Mono line spinner life

[MNwalleyehunter]

Guys I have a question, last year I tied up too many spinners, I have some that were rolled up on a water noodle and stored and some that were just hooked into a noddle and hung from a shelf all year. My question is do you think the breaking stregth has been affected? The ones I just stuck the hooks into the noodle and let hung were in a room that didn't get direct sunlight, but they were exposed to normal light. I unraveled one that was warped around a noodle and the line memory was quite a bit, but one good stretch of the line and it layed flat. Do you think it would be ok to use these, or should I cut all the components (hooks, swivles, beads, clevis) off and just start over?
I tied these with 12lb Trilene XT.

THanks for your opinions,
MNwalleyehunter

[dakota48]

You mentioned that they were stored in basement out of sunlight. They should be good for 3-4 yrs then. I have many I have tied and used up after 2-3 yrs, no problem.

[Southeast Michigan]

You should check the line for any signs of damage. I usually find that the line is chaffed at the clevis. If this is the case then I would re-tie. Otherwise, you should be good for at least a couple years.

[labsrus]

I also use the noodles to store my rigs.

They see direct sunlight when I am using them for the day. I store them in a compartment under the front deck.

I check them for line damage from fish or from the clevis and cut and save the components or retie all over again.

It seems that I tie up a bunch over the winter and never really get rid of any.

[REW]

Walleyehunter,
If you are concerned - simply tie up a couple of new spinners using your line that you like.

Then, do some break tests on the line, using a spring scale - and compare your new rigs to your old rigs.

Simply hook the hook in the eye of a spring scale.
Put a dowel in the loop of your spinner rig.

Pull on the dowel, with your scale securely hooked to a solid object.

When pulling, stay out of the line of the pull. When the line breaks, there will be a good snapping action, and if you are in the line of the pull - the line could snap back, and take out an eye.

Be sure to wear safety glasses when doing destructive line tests.

Do some tests and post your results.

It is interesting when talking to some line manufacturers about the answers received from different makers.
Some say that the line should be replaced every year, some every two, three or four years. Others say that it can be longer or perhaps shorter.

Test your self and then you will know for sure.

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Remembr, part of the equation is how much time elapsed from the date of manufacture until you received the line. It is possible that the line you bought as new, may have been on a ware house for several years, before you ever received it.

Take care
REW

[REW]

p.s.
I was just thinking, that it might not be a bad idea to use a rope and pulley arrangement when performing these tests, you could hook a pulley in line with your line breaking pull line.

Then, hook an 1/8th inch rope to the dowel used for pulling on the line loop. You can be at right angles to the pull line by using the dowel and pulley.

Be safe,

REW

[orchard frank]

Caught my eye since I've been re-tying a bunch of harnesses this winter. I'm giving up on trebles for the most part, re-tying to replace them. Some of my older harnesses, not sure of the age, but not more than a few years, seemed kind of "dried out". Line felt a little chalky. I'm sure some of these were never in the water, and are stored in the dark. Don't know if the strength was affected, most were on various brands of #20 test. Also found several that had abrasions from bead edges. Plastic quick change clevis did not seem to mark line much. I guess a long-winded way of saying it's worth checking them once in a while.