Pre-stretching Mono

[DJD]

I'll let out almost the entire spool of line and tow it behind the boat for a few minutes. I think the mono will stretch better if it's wet and you are also removing any twist and coils that are in the line while it's being towed.

I did the same for years when I used mono on my spinning reels. Now I use FireLine and don't have a need to do that. My baitcasters have Flouro....except my topwater rod and even then I don't stretch that mono.

When I used mono 100% of the time I never really had a problem with it. I used Bass Pro Excel and I had a habit of re-tieing so much that I needed to respool quite often so coils were never a problem. I also only re spooled the top half or so to save money and line.

Now that I use Flouro I don't re-tie as often....but should more than I do. I'm getting lazy from not fishing tournaments like I used to.

[stoner]

I've done every new spool of floro like that. I have a swivel attached to a fence post just for this.

[DJD]

I've done every new spool of floro like that. I have a swivel attached to a fence post just for this.

Im curious why? Not being a smartass just never seen a need so I was curious. I use Seaguar Red Label in #15 and 20# and have always been amazed at how smooth it casts and works.....baitcaster use only. Maybe your using Flouro on spinning reels??
Does it have some benefit I'm missing out on?

[GeoFisher]

Im curious why? Not being a smartass just never seen a need so I was curious. I use Seaguar Red Label in #15 and 20# and have always been amazed at how smooth it casts and works.....baitcaster use only. Maybe your using Flouro on spinning reels??
Does it have some benefit I'm missing out on?

I use red label almost exclusively. On baitcasters I don't worry about it. On spinning gear I will stretch the line and remove the twist that is inherently introduced into the reel after a ton of hours / days fishing with it.

Later,

Geo

[DJD]

I use red label almost exclusively. On baitcasters I don't worry about it. On spinning gear I will stretch the line and remove the twist that is inherently introduced into the reel after a ton of hours / days fishing with it.

Later,

Geo

Funny thing is I wouldn't even be using Flouro if you hadn't mentioned the knot being the problem on me breaking off all the time. Now I use it on everything except my top water rod and spinning reels. It's great stuff.

[GeoFisher]

Funny thing is I wouldn't even be using Flouro if you hadn't mentioned the knot being the problem on me breaking off all the time. Now I use it on everything except my top water rod and spinning reels. It's great stuff.

AWESOME. Once I started learning a good knot my break issues went away too. I still break off, but that is because I'm bone headed and don't retie when I should. I broke a serious fish off a few weeks ago at the knot. ..

Later,

Geo

[stoner]

Im curious why? Not being a smartass just never seen a need so I was curious. I use Seaguar Red Label in #15 and 20# and have always been amazed at how smooth it casts and works.....baitcaster use only. Maybe your using Flouro on spinning reels??
Does it have some benefit I'm missing out on?

It's become a habit really, but it's definite on my spinning reels There's probably more benefit for them due to potential twist issues. I also on occasion in cooler weather place the new spool of line in warm water, it seems to help in the spooling process and certainly doesn't hurt anything.
I love the red label myself, great line.

[stripernut1]

i agree with several different reasons of why to pre-stretch your mono...gets the twist out, hook set etc etc.

but i guess the main 2 reasons i do it is;
1. ive done it for 40 years and it has worked for me
2. i hate (and i mean HATE) watching tv....so it gives me something to do in the evenings
3. im a "prepper", i like details, and i like piddling with my fishing equipment
4. no surprises on the first cast....like kstonich said, that first cast shoots out there like an arrow and lays just as flat as good "fly-line"

p.s. i said 2 reasons, im not too good at counting...unless its how many fish are in the cooler

[Tyme2fish]

I've been reading this thread with interest and decided to test the theory for myself.

I threw I bait I had tied on and estimated the distance of the cast. I then attached the bait to a swivel I attached on my boat barn and did the stretch and tighten.

I then threw the bait again and once again estimated the distance.

Yeppers, it cast further and seemed to come off the spool with much less resistance.

I guess I'll be stretching more than my legs before fishing with my mono spooled spinner reels.

[sweetwater]

Pre-stretched mono is also much easier to break off when you get irretrievable hung up in deeper water. Instead of stretching and cutting into a finger (fess up, we've all done that) it will snap off relatively easy with a quick and strong tug.

[wolfewiz]

Line conditioners helps too. I use on all my kind. Does wonders for mono and fluoro. I spray it on braid too.