularly basis. I had baitcasters, spinning, spin cast, conventional reels and fly reels. The kicker is, I could only guess at the size of the line on anyone of them. Continue reading – http://www.examiner.com/article/what-size-fishing-line-is-that?CID=examiner_alerts_article