If there was one thing that I should pay more attention to when maintaining my fishing equipment it should be my line, I have read where people change their spools weekly or even more often. Might sound a little crazy to some but the same spool of ande 12lb mono that I use for springers is the same spool that I use for the freight train chums on the nisqually in january. I love that stuff. and even after an entire year of fishing I don't have any problem with it. then when the dogs are gone I go pay another 5 bucks for a spool and I am good for another year.