spooling your reel to avoid loose wraps

[bunker dunker]

before putting the brain on soak it.put in 5 gallon bucket.when that brain is wet it lays on nice and tight.

[PaBeerGuy]

Originally Posted by bunker dunker

before putting the brain on soak it.put in 5 gallon bucket.when that brain is wet it lays on nice and tight.

my brain has always been tight, it's my reel I worry about...

[bunker dunker]

to many paint chips

[jerseyhunter]

When I was a kid my dad put a pencil through the spool and I would hold the pencil with a rag putting pressure on both sides. Doing it myself I use HighHook94's method but I put the one rod in a rod holder.