On May 21, 7:06*pm, Vic Smith wrote:

Five turns has always worked for me, and I was surprised to see them
using eight. *I always assumed that mono would slip easier than
braided. *I use five turns with mono or braided.
The only reason I use braided is to keep my favorite reel, a
baitcaster, happy..
I've been using Fireline for some years since the cotton braided rots
fast. *At first I felt like I was cheating, but since not one fish
called me out on it, I got over that.

According to Teddy down at Chimney Point it's not 8 turns, it's 7 and
one for luck... Anyway, my line choices have been restricted since
my eyes went to poop. Used to use nice clear line, now I have to use
this bright colored yellow stuff just to know if I am actually
fishing

On Wed, 21 May 2008 16:17:12 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

According to Teddy down at Chimney Point it's not 8 turns, it's 7 and
one for luck... Anyway, my line choices have been restricted since
my eyes went to poop. Used to use nice clear line, now I have to use
this bright colored yellow stuff just to know if I am actually
fishing

Hey, that's why I learned to do it blindfolded. Actually night
fishing. Now the trouble is my fingers can't feel too well, so that
doesn't work either!
I keep a pair of cheap magnifying eyeglasses in my tackle box now.

--Vic

According to Teddy down at Chimney Point it's not 8 turns, it's 7
and one for luck...

I've used 5 turns for years, and never had one fail yet.