Never tried this way but so much easier than previous methods!! and the lay on the line is well tight and comes off a dream !! and all done in 10 mins !! good info !!!
The most common sense guidance about spooling line I have ever seen. I have just watched others which to be honest are misleading or just plain wrong. Just a couple of things to add. Always screw your clutch tight before spooling as any give will result in twist. I like to keep line tension consistent and fairly tight, replicating the pressure the line may be under bringing in a fish but not so tight than you are stretching it. That’s how it will be when you cast out and retrieve it anyway. I like to hold the line in a microfibres cloth to stop burning of your fingers. Don’t reel too fast though as if the cloth gets burnt you could also be damaging and weakening the line too. That way you get it as even as possible. You can braid on in a similar way except it is best to soak it first as with the uneven surface it can get very hot. You don’t have stretch to worry about but you may have to vary pressure a little depending on the weave. I would also soak the spool for 15 to 20 minutes when it’s line not braid as I understand there is some water absorption, this will also stop overheating when winding at speed. I am told by some that line can expand quite a bit, up to10% in volume if left soaking overnight and can even break spools. Personally I have never known this, think it highly unlikely that you would end up with 110 metres from 100m of mono after soaking. Maybe they mean width not length. Anyway I am sure we would all have messed up spools after a couple of rainy days if this really happened. I always attach the reel to a butt section, thread the line through the single large eye and try to run the line off vertically to the spool in the bucket. I have the pinched line and rod in one hand, reel in with the other, then you can manage it perfectly on your own. Most important, fill to the brim. You can always take some off if there is any sign of spillage past the spool lip, but you cannot add without dreaded cast limiting knots. Also if you are like me you will be regularly checking line at the business end for damage and cutting off 5 to 10metres back after most busy sessions, especially is you fished a snaggy or weedy water. I tend to slightly overfill to start with for that reason. People say if you spool onto a spare and therefore reverse your line, the bits weakened by use and sun will be at the bottom so it is like fishing with new line again. I have never known this to be true. The bottom layers get set at a smaller diameter and are rarely flat when on the spool surface after months on the bottom. The bigger capacity spool normally the worse this effect is. In theory it should come off nice and smooth, after all the stuff on the top of your reel spool when first loaded was from the lower layers of the bulk spool. But the bulk spool had perfect line lay at even factory pressure. Top big slow oscillation spools allow line reversing with way less surface kinking, my older baitrunners make a reel mess of line under layers. The lack of smoothness after line reversal massively impacts effective casting distance creating way more friction. I have friends swear by spooling up fully then transferring all of that spools line onto a new spool to fish with. That way the uppermost layer on the bulk spool, coiled on at slightly wider diameter to the line below, will also end up that way uppermost on your reel spool, widest coils on top. With the bigger diameter abrasion resistant lines which naturally want to coil more I can see this may give a slight initial casting advantage and it may behave better. Way more to line spooling for top performance than most think about. Opinions on lines given by anglers vary so much. I think a lot if the time an ill behaved line people discard as rubbish may only seem that way because it was spooled incorrectly. Don’t forget to check a lines box or leaflet. They sometimes say which side the line should come from to limit dreaded twist. Personally when I had limited time to get ready for a foreign trip say I would have paid someone to spool up by lines correctly. It’s so important but time consuming. I am surprised tackle shops don’t offer a reel spooling service, say £5 a spool. I would pay it to get it right with continental big pits and it’s another reason to get punters into store in the quieter months! Tight ( but not kinked or twisted) lines.
Stick a brio or pencil through the middle of spool of line and get your Mrs or one if the kids to put there thumbs on the spool to act as a brake. I have never had twisted line on a reel. Not until it gets old and starts to go curly anyway.
Stick a brio or pencil through the middle of spool of line and get your Mrs or one if the kids to put there thumbs on the spool to act as a brake. I have never had twisted line on a reel. Not until it gets old and starts to go curly anyway.
Never tried this way but so much easier than previous methods!! and the lay on the line is well tight and comes off a dream !! and all done in 10 mins !! good info !!!
Genius little trick to tell if your line is twisted. Thank you Gents.
The most common sense guidance about spooling line I have ever seen.
I have just watched others which to be honest are misleading or just plain wrong.
Just a couple of things to add. Always screw your clutch tight before spooling as any give will result in twist. I like to keep line tension consistent and fairly tight, replicating the pressure the line may be under bringing in a fish but not so tight than you are stretching it. That’s how it will be when you cast out and retrieve it anyway. I like to hold the line in a microfibres cloth to stop burning of your fingers. Don’t reel too fast though as if the cloth gets burnt you could also be damaging and weakening the line too. That way you get it as even as possible.
You can braid on in a similar way except it is best to soak it first as with the uneven surface it can get very hot. You don’t have stretch to worry about but you may have to vary pressure a little depending on the weave.
I would also soak the spool for 15 to 20 minutes when it’s line not braid as I understand there is some water absorption, this will also stop overheating when winding at speed.
I am told by some that line can expand quite a bit, up to10% in volume if left soaking overnight and can even break spools. Personally I have never known this, think it highly unlikely that you would end up with 110 metres from 100m of mono after soaking. Maybe they mean width not length. Anyway I am sure we would all have messed up spools after a couple of rainy days if this really happened.
I always attach the reel to a butt section, thread the line through the single large eye and try to run the line off vertically to the spool in the bucket. I have the pinched line and rod in one hand, reel in with the other, then you can manage it perfectly on your own.
Most important, fill to the brim. You can always take some off if there is any sign of spillage past the spool lip, but you cannot add without dreaded cast limiting knots. Also if you are like me you will be regularly checking line at the business end for damage and cutting off 5 to 10metres back after most busy sessions, especially is you fished a snaggy or weedy water. I tend to slightly overfill to start with for that reason.
People say if you spool onto a spare and therefore reverse your line, the bits weakened by use and sun will be at the bottom so it is like fishing with new line again. I have never known this to be true. The bottom layers get set at a smaller diameter and are rarely flat when on the spool surface after months on the bottom. The bigger capacity spool normally the worse this effect is.
In theory it should come off nice and smooth, after all the stuff on the top of your reel spool when first loaded was from the lower layers of the bulk spool. But the bulk spool had perfect line lay at even factory pressure. Top big slow oscillation spools allow line reversing with way less surface kinking, my older baitrunners make a reel mess of line under layers. The lack of smoothness after line reversal massively impacts effective casting distance creating way more friction.
I have friends swear by spooling up fully then transferring all of that spools line onto a new spool to fish with. That way the uppermost layer on the bulk spool, coiled on at slightly wider diameter to the line below, will also end up that way uppermost on your reel spool, widest coils on top. With the bigger diameter abrasion resistant lines which naturally want to coil more I can see this may give a slight initial casting advantage and it may behave better.
Way more to line spooling for top performance than most think about. Opinions on lines given by anglers vary so much. I think a lot if the time an ill behaved line people discard as rubbish may only seem that way because it was spooled incorrectly.
Don’t forget to check a lines box or leaflet. They sometimes say which side the line should come from to limit dreaded twist.
Personally when I had limited time to get ready for a foreign trip say I would have paid someone to spool up by lines correctly. It’s so important but time consuming. I am surprised tackle shops don’t offer a reel spooling service, say £5 a spool. I would pay it to get it right with continental big pits and it’s another reason to get punters into store in the quieter months!
Tight ( but not kinked or twisted) lines.
Stick a brio or pencil through the middle of spool of line and get your Mrs or one if the kids to put there thumbs on the spool to act as a brake.
I have never had twisted line on a reel.
Not until it gets old and starts to go curly anyway.
Brilliant vid. Thanks guys
Great line tips top video
thats a right good little tip i hate avin to respool my reels
The bast way to redpoll fox steal line on my reels
Stick a brio or pencil through the middle of spool of line and get your Mrs or one if the kids to put there thumbs on the spool to act as a brake.
I have never had twisted line on a reel.
Not until it gets old and starts to go curly anyway.