Braided line management

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Never

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Had a spool on my crankbait rod that lasted over 6 years of heavy use. The only thing I did was rotate the line once by unspooling the line, then respooling it.

cutting 25 yards off a trip is silly. When I retie my rigs, regardless of the line type, I typically cut about 6"off if it is visibly damaged or not. Baits that move around can possible weaken line near the tie but that is about it

Dont waste your expensive line

I only re-spool if the line is short on the spool or if I get wind knots in it


Most braid is pretty solid and will last year a long time

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've heard of people cutting off 25 yds or so every fishing trip

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Absolutely no reason to do this. In my opinion the best benefit of braided line is that it holds no memory (mono will coil) and has great longevity

I'll only respool if I get a terrible arse knot and there isn't enough line left on my spool after cutting the knot out.

I only respool when I've either had some really bad wind knot or rats nest and I had to cut line out, or when I realized how much better have a really light backer line was.

These days if I had to cut a lot out I just join the existing line with new line using a double uni and go from there.

I change it once a year. saltwater...

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The only thing I did was rotate the line once by unspooling the line, then respooling it

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just did this, been on there 4 years at least