SNOWCHUCK, I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THE BIG FISH IN THE SNOW, BUT AS FOR LINE AND HOW MUCH ON A SPINNING REEL.
I USE MANY TYPES OVER THE YEARS, MY FAV WAS AN OLD MITCHELL 300, I ALWAYS KEPT IT FULL OF 8 POUND, ABOUT 225 YARDS FIT THE SPOOL REAL GOOD.
I ALWAYS FISHED WITH LIGHT MAIN LINE, AS WAS NOT CONVERNED ABOUT LOSSING TERMINAL GEAR IT I GOT HUNG UP. WHO KNEW, I WAS A KID BACK IN THEM DAYS. did not know or care on cost as terminal gear 20+ years ago was cheap.

OOPS, soory for yelling, did not see the cap's still on.

elmtree
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elmtree (woody)