Line Reel

[Banker]

Has anyone come up with a way to get line off the spool and onto your rod without backlash or nicks from it bouncing all over the place or snagging the notched lip? I have a great set up but the spool holder broke off. (mini butter churn handle:)

[ratherbefishing]

You have to keep the spool in place with a little bit of resistance, otherwise you'll be spooling on the line with twist all over the place.

Most lines have really bad "line memory" when they come off of the spool... to combat this you'll need to use a line conditioner and be sure to reel the line onto your rig with the direction of the loops that are coming off the spool. Reeling against these loops causes line twist.. Also DO NOT OVERSPOOL.. even if you do everything else right, overspooling will ruin your day. I leave about a quarter of an inch relief between the lip of the spool and my line on my spinning reels.

Good Fishin'

RatherBe