Backing Advice

[Flyboy]

Its been a while since I've set up new rods, and forgot how much backing is needed for rods. How much backing do you need for a dipsy with 330' of braid, copper rods, and lead core rods.

Flyboy

[KJ pluggin]

If you haven't checked out the reel fill calculator on the site you should take a look, very helpful for setting up reels. I typically like to have 200 yds or more of backing on my copper and leadcore setups.

[Abel]

Which reels?? My okuma 30's hold right around 200yds of 30 dacron and 300yds of 40lb power pro.

[Nailer]

For my copper rods, I have 650' of 30# PP. The Braid diver should have a min of 600' of pp. There are times when you will belly hook a fish, and she will be out 600'.

[Flyboy]

Well, I have 2 Okuma Magda Pro's lying around and thought I'd use them for dipsy rods. Not wild about the reels, but they were given to me so I figured I'd may as well use them. I believe they're the 30's.