"briansfly" wrote in message
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Tom Nakashima wrote:
2. Backing...what do you think of the sponge gel? 35 lb backing good
enough?


Tom,

Be aware, gel spun backing is much thinner, and slicker than regular
dacron backing. Pluses are you can put a lot more backing on a reel with
limited(or not)capacity. Drawbacks are, it'll slice and dice your fingers
if you're not careful. It also needs specialized knots to hold at
100%.....learn to tie bimini loops. Regular knots just don't hold as well.

brians


Thanks for the tip, think I'll stick with dacron backing.
-tom