Minnow and Nightcrawler rigs

[GuinnessGuy]

HI,

I tie my own rigs for walleye, and use 14lb mono to do so. I have a whole bunch (at least 40-50) that I tied last winter, in ziplock bags.

What is the going opinion on the reliability of the mono, after a year? I'd hate to have to re-tie them all, but I also don't want to lose a 2lb fish walleye because the mono is compromised by time and not usage.

Cheers

GuinnessGuy

[zippyfx]

If it has been kept out of the elements and out of the sun the mono should last for many years.

I would hazard a guess and say even light to moderate use should have little effect.

[GuinnessGuy]

Oh good! I'll have enough just tying new ones in the most-successful colors. I really didn't want to re-tie all those.

[lape0019]

That is hilarious and I wouldn't want to retie them either!

I would agree with zippy. If it is out of the elements and hasn't been used, it will be fine. I have a couple spools of mono that are a couple years old and have not given me any trouble yet.