How to Spool a Baitcaster
Spooling line onto a baitcasting reel is an absolutely essential skill for an angler who desires to fish with a baitcasting reel. The task can be performed without much difficulty by a beginning angler.
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Instructions
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Assemble the fishing rod and attach the baitcasting reel to the rod.
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Place the spool of fishing line onto the stick or dowel and make sure that the spool can rotate freely as line is pulled off of the spool.
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Run the end of the fishing line from the spool through the guides of the fishing rod moving from the top guide down to the bottom guide.
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Run the end of the fishing line through the line guide on the reel and then under the reel spool.
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Tie the end of the line to the reel spool using either an arbor knot or a slip knot.
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Take hold of the assembled rod and reel outfit as though you were fishing. Pinch the line with the thumb and forefinger of your rod hand to create some tension on the line spooling onto the reel.
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Reel in the fishing line from off the spool. Keep reeling until the line on the reel spool is approximately 1/8-inch from the edge of the reel.
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Cut the line and secure the free end of the line on the reel spool in such a manner that it will not tangle. The reel is now ready for fishing.
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Tips & Warnings
Use monofilament line for the backing on the reel If you plan on fishing with braided line. The monofilament line is generally of a smaller diameter and is less likely than the braided line to slip on the reel spool. Once the monofilament backing is spooled onto the reel, connect the monofilament to the braided line using uni knots.
Make sure that the knots you use to secure the line to the reel spool are properly tied. Nothing is more disheartening than watching a big fish take all of the line off your reel and into the water after your arbor knot or slip knot fails to hold.
