Here is an Excel spreadsheet that will let you estimate line capacities, including top shots and backing. Works great for mono and braided lines - I've used it many times and it's fairly accurate and it can be saved on your computer for use any time.
Rob
http://www.osanglers.org/uploads/Line_Estimator.xls << no longer working
Thanks! That's handy.
Accurate reels also has a great line calculater, just plug in the numbers and ta'da you get a very good result. I have used in the past and it seems very accurate to me.
www.accuratefishing.com/support/linecal.php
I find the accurate one to be not so "accurate".
Just created a new calculator that just needs one known capacity & the corresponding line diameter
I made it in an EXCEL document
It has both Standard & Metric Capacity Calculators, along with mini-calculators for inch to mm, yard to meter, mm to inch & meter to yard conversions
Basically it takes half the diameter squared of known line, multiplies it by the known capacity, then divides that by half the diameter squared of new line (A few other parameters are in formula so it keeps all parameters within the same type)
If anyone would like to give it a try, shoot a pm, and I could email one out
....Reid
Sounds interesting.
I've also compiled an excel, but probably not half as advanced as the one you're describing, mine's solely aimed at europeans (only mm ratings, no lbs).
The thing I found is that a braid rated .32mm can differ (upwards) somewhere up to 40% thicker than stated - so my doc will give a "capacity range" loosely based on the amount of line I can actually fit on a reel :)
Would be fun comparing with your calculations though, I'll drop you a PM with my email adress.
Question. Do these calculators take into consideration whether or not the lined where properly spooled. That makes a huge difference in actual capacity of line on a reel.
I think they are all founded on the basic premise of all line being perfectly spooled.
Math is math; ymmv.
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That's why line faculties will always be inaccurate, I can fit a ton more specta when it's wet packed
Quote from: Chris Gatorfan on October 21, 2013, 12:54:43 PM
Question. Do these calculators take into consideration whether or not the lined where properly spooled. That makes a huge difference in actual capacity of line on a reel.
The calculators are not precise. But they will get you in the ballpark better than taking a wild guess. I spool my braid on with 6-8 pounds of drag resistance as Jerry Brown recommends. As Bunnlevel and Robert said, there are variables that affect capacity. That's why the one I started this thread with is called an "Estimator".
I'm looking for a new calculator since the original is no longer usable.
If anyone has a good one, other than the Accurate version, let's give it a try. ;)
I just put together a little program that let's you enter in spool width, inside and outside spool diameter, and line diameter and gives you the reel's line capacity. I think it would be nice to add some presets for classic and maybe modern popular reels. So, it would be nice to have a preset for 20# mono (even though there is variation) and then select a peerless 209, for example. I haven't seen a chart yet that has inside and outside dimensions. I can measure peerless and longbeach series if there is nothing available. Any thoughts or suggestions?
Here is a link for downloads: http://www.acousticrefuge.com/spool_calc.htm
At some point I will make data files to be used as presets.
This looks be promising. Thank you for putting it together. I will start playing with it. Bill
Nice, thanks for doing that!
I tried it and that's a sweet calculator. Thanks. :)
Okay, glad you guys can use it. It's more complex than anything I could do in a spreadsheet. Although, it is basically very simple: Every time you complete a new layer of line going across the spool, the new "working radius" becomes bigger by the thickness of the line. What I did not factor in is that the spool width changes as it flanges out in many spools. I could add something like that to the program, but it is probably overkill. Probably best to use an inside spool width somewhere halfway between the hub and outer edge.
Thank you very much for this. A truly useful tool; i have missed having exactly this for many years. (There used to be one on the 3Tand website, but it was suddenly removed.)
Thanks again.
Leave this in trade, my favorite capacity calculator, because it is very simple and completely mathematical.
http://www.norre.dk/linecapacity.html
And then there are these, that have a few other parameters:
http://www.pattayafishing.net/fishing-reel-line-capacity-estimator/
Quote from: Robert Janssen on January 04, 2018, 10:27:06 PM
Thank you very much for this. A truly useful tool; i have missed having exactly this for many years. (There used to be one on the 3Tand website, but it was suddenly removed.)
Thanks again.
Leave this in trade, my favorite capacity calculator, because it is very simple and completely mathematical.
http://www.norre.dk/linecapacity.html
And then there are these, that have a few other parameters:
http://www.pattayafishing.net/fishing-reel-line-capacity-estimator/
Okay, these are neat too, thank you. For those just reading this, the difference with mine is that it assumes you know nothing about line capacity specs of the reel. So, you have to take some measurements of the spool. And don't forget with mine you can save your measurements to a file. Each spool or line is in a plain text file. I'd keep all the spools in one folder and the lines in another and just load them in when needed.