Hopefully this question makes sense and sorry if it is a no-brainer-
I just purchased a Cabelas Drake II 3-4 fly reel. I guess it is supposed
to hold 75 yards of 20lb backing. My question is that I can barely fit
any backing line on the reel if I put all 90' of my DTF4 fly line on the
spool there is no room for backing.
I really have not even come close to going into backing line but my fear
is if I get into bigger fish i will and will not have enough line. I
mainly fish small rivers but am starting to get into lake fishing. I
cannot cast farther than 50 feet as it is so I am seeing no need for all
that fly line.
So the question is : How much actual fly line will I need? Can i just
cut off 20 yards from the back end of my flyline to accomodate some
backing line?
Thanks for the help.
-sean
