How To Spool A Fishing Reel - put line on your reel! 

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Keep them coming lads, there's always something new to learn. I've been filling spools for the last 50 odd years and have never been totally satisfied with the results. Going to stick to your suggestions and see how I get on. 😊 Great video. Ps no more pencils lol.

Perfectly explained guy's , exactly what we all need to know. I used to spool line through an old book !! Also a pencil through the spool and get someone to hold it !! Now i know better. Keep them coming guys ! Nick

I fishing on Carp since two Month and you help me soooo much thx for that Buddy and greeting from Germany ;)

Took my brand new Battle II 5000 for a spin yesterday for the very first time and I hooked a 20lb yellowtail using a Ugly Stik X2 (medium hard) rod ru-vid.comUgkxM68VkfsQhHaabDce1IwOCXuvumcpbZ_k . This combo was recommended on some website and it did not disappoint me. The reel is smooth, the drag click is pretty cool cause i think it adds to the excitement of fighting the fish, personally the drag is my favorite part. I use braid and 300 yards will fill the entire spool. This combo is my main setup from now on although I have to disclose I am new to fishing.

Another great video!!!!! Helpful, easy to understand and well put together. Well done lads.🎣😎

Hey guys, absolutely love the channels and these tutorials are great! I know this might be such a super simple request but could be so helpful for the amateurs like me - Could you do a video on how to set up your rig with bite alarms please. By which I mean the rod angle on the rest and alarm, how tight the line should be going into the water, the amount of line used for the receiver, the reel set up etc etc. Just think it would be a great little video to help to get the perfect set up going on. Thanks!!

Simple and very helpful well done on another brilliant video lads 🎣👍🏼

Just found your channel, brilliant work! I've just moved to holland, leaving all my tackle in the uk. looking forward to starting over out here...

As someone coming back to fishing after being away for over a decade these videos are fantastic. Perfect amount of detail. Love what you're doing guys, thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge with us.

Brilliant guys, I learn something new all the time from your videos! The line backing , lol I've been wasting line for years. Your videos are fantastic.

One of the best informative and explained set of course fishing /chub fishing blogs, well done. In fact I learnt more than the videos made by peers, whom I refrain from naming.

The spit that is exactly what i needed as I not done fishihs seriously in decades thank you!

I'm a complete beginner to fishing - thanks guys, really helpful so far! 😊😊

Really helped me as a beginner. Was all set for a pencil and two people but the bucket tip worked great. Only thing as an improvement would be darker or thicker line as was difficult to follow the knots. Thank-you😊 once again

I always wondered why my braid sat lopsided on the reel, nice one guys, thank you!!!!!!

Great video, especially the knots and backing info. The amount of tension you apply with your fingers when spooling is important as it remains in the spooled line as energy and builds up. Too much tension with a stretchy line can cause problems. Also, if you apply a lot of tension and spool up in a bucket the way shown in this video, occasionally the line will slip off the side of the spool instead of the spool spinning it off, and everytime you do this a twist is introduced into the line. If you apply a lot of tension, these twists will travel up the line and accumulate, which can cause knotting problems later when caasting, or even during the spooling. That is why using something that forces the line spool to not deliver line from the side is important. If you are lucky enough to fish a barbel water where each fight causes several hundred yards of line to be stripped off against the drag, then this will also introduce twist into the line over time. You will have to untwist the line after enough fish otherwise you will get issues. This is a major advantage of baitcasting reels to play big fish as this is not an issue.

Another great easy to follow tutorial, keep it up.

First time spooling my reel and this video helped me do it perfectly First time. Thank you

awesome video. and gr8 tips especially for braid. personally i enjoy using mono when fishing cause its easy to replace and even when tangled its not much of a pain unlike braid. braid although strong, does have its days with tangle and snapping off too easily

Very helpul, will be re watching this video when my new line arives, love the tutorials from you guys and the long fishing documentry style videos in america

Great vid I’m going to use this vid to help me tomorrow as iam respooling my carp reel with new line

Thank you for the video! Helped me out right now:)

loving the new vids great work keep um coming i like you gone back to the start of fishing then go to the advance stages of fishing just a humble request cover everything and i'll keep watching

These videos are excellent. Well explained easy to understand. Wish these was around when I started fishing would have saved me hours

Very helpful thank you so much. Caught my PB after watching this video. God bless and keep tieing knots

Thank-you. Great video. Keep them coming please 👌

This is the only channel that I watch the whole video👌

Well done guys some helpful advice and some really good tips as well 👍😁

Banging video,great little tip with the backing as well 👊🏻😎

Spooling reels has always been a nightmare for me, with horrid springy, twisted line, falling off my reel in loops! I have to respool my reels with 15lb line so I'll be giving this bucket and water method a try. :)

Brill video. Really appreciate the discussion points on the different line types and backing.

Hi ya, im a regular viewer and really enjoy your content. So I thought I'd come here for a common issue concerning line spooling, line tangles and hopefully proper solutions. 1. I have seen Spooling in hot water, cold water, or even seen info where you shouldn't spool up using water and even soaking in hot water after spooling as a solution. Someone called it spool to line memory ( something to do with how it reacts after coming off the factory spool) It's very confusing. 2. Nesting around the reel after casting. 3. How to avoid the line wrapping around and even under the spool, its always mystified me how that happens. I know that when you buy a new reel they sometimes come with info but Im sure a video on this would make a great, informative watch, esp for newbies or frustrated anglers alike

why are you 2 so good at everything

Hi Guys another great video, you could add a bit about the fishing line recycling scheme.

Hi guys. How about spooling up with Flourocarbon coated lines which you never mentioned? Also there is the point that most waters wont allow you to use braided mainline any more. Just thought I'd mention it. Again lads great videos & excellent guide. Keep up the good work.👍🏼👍🏼

Thanks guys that video really helped me because I had tha problem when it tangles so next Time I'll put it in a bucket of water

Really good video I have always used tape to back up my reels

Very informative video👍 Thank you so much👏🎣

Watching these at 50 yrs old getting back to fishing after 35yrs but mainly Seafishing but now trying course fishing....

Great tips. Thanks lads.

Watching this, just spooled my first one which was for my partner, waiting for my rod and spinner to be delivered then spool that and we will be ready to fish

Thanks mate! This has helped me massively! 🤟😁

Guys could you do a tutorial on pike fishing, from everything about the set up (how to attach wire leaders properly, best lures to use, that kind of thing)

Thanks very informative 👍 Subscribed

You're a wizard Harry.

Such a great video subscribed to your channel 👍

I've seen string used for backing in the past, not pretty but it worked.

Useful video, thanks, watching at 0.5 speed I could copy the knot tying.

V clear. Like knowing knowing braid uses. I just got some diawa sensor clear 8lb for reservoir trout. Tested existing line with single overhand knot and snaps when pulled. Did same with sensor and cant snap it. Useful for fly if u get occasional tail loop knot on a cast

Thank you! Well done young man! Potty Mouth Mike. San Antonio, Texas.

A great video guys. As per. Question= do you recommend the Daiwa GS4000 or the Whisker SS2600? As I see you use these reels a lot in your fishing.

Thank you enjoyed your content

Top class tutorial!!!!

Hi guys could you please do a tutorial on how a carp runner reel works please, there is a switch thing and some kind of tension thing on the bottom of my reel I have no idea how to use it, someone said it's some kind of system so the carp can pull the line out, which confused me because I thought that's what the drag thing on the top of the spool does... So much to learn, should have listened when I was a kid :3

Very informative content, thanks for giving this tutorials really help a lot for the beginners...from Angler Philippines..🎣😎😍

Perfect thanks boys

i've heard theres a correct way to unwind the line from the spool, or it will tangle very easily, as I am experiencing myself at the moment :D

Hi guys. What if you need to adjust line lay, my sonik reels have spindles inside to adjust line lay but I have no idea about this so I just put the line on. Obviously a newb to sorting reels. Keep up the hard work guys

I am trying to learn how to spool a spinning real for my wife. And this is perfect

Water trick worked a dream 🤙

Thank you so much!! I'm a beginner and when I went fishing last night I had trouble with too much line coming off the spoil when casting and resulting in birds nest on the spool grr!! Thx again for you help.

Great Video Guys.

You can also use black electrical tape as backing 👌🏻 I’ve been getting on with PB Products 18lb mono it really is awesome line but quite expensive (£25-1250m)

Just used this to help me set up my new rod 🙌

which of you are using that C4 reel and how are you liking it? the c3-6500 is my favorite but i will get a 6501 because i like left-hand retrieve and no changing of hands after casting

thanks for video Carl &Alex..but i didnt understood,a bit..Do you need to rerrol bride line twice as mono,with two reels?😔i mean for spining ,pike session

hi guys .im new to fishing and learning a lot .what i never knew u have to wet ur braid line reel

Is an albright knot ok for mono backing to a mono main line ? Have used albright knot for mono to braid before

Once you switch to braid you never go back. You can cast a mile, avoid snags, steer fish and deal way better with abrasion. Just remember that knots using braid are sometimes different from those used for mono and fluro. Throw a meter of fluorocarbon at the end before your terminal tackle. It gives you some stretch without sacrificing a whole lot of sensitivity. Without a leader, a rod with a modern fast action can also help keep fish on despite the braid's lack of stretch. One problem with braid is that hard force on the line will sometimes cause thinner diameter braid to dig into the spool when you're reeling. This is easily solved by using a heavier line with a greater outer diameter. a lot of brands of braid at 30 lb test and above fit the bill. Just always keep in mind that using high poundage braid puts your rod at risk of breaking if your drag is too tight.

Hi, can you please do a video explaining drag?? I see you holding the reel and adjusting drag. I would love to learn this.

Great video!!

Thoughts on flourocarbon? I've seen where some anglers have been using it because of its sinking property and having a stretch between braid and mono. Would you recommend this as a main line?

Great video, thank you! Couple of quick questions if you don't mind? How long would you leave line on a reel before removing and replacing with new line? Also, does line get damaged or ruined just being left on an unused reel for a period of multiple years? Thanks a lot!

Quality channel

When using a front drag reel how should you set the drag when fishibg off alarms ?

Do you recommend daiwa Gs reel to medium heavy spinning?

Hi guys was wondering what brand of braid you use for pike

Does it matter if you take the line from the top side of the horizontal spool rather than the bottom, or doesn't it matter?

I filled up a basic reel recently, as per all instructions and tutorials, didn’t even go as far as the lip at all, kept lower to reduce chance of coiling off the spool, yet lo and behold I had reel tangle after tangle as it coiled off after casting. But it wasn’t all the time, probably 50-50. Weird

Do a q and a please I love you guys ❤️

Thanks so much !

Would the water and bucket help the memory in the mono and take twist away

Hi guys,great video.Im spooling up my first ever reel today with 8lb mono and your video has helped alot..Just a question.. Does it matter which way the spool is facing and the line coming off the spool? Ive seen other videos that mention this but not in yours..does it matter??

Very useful thanks !

What do you guys think off the daiwa gs reel? Looks verry nice. Great vid again lads

Took me ages to learn the knot but I got their in the end 😂

And im gonna soak my new line for a hour or so to hopefully get rid off line twists 🤞

thanks guys the knot is a game chainger :)

I've tried the method of filling the spool with the mono line coming off the donor spool counter-clockwise, and then letting the filled spool sit in warm-hot tap water for two reps of 15 minutes each: limited results. With normal use the line will eventually take proper shape, even just sitting on the reel spool in storage, correct?

I got the same korda carp line as you to try

Awesome thanks guys great method

Thank you

😂@ 4:23 , great vid, good info lads!

Looks like i overfilled mine. First trip out today with new line and it sprung off. Had to retackle up and then be careful with it. I will run some off for the next trip.

What reels do you use ?

Yeah for you tube. Got gifted a reel, and now I'ma gonna try my hand at peer fishing, cuz it's free!! Can't wait to yell " FISH ON!!"

Does it matter if the bucket is filled with cold or warm water?

My overhand knot (just a basic knot right?) doesn't look like yours. I even RU-vidd the knot to make sure it was the same one I was thinking. I'm doing something wrong here 😅

While spooling the coil on which reels are to be filled is moving, what should I do?