Crack 300 Line Capacity

[MRubin78]

Hi first post here and I have my grandfather's old CrAcK 300 spinning reel and I have no idea what sizes and lengths of line it can hold, all info is appreciated.

Thanks,
Matt

[Midway Tommy]

In an earlier post Steve said his came with 480 yards of older 15# mono. The original manual, posted on this site says 245 yds of 25# test.

[MRubin78]

In an earlier post Steve said his came with 480 yards of older 15# mono. The original manual, posted on this site says 245 yards of 25# test.

Would it be ok for me to do a few yards of 25 lb mono backing with 40 lb braided for the rest? My tackle shop said that braided could put extra wear on the reel and cause damage, is this true?

[JasonGotaProblem]

Personal opinion:
Where braid becomes dangerous for an old reel is the utter lack of stretchiness. Mono stretches under load which makes the stress on the reel a lot less sudden. So if your drag is anything other than smooth, if a fish hits hard the gears and anti reverse of your reel bear all that stress until the drag starts moving or the line snaps. A bendy rod helps a bit.

So coming full circle in opinion territory i would argue a vintage reel shouldn't get braid unless it also has carbon or teflon drags.

[oc1]

Would it be ok for me to do a few yards of 25 lb mono backing with 40 lb braided for the rest? My tackle shop said that braided could put extra wear on the reel and cause damage, is this true?

Not true.

For the backing you want something that does not stretch and put pressure on the spool.  Braided Dacron does not stretch and would be a better choice.

Spectra (AKA Dyneema or UHMWPE) braid does not put extra wear on the reel since it does not stretch or cause abrasion.  The Spectra braid will sometimes slip on the spool arbor though so many people put on a layer of tape first if there is no backing.

The only reason to use a backing is to reduce the cost of the Spectra braid mainline.  The Crack 300 can hold more Spectra braid than you are ever likely to need.

[sandbar]

You can find the information on Sal's post below.



https://alantani.com/index.php/topic,23376.0.html


-Steve