Things You'll Need:
- Fishing line
- Pencil
- Bowl
- Wire cutters
- Rubber band
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Step 1
Select a good monofilament fishing line. A good eight-pound test line should be strong enough for most fishing situations. If you intend to fish for large fish, select a stronger pound line.
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Step 2
Fishing line comes on reels. Remove any plastic protection covering your fishing line reel and soak it in a bowl of warm water for an hour. Soaking the fishing line in warm water relaxes the line's curl, helping to prevent the line from tangling when using your fishing rod.
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Step 3
Allow the fishing line to dry for an hour. Then poke a pencil through the center of the reel. Drive the pencil into the ground if you're outside, or if you have a workshop, secure the end of the pencil with a vise. This will allow the reel to spin freely as you take fishing line from it.
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Step 4
Raise the bale on the spinning reel. The bale is the U-shaped piece of metal that guides the line onto the reel. With the bale raised, take the end of the fishing line and feed it through the bottom eye on the rod. The eyes are placed along the length of the rod, and the line will be fed through these eyes once you've strung your reel.
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Step 5
Take the end of the line, wrap it once around the reel and tie it off with a secure knot. Cut off any excess line from the knot with wire cutters.
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Step 6
Turn the reel's handle to spin the reel and wrap fishing line around it. Continue until the reel is nearly full of fishing line. Cut the fishing line, leaving enough line to feed through the eyes, and place a rubber band around the fishing reel to keep the line in place.
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Step 7
Feed the end of the fishing line through the rod's eyes and tie the appropriate tackle to the line. Remove the rubber band, and lower the bale. You're now set to go fishing with your spinning rod.
