Always know what pound test your using tip

gdaddybassmaster · December 28, 2010, 03:43:31 PM

Supplies needed: Fine tip black sharpie, a pack of wide band rubber bands

Slip the appropriate sized rubber band over the butt end of the rod, use the sharpie to write the pound test used on the rubber band.

If you have extra spools and tend to change test, just slide the rubber band off the rod and put it onto the spool your are removing.

Simple low cost and effective!

Oops almost forgot: Also you can make down the brand such as: trilene, gamma ect......
GD

Bassinkorea · December 28, 2010, 04:59:52 PM

Good idea

thanks for sharing

Mike Cork · December 29, 2010, 11:12:54 AM

Great tip

OHbassaholic · December 29, 2010, 11:35:43 AM

I really like that one!

boudreaux 23 · December 29, 2010, 01:46:14 PM

Im gona use this one. Thanks

clarker2000 · December 30, 2010, 05:13:58 PM

Good idea with the bands. I use a p-touch label machine and put the #test on a small label on each spool or reel.

Lee Smith · December 30, 2010, 10:38:25 PM

Great Tip GD!!

I have always just put alittle label on the reel, but when it gets wet

I'll be doing it this way from now on!

Thanks

Baron49 · January 06, 2011, 12:10:29 PM

Not to knock your good tip, but I found rubber bands after a very short in the sunlight start to fall apart.

What I have been doing is bought a small roll of white adhesive tape that is used for bandages. It is about 1/4 inch wide and is very sticky. I tear a small square of this off, put it on the handle side of the reel and then use a permanant marker to put on the pound test. Found this tape holds up to water, oil, heat, cold and heavy use. The marker will fade before the tape comes off the reel. To clean the sticky stuff off the reel if you want to change or remove the tape is easy with a drop or two of lighter fluid.

ronalddipietro · January 06, 2011, 05:20:12 PM

I just remember what reels are spooled with what line...not tooo difficult...

ronalddipietro · January 06, 2011, 05:21:36 PM

your idea is a good one...I was just sharing information...keep it up...

Baron49 · January 07, 2011, 09:52:19 AM

When I only had a few rods and reels it was not tooo difficult either. Now with carrying 20+ casting rods and 4 or 5 spinning rods, plus all the spare spools and spare reels it would be tough to know what is on each of the identical reels. Those are just the bass tackle! Now add in the Musky, Striper, Trout, Salmon, Walleye and several other setups it would take someone with a pretty good memory to keep them all straight.

Using a simple piece of tape and a Sharpie marker keep me well informed and allows me to use my brain for figuring out the fish and not what line I have on each reel.

ronalddipietro · January 07, 2011, 10:36:07 AM

you go barron..I see you do have a need...I have just never had the need for more than 4 or 5 rods n reels to catch fish...peace

nuke · January 22, 2011, 01:19:59 PM

Quote from: clarker2000 on December 30, 2010, 05:13:58 PM
..I use a p-touch label machine and put the #test on a small label on each spool or reel.

Same here. And with my eyesight not being what it used to be, I went from using the black-on-clear tape to the black-on-white tape since the contrast helps, even in low light. I put the line weight, brand and date on the label. Whenever I respool the old label peels off and on goes the new one.

I also use the P-Touch labels on my Plano boxes (I may go bankrupt, though. I have about 30 boxes and I'm always changing things) such as "DEEP DIVERS", "SHALLOW DIVERS", "SUSPENDING JERKBAITS", "RUBBER/HAIR JIGS", etc..

Even the individual compartments for my bullet weights are labeled with the weight as are those for my various jig heads.