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Old December 1st, 2005, 03:53 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Default How much / what weight backing, for a wide-use 8 weight?

What about 150 yards? I just spoke to a guy at my local Orvis shop,
and he says that those listings are wrong, and he regularly spools 150
yards of 20# backing onto these with, say, bonefish lines. (And more
if you're using something smaller, like an intermediate).