Spinning Reel 101 - Guide To Understanding What The Numbers Mean

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When you are looking through the spinning reels on market, you will find much information listed on the reel manual. Below is a simple guide to understanding what the numbers mean on spinning fishing reels. Spinning Reel Size Well to be honest each spinning reel manufacturer rates their reel size in different ways so there is no fixed rule. In general, modern spinning reels will usually have the numbers presented in thousands (i.e. 2000) but they may be in double figures (i.e. 20) and occasionally in hundreds (i.e. 200). Essentially these are the same approximate size, it’s just all to do with how each individual fishing reel manufacturer has branded their merchandise. The smaller the model number the smaller the reel, and the less length of fishing line the reel can hold. Spinning Reel Line Capacity Line capacity of a