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[ALBA CHIEFISH]

Hey,

whilst geeking out, what is the volume of your reel ?

[Ian Forbes]

I never found they held enough liquid long enough to find out. The liquid just drains out through the many holes. Try using a cup or a bowl.

[Riverman]

Mine is very quiet.Thinking of adding a sub woofer for spring breaker.

[HOOK]

this is one of the strangest topics I've seen in awhile 

I never fully fill my reels because I like to leave space for when I'm paying more attention to the fish then how evenly the line is going onto the reel.

50-100 yards of backing plus fly line for trout is way more then plenty

100+ for salmon, steelhead, pike, musky.......basically anything that must have a 7wt or higher rod to target is plenty

ocean I would say depending on your target species you may want 300+ yards which is over 900 feet of backing !!!

[ALBA CHIEFISH]

lol riverman.

what i mean is what is the capacity of your reels spool in cm3. i reason i ask is, it is difficult to compare spool capacity using the manufactures guide of 220m of 12lbs etc, they really should just write the volume.

if you measure the largest diameter of the spool x the width you get the gross volume of the spool. minus the volume of the smaller spool you get the net volume.

or
V=piexr2xw minus V=piexr2xw

in short the answers will match the reel model numbers ie luna300 will come in around 300mm3, cardiff 400 around 400mm3 and the luna 253 yup you guess it around 253mm3.

just sayin'

[Noahs Arc]

I think you should go fishing
Just sayin,

[Quinsam_Lose_Some]

I think you should go fishing
Just sayin,

x2

[HOOK]

lol riverman.

what i mean is what is the capacity of your reels spool in cm3. i reason i ask is, it is difficult to compare spool capacity using the manufactures guide of 220m of 12lbs etc, they really should just write the volume.

if you measure the largest diameter of the spool x the width you get the gross volume of the spool. minus the volume of the smaller spool you get the net volume.

or
V=piexr2xw minus V=piexr2xw

in short the answers will match the reel model numbers ie luna300 will come in around 300mm3, cardiff 400 around 400mm3 and the luna 253 yup you guess it around 253mm3.

just sayin'

Why in the hell are you trying to make us do math ??   

I also think you need to go fishing.

most companies tell you how many YARDS of line it will hold depending on the lines diameter. 1 yard = 3 feet (100 yards is 300 feet)

[Easywater]

It's "pi" there math wiz...

[Quinsam_Lose_Some]

It's "pi" there math wiz...

I like pie. Punnnkin Pie an' whipped cream. Great big voluminous mounds of it.
I like it when I'm 'Geeking Out' trying to configure my new 'Wii' fishin' game. 

[Riverman]

 Years ago I stopped all the measuring and just went with what works best for the reel I was using at the time.E.G. A centre pin might require given distance from the spool edge for optimum performance on typical casts on certain pools.Levelwinds all over or under spool depenending on retrieve ratio and other factors.My advice break the calulator and go fishing.

[Ian Forbes]

Mine is very quiet.Thinking of adding a sub woofer for spring breaker.

Better answer than mine. 

Never send a boy to do a man's job. There are many reels designed for large, long running fish (pick a species). Stop using toy reels for large fish. Pick a suitable strength line (the stronger the better) that casts well and fill the reel with it. End of story.

Like someone said, it's not a math quiz.