A little while back I received an email from a reader who posed this question “Do fishing lines have expiry dates”. Here is what Huseyin wrote:
From:
huseyin kabakci
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Are there any signs or numbers on monofilament and other fishing line packages revealing the year of production. If there is such a coding system, how can we see this on Sufix brand items and find out which year it was produced.Best regards
Hüseyin KABAKCI
Thanks Huseyin. That is a good question and is sure many of us have wondered about this.
I had the opportunity to pose this question to Phil of Pure Fishing and his answer is “No”. There is no indication whatsoever on the packaging that reveals the date of manufacture or when it expires, if it even expires.
The onus is on the manufacturers to produce quality fishing lines, store them in a proper manner and only let loose quality products into the market.
My personal experiences with lines are they last a bloody long time. More so braided or PE lines and even unused monofilaments.
I’ve had some unused mono lines up to 10 years or more that I still spool onto my reels (yes, I have too much lines with me). But I will replace mono from my reels in a year or less if they are used.
Braided or PE lines are another story altogether. I’ve had some on selected reels for up to 3 to 4 years! I check them regularly though.
What about you, how often do you replace your fishing lines?
monofilament fishing lines are quite cheap especially if u buy the bulk spool package. being a light tackle angler, a quarter pound 4lb line spool will get you between 4000m to 5000m lengths of line. A typical 1000 series spinning reel will usually load about 100m~ 140m length of 4lb line. Imagine how many times of line change can you do with 5000m spool of line?
so practically i use new line for every fishing trip!
4-5000 meters are a lot of line. I like to try new stuffs so it’s all about variety.
I came across a documentary some time back and the commentator said that as long as you kept the unused line in a cool place place, it will last a lifetime ( assuming you live a really long time) or if you lived a couple of years then it will last longer than you
They sure will last. Anything synthetic will last very long.
Hence the need for all to NOT discard of their unwanted fishing lines outdoors. Bring them home and discard properly.
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