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Full Lined Spool
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 Kumyang LUSTAR 4000 Spinning Fishing Reel 9 Stainless Steel Bearings  US $31.10
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 PENN 114H 6 0 SPECIAL SENATOR WORKS GREAT W 80LBBRAID MADE IN USA LK US $40.00
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 FIN NOR AHAB 20 SALTWATER SPINNING REEL EXCELLENT CONDITION US $99.00
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 Daiwa Sweepfire 4000 2B Saltwater Spinning Fishing Reel 2012 US $1.75
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 OKUMA Trio 20with EOS US $31.00
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 Shimano TLD Reel 20 Reel 450 30 US $179.99
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 US Made Brown Penn 309 Absolutely Mint w New Line Clamp Return Warranty US $50.00
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 US Made Black Penn 309 Absolutely Mint w New Line Box Clamp Return Warranty US $50.00
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 US Made Penn 49 Absolutely Mint w New Line Clamp Return Warranty US $38.50
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 US Made Penn 149EX w New Line Return Warranty US $15.00
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 NEW IN THE BOX PENN Captiva 2 CVS 8000 Spinning Reel US $59.95
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 Penn 220GTO Level Wind Reel New US $49.94
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 used SHIMANO TLD25 Big Game Conventional Fishing Reel US $45.88
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 Two Okuma Classic Pro Level Wind Reels US $31.00
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 FIN NOR AHAB 12 SALTWATER SPINNING REEL EXCELLENT CONDITION US $102.50
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 PENN BATTLE BTL 3000 SPINNING REEL US $63.00
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 Fin Nor Santiago SA50W WIDE 2 SPEED REEL NEW Box Tool Paper Clamp Set etc US $659.00
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 TEAM CROWN ROYAL DAIWA Fishing Reel NEW CR 100 5B Vintage Collectors Item US $45.99
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 CANYON REELS SPINNER US $295.00
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 NEW IN THE BOX Abu Garcia Cardinal 603ALB Spinning Reel 7 HPCR Bearings US $.99
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 PENN 500 JIGMASTER WITH EXTRA ALUMINUM SPOOL AND NEW LINE LOOK US $15.50
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 FISHING REEL OMOTO GTR TOLIMAR 25 2 SPEED US $50.00
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 FISHING REEL OMOTO GTR TOLIMAR 30 2 SPEED US $50.00
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 Vintage Penn Full Newell Kit 4 0 113H Deckhand Special Fishing Reel Pier Boat US $99.95
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 Newell 332 M US $91.00
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 Shimano Stradic ST 5000FJ Spinning Reel 5000 FJ 2012 Model $209 MSRP NEW US $157.95
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 2012 New Shimano Sustain 5000 FG 5000FG Spinning Reel US $266.99
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 New Shimano TALICA 25 II TAC 25II 2 Speed Fishing Reel US $530.00
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 Penn 713Z Spinning Fishing Reel Penn 713 Z Great Find Must See US $15.50
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 DAIWA SALTIGA SURF 30 CONVENTIONAL REEL BRAND NEW IN BOX US $359.00
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 DAIWA SALTIGA 30T CONVENTIONAL REEL NEVER BEEN USED US $455.99
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 Penn 716Z Spinning Fishing Reel Penn 716 Z Great Find Must See US $45.00
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 TWO Penn reels 4 0 Senator 320 GTI US $40.00
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 Very Nice Penn 8500 ss skirted spool spinning reel w papers box barely used US $46.00
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 PENN Senator 114H 6 0 USA Big Game Conventional Fishing Reel w Rod Mount US $53.53
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 NEWELL GRAPHITE S229 5 SALTWATER REEL BRAND NEW US $209.99
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 NEWELL GRAPHITE S220 5 SALTWATER REEL BRAND NEW US $179.99
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 Shimano TLD 30A 2 Speed Lever Drag Trolling Reel TLD 30IIA $299 Retail NEW US $239.95
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 Shimano Stradic ST 2500FJ Spinning Reel 2500 FJ 2012 Model $179 MSRP NEW US $138.95
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 New Shimano TALICA 16 II TAC 16II 2 Speed Fishing Reel US $435.00
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 30 lbs 360M 15W high speed Pro Jigging Reel with 80g Madai Jig US $158.00
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 Daiwa Saltist LD35H Lever Drag Excellent Condition US $114.50
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 Shimano Stradic ST 4000FJ Spinning Reel 4000 FJ 2012 Model $209 MSRP NEW US $154.95
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 Penn Slammer 360 Spinning Reel NIB US $85.99
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 Shimano TLD15 Conventional Lever Drag TLD 15 US $116.50
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 NEW PENN BATTLE BTL 4000 SPINNING REEL US $70.50
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 PENN SLAMMER 560L Live Liner Spinning Reel FREE USA SHIP US $111.14
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 Shimano TLD 50A 2 Speed Lever Drag Trolling Reel TLD 50IIA $399 Retail NEW US $309.95
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 New Shimano Core 50 MG7 50MG7 Baitcasting Reel RIGHT HAND US $292.00
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 ABU GARCIA AMBASSADEUR 7000C LEVEL WIND BAITCASTING REEL NICE CONDITION US $95.99
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 NEWELL P533 55F CONVENTIONAL SALTWATER REEL BRAND NEW US $210.01
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 SHIMANO CALCUTTA 100 REEL WITH LINE US $49.99
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 NEW DAIWA SALTIGA LEVER DRAG 2SP REEL SALD50 2SPD US $429.99
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 NIB DAIWA SALTIGA 5000H SALTWATER SPINNING REEL MSRP $1200 US $749.00
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 Tsunami Bait Runner TSBS 5000 Fishing Reel 551 4BB US $11.50
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 shimano trinidad tn 30 new in box US $600.00
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 Shimano Stradic ST 6000FJ Spinning Reel 6000 FJ 2012 Model $239 MSRP NEW US $168.95
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 New Shimano Stella SW 20000 Fishing Reel STL 20000SW US $620.00
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 PENN SLAMMER 760L Live Liner Spinning Reel FREE USA SHIPPING US $127.29
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 Shimano Stradic ST 3000FJ Spinning Reel 3000 FJ 2012 Model $179 MSRP NEW US $142.95
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 ELDORADO SALTINA BAITCASTER FISHING REEL ALUMINIUM BODY CARBON DRAG BRASS GEARS US $30.13
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 2012 New Shimano Sustain 4000 FG 4000FG Spinning Reel US $242.00
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 Daiwa Emblem Pro Surf 6000 Spinning Reel NEW EMP6000a US $154.95
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 SHIMANO STELLA STL20000SW SPINNING REEL FREE VISOR US $949.99
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 Shimano Stradic ST 8000FJ Spinning Reel 8000 FJ 2012 Model $239 MSRP NEW US $189.95
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 High Speed 11 Ball Bearings Spinning Reel KLG6000 Reels US $21.98
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 Daiwa Saltist LD40HSH Hyper Speed Lever Drag Fishing Reel US $150.00
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 PENN TORQUE 9 SPINNING FISHING REEL TRQ S9 B BLACK NEW US $579.99
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 PENN FIERCE FRC5000 Fishing Spinning Reel FREE SHIP US $57.94
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 ELDORADO SENTURI 16000SSW FISHING SPINNING REEL US $193.41
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 Okuma Avenger Baitfeeder ABF30 Saltwater Spin Reel NEW US $39.99
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 2012 New Shimano Sustain 1000 FG 1000FG Spinning Reel US $102.50
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 FIN NOR Ahab 8 Spinning reel US $74.99
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 2012 New Shimano Sustain 6000 FG 6000FG Spinning Reel US $200.50
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 New Shimano Trinidad 20 A Saltwater Reel TN 20A US $415.00
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 Shimano Torium TOR 20 Conventional Jig Reel $199 MSRP FREE Shipping NEW US $153.95
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 New Shimano Trinidad 30DC 30 DC Casting Reel For Saltwater US $490.00
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 Penn Torque Spinning Reel TRQS9 B FREE SHIPPING US $559.99
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 PENN NO 49 DEEP SEA REEL SALT WATER ETCHED DESIGN ON SIDE LARGE REEL HAS LINE US $5.99
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 MITCHELL 302 SALT WATER VERY GOOD WORKING CONDITION LH MDLREEL HAS LINE US $5.99
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All About Fishing Line
Ok, you've been asked to design a great fishing line. Here are just a few of the goals you have to satisfy:
1. It should be super strong, but not so strong that it can't break. Better to break your line than your fishing rod. It has to stretch somewhat, but not too much.
2. It should glide through your guides during casting and rewinding with minimal friction, cast far and accurately, then come back in with little effort. But it also has to allow the drag mechanism to work effectively, to put resistance on a fighting fish. It has to hold a knot well, too.
3. It should be light enough to cast far, but have no 'memory'. Memory is the feature of line that, for example, causes line to remain curled from being on the spool, kinked after being knotted.
4. It should be immune to cold, heat, sunlight, saltwater and slime.
And, oh by the way, all those (and many more) criteria come before even discussing that it has to be easy to make in large quantities and sell for only a few dollars. If a spool of fishing line could sell for $1,000 engineers would have a lot easier time designing it!
When working on the first goal, line designers have to carefully balance just when the line should snap. You don't want to let that good one get away, but you don't want to break a fishing rod when that big guy leaps up and runs away. As part of that effort, fishing line comes in different 'test weights'. That is, it may be 4 lb, 10 lb, 12 lb, 20 lb and so on.
To satisfy the second goal, fishing line makers have to be sure that the line is abrasion resistant. It has to stand up well to scraping over rocks, the edge of the boat, and so forth.
To create a good knot, a fishing line has to have some inherent friction, though. Otherwise, the knot would slip right out the first time there was the slightest tug on it. Line also has to be somewhat flexible, lest the angler be forced to spend ten minutes trying to tie something that feels like wire. Imagine what a surgeon would have to go through tying stitches with bad surgical line, for example.
Creating line that has little memory is a whole combination of science and art all its own. Anyone has noticed, for example, that a string wound around a stick has no memory. Unwind it and it hangs limply. Plastic or nylon, on the other hand, may well be curled when it comes off the stick, especially if it was curled on in the sun and unwound after it cooled in the shade. Once kinked it stays kinked.
One aspect of creating line with no memory is to try different materials, manufactured in various ways. Materials scientists spend years experimenting to get just the right balance.
At the same time, those same scientists are looking for materials that don't wear out from exposure to UV light, extreme temperature changes, being dipped in water that contains salt and other chemicals. They may devise a monofilament or a braid to add geometry to help that material do its job.
So, next time you're asked to design fishing line, just say "No, thanks" and be grateful there are so many good ones on the market to choose from already.
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