Backing on tekota 800?

[tough luck]

How much 50 pound power pro can i put on a 800 tekota for a 500 copper?

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[bigblue]

150 yards of 50# power pro.

[finsntins]

im just passing this on cause i just bought one and this is what i was told,was 150 yds of 50 lb power pro with 500 ft of copper.

[capt ace]

I personally think that you are asking to get spooled one of these days by using only 450 ft. of backing on lake Ontario. All it's going to take is a real good size king or a foul hooked one and you will be seeing the gold of that Shimano reel. Imagine how much less usable backing you will have to use if you run that copper out on the boards,too. We use Fins spectra braid for our backing on these kinds of set ups. It is 50lb test and only 10lb diameter instead of 12lb like Power Pro. On our 500 copper Shimano's we have 90 passes of Fins which is around 900ft of backing. This fills the reel right to the top which is where you want it to be anyways.

[tough luck]

Thanks capt i like the idea of more baking i was thinking the same thing.

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[John Kelley]

Thanks for the tip on that Fins Spectra braid.  I always thought Power Pro was the thinnest diameter braid out there!!  With you 100% on the amount of backing for copper, as well.  I think we have all seen a big king scream out 500-700 feet off of a reel before!