posted by admin on Mar 12
I have been trying to look it up online but a lot of descriptions confuse me. Also what pound test line would you recommend I use, I plan to fish in freshwater lakes and ponds.
all you need to do is thread the line through the eyes of the rod, flip the "bale" (the wire wire thing on the reel) and tie a uni knot on the spool,
http://www.in-fisherman.com/magazine/gui…
than get a spool of 14, to10 pound test Sufix Siege (when your reeling the line in, make sure the label of the spool is face up) it’s great line for beginners, it’s coronation and abrasion resistant and has very little amount of memory. after you tie the knot on spool, than you take a sock, or old rag and very very tightly pinch the line between you fingers with one hand and with the other reel in the line making sure you get the line on tight when it looks like the right amount reel about 5 more cranks, than you snip the line with some clippers and squeeze the line if it’s squishy than you need to take the line off to the knot and start over.
“`good fishing“`
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June 27th, 2008 at 8:26 am
With spinning reels it’s a little tricky – you have to go a good bit slower than with a casting reel. When you are ready to reel the line onto the reel, put the spool on the floor with the label up. Keep the line tight as you reel it on, and watch the line coming off of the spool. If it starts to look twisted – loops start forming – stop reeling the line and turn the spool over so the label is down.
8-10 lb. test is the heaviest I use on a spinning reel. Lately I’ve been using braided line because even 10 lb. test has a diameter of 4 lb. mono. It doesn’t twist as badly as mono, either. This is my bass reel, mind you. On my ultra light I use 2-4 lb. test.
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June 27th, 2008 at 8:45 am
Check the line weight printed on the reel. The reel will have on it something like 10/150 15/100 or something to that effect. It means the reel will hold 150 yards of 10 pound test, 100 yards of 15 pound test, and so forth.
As some one said above, 10 pound test is a good all-purpose line weight for freshwater. To load the reel, open the bail first, then tie the line onto the spool. Close the bail and turn the reel handle to wind the line on.
With a spinning reel it’s best to set the spool of line on the floor with the label facing up. Turn the reel handle 10 or 20 times then stop to see if the line is twisting. If it is, turn the spool of line over and keep winding it. Stop every so often to make sure the line isn’t twisting.
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June 27th, 2008 at 8:59 am
It is actually better to have someone help you to hold the spool so that the line wraps on the reel the same way it wrapped onto the spool. That is better than flipping it upside down periodically.
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June 27th, 2008 at 10:31 am
all you need to do is thread the line through the eyes of the rod, flip the "bale" (the wire wire thing on the reel) and tie a uni knot on the spool,
http://www.in-fisherman.com/magazine/gui...
than get a spool of 14, to10 pound test Sufix Siege (when your reeling the line in, make sure the label of the spool is face up) it’s great line for beginners, it’s coronation and abrasion resistant and has very little amount of memory. after you tie the knot on spool, than you take a sock, or old rag and very very tightly pinch the line between you fingers with one hand and with the other reel in the line making sure you get the line on tight when it looks like the right amount reel about 5 more cranks, than you snip the line with some clippers and squeeze the line if it’s squishy than you need to take the line off to the knot and start over.
“`good fishing“`
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June 27th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
I know of a knot that I use for my spinning gear that may or may not help you: 1) Whichever line you choose, tie an overhand knot close to the tag end. 2) Take the end of the line and make a loop and and make another overhand knot and pull until it comes into contact with the first knot. Pull the main line through that loop. 3) Take the big loop and pass it around the reel and pull it tightly. Make sure you look at the way the line is unraveling off the spool and going onto your reel in the same fashion. Then, pinch the line between your thumb and first finger while holding onto the rod; these simple should reduce or eliminate line twist.
Hope this helps, but for a more detailed breakdown, go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDYquiQKa1A
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June 27th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Those are all great responces and should help you ut a lot… Here is another trick… After you follow those directions if you still have "twists" in your line, then go outside and set your rod and reel down. The open the bail of the spinning reel and gab the line with nothing tied on. I would then walk about 100 or more yards and drop the line. Then walk back to your reel and with holding the line in between your fingers to apply tension, reel in the line at a med speed. This will take out MOST of the twist in your line… If nottry it again to get the remainder of the twist out.
Hope this helps
Joseph
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June 27th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
i would say 10-12 lbs test mono line…..pull it through the eyes of the pole onto the reel….with the reel open, tie it to the spool….make sure its tight and cut off the excess from the knot….close it up and spin the reel a few times to get a little bit of line in it….i would then et some one else to help out…you could jab a pen in to the center of the line spool and ask them to hold on the the pen so that the line could spin out when you start putting the line on to the reel…ask them to put a bit of tension on the spool so it wont spin back…and with one hand you would use a cloth to wrap the line up then grasp onto the pole and with the other hand you would start reeling it on…the cloth is to prevent it from burning and cutting you while you make the line nice and tight and spin it onto the reel…and when your done it…the line should not jump out and make a mess….but if you want to be safe about it….i would take it to the lake and tie a sinker to it and toss it a far out as i can and then reel it back in….this is just to further tighten up the line….
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