Carry Fishing Line and Snare Wire CONDENSED

Iboschi

Iboschi

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I have a tendency to want to carry the kitchen sink with me everywhere I go. Bad habit. In an effort to condense and thin out some of my gear I decided to take some fishing line I carried on a large spool about 1/4 inch thick by 2 inched in diameter and transfer it to a sewing bobbin (REALLY SMALL). I transfered 25 meters of fishing line to one small bobbin.

Then I decided to try it on my snare wire. I don't remember where I got this fairly thin gauge snare wire. It was a bit more difficult to get it on the bobbin, but I managed to get 20 feet on to it. These bobbins work great for condensing small amounts of thin cordage or wire. Transferring these both to bobbins now takes up less than 1/4 the space it did before. I haven't seen this done before and, because it worked so well, I wanted to share.
 
For those that may not know what a bobbin is, it is a tiny spool used for sewing and made of metal or plastic depending on your needs or tastes:
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Braid or mono fishing line?
Mono tends to take a set or have memory.
Especially when wound under tension & on small diameter spools.
It may be a good idea to check it in a month or three to see if that happens.
I'm interested in how it works out myself :)
 
^ braided.

mono is the worst thing to put into a kit.......it sets (memory), ages (degrades) gets brittle over time, and takes up a lot of room (compared to the braids).
 
I'll admit, I used mono. I'll be picking up some braided later to correct that error. I should have considered that, but never really stuffed it on a tiny spool. Thanks for the heads up. I love this place!
 
lets say you store 20 meters of 20lb mono line.

in that same space one can store 100 meters of 40lb braid, because of its thinner diameter compared to mono.

or 200 meters of 20lb braid

or 400 meters of 10lb braid....

you get the idea
 
I have never used the bobbins, but I use a small dental floss case to keep some spider wire. It takes up a little more space than just the bobbin, but I find this to be a handy dispenser.
 
I took a look a the spool I took the line from. It is Tippet material. I know it's for fly fishing but I don't know if it is braided. I can only assume it isn't. The stuff I used is .008 diameter 7.0 LB test. Is it mono line?
 
Ive been using the bobbins for years....Spyderwire, Snare wire, Jute twine in fire kits.....Works great.
 
Iboschi said:
I took a look a the spool I took the line from. It is Tippet material. I know it's for fly fishing but I don't know if it is braided. I can only assume it isn't. The stuff I used is .008 diameter 7.0 LB test. Is it mono line?
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Based on that info. I would say it is mono. Tippit material is usually mono.
 
Based on your recommendation I went out to my local rod and reel and picked up some woven spectra line. It looks like it should be worth every GOLD penny I spent on it. Thanks for the woven line recommendation.
 
I like to mount the bobbins on my drill and let er rip. I get a concise small wound package every time.
 
I use bobbins as well. Easy way to store a lot of fishing line in a small area. Snare wire I never thought of putting on them.
 
I managed to squeeze like 50 yards of 30LB test Spectra thread onto a bobbin. I also changed the machine setting to allow me to FILL the bobbin up this time giving me the maximum amount of thread and wire. Thanks again for the recommendation! Spectra is amazing!
 
Iboschi, Be real careful handling that Spectra braided line. Don't try to break it with your hands or let it slip through your fingers when tying knots. That stuff will cut you wide open. It is wicked stuff. Just fair warning.

On the up side it is very tough stuff.
 
valcas1 said:
Iboschi, Be real careful handling that Spectra braided line. Don't try to break it with your hands or let it slip through your fingers when tying knots. That stuff will cut you wide open. It is wicked stuff. Just fair warning.

On the up side it is very tough stuff.
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Yeah the box even came with a warning. Mentioned that nail clippers wont even cut it. Can't wait to use some.
Bushman5 said:
yup! if you compare say 20lb mono VS 20lb braid, the braid is 75% thinner.
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Yeah, the stuff is great for fishing line AND doubles as sewing thread. I wish I had bought some sooner. Just didn't realize it would be worth the money.
 
G'day Iboshi

:thumbup: on the use of bobbins


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Braid has certainly proved to be a major development in fishing tackle. High strength, thin diameters for its breaking strain and low stretch/high sensitivity all make for a very useful line.

Can I ask how you plan on fishing with the line contained on the bobbin? Are you going to attach a length to a pole/branch and fish with it that way, or are you going to use it for a series of set lines (ie lengths attached to streamside vegetation that will act as springers).

Bear in mind that if you are going to use set lines, you will need to bring the fish in by hand. If this is the case, a word of advice about the thinner diameter braids. Valcas is right, the fight from a decent sized fish can drive the braid through the flesh of your fingers.

This is just one of the reasons most fishermen I know still use a mono trace :D




Kind regards
Mick
 
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