Fly Reel Backing
I recently purchased a new second reel for an 8wt set-up that I am setting up with a Scientific Anglers WetCel Sink Tip Type-6 Fly Line. The line is 80' long with a 210 grain 27'-6" head length. The reel has a 150 yard 20lb backing capacity. I have a brand new spool of 20lb Scientific Anglers Dacron backing. Would that be enough or should I pick up another spool and fill the reel to its maximum 150 yard capacity? My question is not based on the worry of fish spooling me but on whether or not the fly line requires the full amount of backing for it to spool properly on the reel?
P.S I am getting this set-up primarily as a bucktailing setup for rainbows etc for a 2018 late spring/early summer BC interior trip fishing some of the big waters like Shuswap, Revelstoke etc.
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