Changing mono nylon line every 2 or 3 trips? Wow! I'da' never guessed. As a fly guy, I'm like Homer and use the same fly line for years before it wears out. On my conventional reels, I keep the same line on until I've broken or cut so much off that the reel spool is lookin' a little bare. My Penn 109 salmon mooching/trolling reel still sports the same 17# test of some brand that was on sale when I bought the reel over 25 years ago. It's stored in a cool dark place and only sees sunlight when I go fishing with it, and I check the line strength every year, and still can't break it with my hands. My fishing costs a whole lot less than what you guys spend. Of course, I still pick up hooks along with the corkies and stuff I scavage off the river banks when I'm tromping around. OK, so the custom split bamboo rods cost me a trifle more. Oh, and the test that counts, I don't break fish off with that line either. I did lose one chinook to a bad knot this past year.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.