spooling your reel to avoid loose wraps

[shrimpman steve]

Leave as is. On your next trip out stand in the back of the boat and let the line out. Then reel back in.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Or you can bring it over to my house with some of Pennsy's finest and I will take care of it for you

[rvr2c]

Originally Posted by shrimpman steve

Leave as is. On your next trip out stand in the back of the boat and let the line out. Then reel back in.

X2 on my smaller reels, on my offshore reels 30's & 50's I have the tackle shop do it, they can apply more pressure than I can to pack it on tight.

[MrAC1980]

What I've found that works well is take one or two pieces of lightly damp paper towel ball it up and hold it tightly and run the line through when spooling up. Wraps the line tight every time and you don't cut your fingers with braid either!

[Pete]

Originally Posted by MrAC1980

What I've found that works well is take one or two pieces of lightly damp paper towel ball it up and hold it tightly and run the line through when spooling up. Wraps the line tight every time and you don't cut your fingers with braid either!

Wow!!! You did this? I could see doing it with mono. With even the slightest pressure. Braid will shred the balled up wet/damp paper towel, like a pitbull on a kitten. Not to mention tiny specs of towel coating the braid. Surely you meant you did this with mono, right?

[MrAC1980]

Try it, you'll be surprised the braid doesn't shred the damp paper towel at all. And unlike a glove or other dry method, the damp towel doesn't rub the coating off the braid either.

[Foul Hook]

Originally Posted by shrimpman steve

Leave as is. On your next trip out stand in the back of the boat and let the line out. Then reel back in.

Don't make the mistake of putting a weight on it or you'll have a nice fight on your hands if you do.

[PaBeerGuy]

Originally Posted by Foul Hook

Don't make the mistake of putting a weight on it or you'll have a nice fight on your hands if you do.

So just let the line out with nothing on the end? Not even a swivel?

[aduma1107]

Nothing. Just let line out by hand. Before you know it you'll be at the backing.

[HighHook94]

I came up with a method to putting line on a conventional reel so that it stays tight. If it's too loose (especially braid) the line will dig into itself when you set the hook and cause tangles. So I spool the braided line onto another rod and reel (conventional). I keep the drag on this reel loose enough to be pulled out easily, but tight enough so there's a lot of tension on the line. You need one guy to hold the rod that already has line on it, and then you bring that line through the eyes of your rod that you want line on, then tie it to your reel. So basically at this point, both rods are connected by the line. The other guy keeps the bail closed and you just reel up all the line from his reel onto yours. Since his bail is closed, there will be a lot of tension on the line. I've tried every other way and this works best (by far). Hope i explained it okay.