Question on snells

LBrandt

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Over the last 7 years in the winter I have a little time on my hands so I tie up 3 to 4 hundred snells per winter. I put them in little 3X3 plastic bags and then into quart ziplocks as per size or color or line weight. They are then put into a large backpack for travel. Question is do you think some of the first ones I made should have new line? I use mostly Trilene 8,10,and 12 # test line XL. They are never out in the sun much and if they are used they go into what I call the recycle bag. I take them apart and use the parts to make new ones. I am diabetic and have lost the feeling in my fingers and feet. Tying up new snells in the boat is dam near impossible. So what do you guys think? If I lost that wall hanger at the boat that would suck.;:;rofl
 


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i have your solution... fish enough every year so you use up all 400 and won't have to worry bout the line getting old...

no charge...
 

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Not very good at this computer stuff, hope you got my reply DC.
 

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I would say if they are out of the sun. They should be fine give them a good once over and make sure the line is good on them. If it's turning yellow I would replace.
 

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I would say if they are out of the sun. They should be fine give them a good once over and make sure the line is good on them. If it's turning yellow I would replace.

Agreed, also sometimes when the sun has gotten at them they'll turn an opaque white instead of they're normal clearish white.
 


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XT is some very resilient stuff when kept out of the sun it will last a very long time. Just give it a quick pull test and you will be good to go.
 

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The last batch of spinner harnesses I tied up I used Seaguar Red Label in 17 lb test. Pike seem to have a little tougher time biting through this stuff.#$%^&>
 

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I would say if they are out of the sun. They should be fine give them a good once over and make sure the line is good on them. If it's turning yellow I would replace.

This^^^ and what SDMF mentioned. Sunlight puts a beat down on mono line.
 

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I do the pull test to see if the line is still good. If it passes that I use it. I have used some old line that works fine as long as it doesn't sit in the sun.
 

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Fluorocarbon (Seaguar, etc). Extremely inert and resistant to sun/oxidation. Good 20 yrs from now.
 


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