How Do You Put a Fishing Line on a Baitcast Reel?

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By Kyle Walker
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Compared to other types of fishing reels, the bait-casting reel is relatively new to the sport fishing world. Whereas a traditional spinning reel revolves horizontally, a bait-casting reel turns vertically. The theory behind a bait-cast reel is that the fishing lure or bait will travel farther because the line comes off the reel straight through the rod guides, avoiding the 90-degree angle the string must travel to enter the guides of a traditional spinning reel. Follow a few steps to put fishing line on a bait-casting reel.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Locate the rod guides that run along the length of the fishing pole. The rod guides look like small circles or ovals.
Step 2

Feed the free end of the new fishing line through the rod guides towards the reel, starting with the guide at the tip of the rod.
Step 3

Insert the line through the line guide located at the end of the reel after threading the new fishing line through all of the rod guides.
Step 4

Wrap the line around the reel one time and tie the line in a knot.
Step 5

Place the spool containing the new line on the ground.
Step 6

Place the rod tip next to the new fishing line spool.Do this while standing, and make sure the rod tip is facing the ground.
Step 7

Turn the fishing reel handle to load the new line onto the spool.
Step 8

Cut the line between the rod tip and the new line spool when the reel is full of new line.