Good advice and an old memory came to mind. I think I was always advised to
keep my reels in the dark as light degraded the line faster than anything.
Many years ago I had cause to test some line and tied it to a washing line
then tied a basket to the lower end in which I gradually put things of known
weight from the larder, it worked fine except I had to replace one of the
bags of sugar I "borrowed" from my mother as the damn thing split and fed
the ants for weeks.

As a rule I change my line at the start of each summer, just a habit I got
from the old days.

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Gandalf

"Derek Moody" wrote in message
...
In article om, rjre
wrote:
How frequently should the line on a reel be changed?

For example I have 5lb line that is 4years old and has not been used
in those four years...

Test it. Wind (don't tie unless you are an expert) the line several times
around a smooth, immovable object and wind it several times around the
hook
of a spring balance. Now pull for a break.

If it's still up to strength, carry on using it.

Cheerio,

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