How To Spool Line On The Ultimate Inshore Combo [Backing & Braid] 

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Thank you this is probably one of the best simplistic expectations and demonstrations I have seen. Keep it up Salt Strong!

Great tutorial! I've been fishing spinning tackle since 1966 and still picked up a couple of pointers.

Did this technique to add more line to spool that was low . Worked great thanks guys.

Bravo Luke 👏👏👏 I joined Salt Strong in 2018 and I have so many of your products from scissors, lures, terminal tackle and TFO rods, and I first found you on a tutorial for knots, I’ve spooled spinning reels for years and I remember the troubles of line twists way back before I started using braid, but this is the best yet. I have a small cardboard box that I put my spool in so my line comes off the bottom and I think I got that tip from you guys😎 Love your channel, Salt Strong Insiders Club and all of your success is well deserved. Tight Lines Brother🎣

Great video on how to effectively put line on to maximize the amount of braid without waste and minimizing line twist. Thanks.

I did this on one of my baitcasters. I left 1/4" of spacing after the mono backing. I used the entire 150 yd spool of 10lb braid and it ended up perfect on the spool. Thanks for the tip.

This one of the few spinning reel spooling videos that shows how to do it right. Most tell you to take it off the filler spool from the end. Amazing how many professionals (term used loosely) have it wrong. Tight lines!

Thanks Luke, Great video! I love my Diawa Fuego.

Great tip Luke !! Great video for all

Awesome video, very well done!

Thanks Luke great video.

9:37 pm awesome demo! What a great value Salt Strong is!

Great tutorial. Thanks.

I did the same on my inshore spinning rig recently. Mono backing to braid attached with a uniknot. I have to wear reading glasses when doing this and avoid alcohol. This way there are no mistakes.

I prefer spooling my braid first then the backing. Then I attach a empty spool to a cordless drill, remove all the line, transfer the line to another empty spool so that the backing is at the top of the spool and respool all my line back onto the reel. It's a bit more time consuming but I always get my line spooled perfectly to the exact point on the spool.

Salt Strong video of 2 or 3 years ago is better for the knot b/c you have a dark background which makes it easy to see. Great info! Thank you much.

Thanks, nice presentation.

Thanks for the video. You got it right with spooling the reel. I am amazed how many videos out there do it coming off the top. As an engineer, to test out the correct spooling method I spooled a test section of line say 5 yards and then opened the bail to let out the the line to see if there would be line twist. The line came out exactly straight just as it was pulled off the reel. The line twists as it goes on the reel and untwists as it leaves the reel.

Great video!!

You do good work brother

Hey Luke, great information on the backing. I use to use the pencil has well, but if you notice the holes on side of the J-braid box that's what I use now. Just guide the line through the hole put the spool back in box and close it, it will spin in the box. give it a try it will save the toes holding the pencil.

Thanks. Good info

Thank you!

Thank you, good info. Could you put a chart for doing this on the Salt Strong Club. Different sizes reels and different lines. It sure would help.

I use a small strip of electrical tape directly on the spool evenly once around. Then apply the braid then your leader line. You can skip the mono.

Amazing

The one man band assembly! Lol😂

im a fussy bugger I always put my braid on first then fill with mono to get it perfect then just transfer to two empty spools and back on reel a bit of mucking around but it's always spot on no matter what diameter leanth etc ..

Great vid as always. Very simple and easy solution to saving $$$ on braid. Quick question. What size and brand Mono do you recommend. Ty again. Tight lines

My braid digs a little making the spool look funny even though it’s packed tightly and it makes me nervous every fish I have on

Will the 1/4” method work with a Penn Battle 3 4000 size reel? I’m using 14lb mono as backing and Sufix 832 40lb for braid. We are heading back to Mexico to hit some big grouper and snapper this season. Thank you for the help on this and reminding me I needed backing for a spinning rod.

Thanks for the awesome video helped me a lot. I never knew about the monofiliament backing. Do you put the finished braided line 1/16" from the start of the bevel or all the way to the edge of the spool? I've always spun my own line though. Just a hint you can put the pencil end to end between your knees. Works great. Thanks again.

Great tutorial, Luke. The only problem I had was over spooling my reel. I ordered the Ultimate Inshore Spinning Combo. You guys sent me a 300 yard line of braid instead of 150 yards. While I was filling my reel with braid, I kept watching the spool of braid to see when it was getting close to running out and ended up putting on WAY too much on my reel! I looked down at my reel and it was to the lip. I just wrapped in back on the the unused braid spool. Should have enough for a complete refill!

Great video. Only thing is I'd like to use the TFO Medium Lite rod instead. I assuming everything else can stay the same?

Great video! Thanks for the great explination! Never used braid line, does a setup like this work well for fresh water as well? Cheers from Montana!

great tutorial !! one question, wet the the knot before tightening ?

Hey Luke, really appreciated the informative video on spooling the reel. I have a question and hope you can help with. I had my reel spooled and I do not know the lb. test that was used for backup. I do know it took 300 yards of power pro 20 lb. test to complete. It cost me $40 to have it done. So my question is, what's the lb. test used for backup, and how would I determine the spacing for when to start the braid? I have an old Penn 712 for salt water that's been a great reel. Any advice would help. Also, I want to express how much I love the slam shady an Alabama Leprechaun soft plastics I purchased from salt strong. Thanks, Steve

To make the double-uni slide together more easily, I use chapstick on the knots and lines in between. You can also use saliva, but chapstick works better.

This method works well for similar line weight and reel size, but have you ever considered reeling the braid on first and finishing with the mono backing, then use the extra spooll that comes with most reels nowadays to take that line off the first spool in reverse order so the mono backing ends up at the beginning and the braid on top on the spare spool. This way you use all the braid that you want such as on a 300 yard spool and you end up with all of it on the reel. If you count the number of turns as you're putting on the mono backing you then know the exact amount of mono to put on your second spool and follow up with hundreds of yards of braid, or whatever the capacity for your particular real is. I've never done it this way, and it might cause twist taking it off and reeling on to the second spool, but 300 yards is imperative when fishing say a 6000 series at inlets for big tarpon. Thoughts?

My reel maxed out with more line on the spool, I just cut it. Hopefully i have enough on

That's an awesome setup 👍👍👍👏👏.. where can I get the full gear??

If you had a larger, like a 4000 reel and wanted 300 yards of braid on it, would you measure a 1/2 inch space to achieve that ? Great demonstration. Thanks.

I know this comment isn't related to the video per say, but the members concept you offer would be amazing if I could purchase it for a smaller period of time. I have a trip to Virginia in October and would love to get on some red and the info from the members section would be amazing info to have but since I live in California and don't fish saltwater ever, I can't justify purchasing this for a year.

great video! question, why do you use mono and also braided line? is it better than using only one or the other?

What size line is that backing ? Thanks for another great video

Great video with tons of info that I would have missed when I spool my new reel tomorrow. But one stupid question: What's the purpose of the mono backing? Thanks!

Could you use any mono LBS for the backing?

Great explanation. How long a leader?

Would you be able to tell me how much leader line would you need for this setup fishing plastics?

Would you use the same approach with a larger reel say the daiwa bg 4000 for instance?

I never knew how to do this. Question should you change your whole like every year? Does the line get old quickly?

Do you think we can use fluoro as backing, because I can get the Yo Zuri hybrid line(600yrds), for almost nothing. Thanks

What mono do you use for the base? It doesn't appear to come with the ultimate package. Thanks!

Please explain how you came up with a quarter inch based on line diameter and reel size? Thx

I must have missed what size pound mono vs Braid here ??

You did it the wrong way. It worked for you because the backing line will never come off the reel and the braid line is not sensitive to twist. The right way is to put the spool on the ground and the line comes off counter clock wise. Another video from Salt Strong explained it well. Well he was wrong saying "put the spool with label facing up", because even the same brand may make a spool in either direction. For example, you must put a Pline CXX spool with label facing down. So, "leaving counter clock wise" is always correct, because all reels I've seen are clock wise while reeling in. Or put it this way, when you look at the spool on the ground, it was wound in clock wise. Another detail: many spools have a notch. Tape up the notch with tape.

Is there any issue with Fluoro backing?

I am just a bit short of a full spool what do I do to add more do I do a uni knot or do I start over also I am trying to surf fish so is this the right set up

Will this 3/16 to 1/4 work for spooling a Fuego 3000 also?

Get video, but I am having trouble with the line building up on the top side of the spool and causing it to bulge

Do you or have you soaked your mono in hot water before putting on your reel?

When should you change your line?

Hello saltstrong why my braided line is little thinner 0.12m diameter and is it 10lb test ? Is it okay?

How much liter do you usually have at the end of your braided line?

Hello is it okay to backing using 10lb mono fluorocoated line On my 2500 reel ?

How much different with the quarter inch measurement be with 20 pound 832 braid?

Maybe I missed it, but what lb test mono did you use?

Does this method work for different size reels?

To hold the spool and pencil, use two stack of books with the pencil sandwiched between the books. 😁

I'm pretty sure I saw a video of yours where you use a narrow box to hold the line with a pencil pushed through, and the line was coming off the top. So, I'm really confused. Anyway, I tried the box method, and still got a lot of twist. Regardless, on the whole twist issue, doesn't twist naturally disappear after a few long casts? Not sure I get the issue. Thanks!

Was that also 10lb mono for backing?

What pound is the backing?

Gm what size mono do you use?

What size was the backing line?

Thanks buddy cheers Ricky 💃🕺🎵🎶🐈‍⬛🎸🐅🤺🥷

What about 100m braided line

note to self: Opposite of toilet paper. You want toilet paper to roll from the top and definitely not from the side.

You’ve caught 50-60lb tarpon on a size 2500 reel?? 🤯

Dang so mono to braid back to mono eh?

The line always twisting

1. I've never been spooled. 2. It's been proven that backing is no longer necessary if reel is properly lined from the start. You only really use the first 200 yards. The rest of it tightens as a sleeve. 3.. If it's a fight I can't win. I'll snap the line to minimize line pollution.

Backing is just another term for a sucker buy. You honestly don't even need it. Just give me 500 yards of the good stuff.

It's fishing line, not toilet paper. So spool off the bottom. 🤣😂🤣

FYai your color shirt takes away from the view of your knot tie view

Would this setup work on some 25lbs stripers?