9wt fly line set up

[bassithound]

Hi,
New to the forum, great site. I am starting out with surf flyfishing, I bought a 9wt set up. I planned on 150 yards dacron backing (30lb), then the fly line, but reading "Inshore Fly Fishing" by Lou Tabory, he recommends mono between the backing and the fly line, 100-200 yards. I don't know if my 9wt okuma SLW reel will hold the extra mono. What are your thoughts?
TIA
Dave in NJ
Bassithound

[Ray]

There is no need to have anything besides the 150 yards of 30# dacron backing tied to the fly line. Keep your setup simple.

[SageBoy]

Going with 20lb dacron should allow you to get closer to 200 yards of backing. Something to consider.

[Potter]

No need for the mono. I agree, keep it simple.

You'll have plenty of backing to meet your needs for any inshore fishing you'll encounter in the north east.

[bassithound]

Thanks all, rigged up last night, used a needle nail knot for the backing to fly line connection. Going to hit the Delaware River friday afternoon to start practicing with this thing.
Dave
Bassithound

[bonefishwhisper]

I dont know what you are catching but Iwill assume its blues and stripers and albies...Ipersonally dont understand about the mono thing either...never heard of such a thing...what happens when the mono breaks? goodbye everything...I would go with the 30lb backing...here is what I do also...I change colors every 100yds as a visual marker to be aware at all times how much is out...you could even put the 1st 100yds or so of Gel Spun and easily get 200yds of 30lb backing

[Tarpon41]

My suggestion for capacity is super braid..i use it on the flats but i do not fish northeast however...for capacity comparison go to the Abel page and check out their specs on backing with 30 dacron vs. 50 braid...

[wendell]

30 or 20# backing should be fine. It's pretty hard to get spooled fishing from shore in the North East. One suggestion would be to tie a big bimini or surgons loop in your backing and whip a loop in the end of your fly line. Make sure the backing loop is big enough to pass a spool of fly line through. Makes swapping lines much easier. Just a suggestion. Regardless have fun with your new rig. It's a beautiful past time.