putting new line on a reel

[aquafang]

I can't believe I'm asking such a question, but...........

Ive been doing it for years but this year I've added line to like 5 reels and it seems to twist up when I am dropping my lures down the hole. It twists up around the tip and eyes. I use trilene micro ice 2 to 6 lb.

here's what I do.

I lay the spool with the line spooling off in the same direction as my reel is spinning.

any suggestions?

thanks.

[mainbutter]

My suggestion? Buy line and have them put it on your reels in the store, most places do this for free.

If you'd rather do it yourself, buy a spooling setup.

[pathogen]

That's the way to start, but at some point you need to flip the spool over for a short while, then flip it back again...ad nauseum. The reason for this is that the diameter of the spool that the line comes off of is never the same as the diameter of your reel's spool. If you leave it one way, you will have massive twist by the time you finish. It's almost impossible to totally eliminate twist when initially spooling up, but you can minimize it.

[Supercrew]

Next time your out in the boat, take all your terminal tackle off your rod and feed line out to the backing,troll along, and reel it back slowly in to release all line twist. If your doing ice reels, let the line run through some tension like a phone book, and after a few cranks let the line go slack.... does it twist around the tip? Turn over the spool and crank again.I have always done the clockwise counter/clockwise, seems to work for me and my reels. Remember to use (ice fishing) a quality swivel to eliminate jigging twist.

GL

[traveler]

I've always laid it flat and reeled a few yards on, then let it go limp and check for twist. No twist, you're good to go. if it has some twist, flip the spool over and you're good to go. Always works for me.

[dan z]

that phone book trick sounds like a great idea, will be trying that the next fill-up...

[Stick in Mud]

I don't put much line on my ice rods, so to eliminate line twist I'll let the lure drag out behind me once in a while when I'm walking a long ways between holes. Or you can just cast it as far as you can, walk backwards until the line is off the reel, and then reel it in. Either way, it usually works for me. And for minor line twist, just put a swivel on the line a foot or two above your lure.

[grizrunner]

Aren't the spooling systems in tackle shops "in-line". All the spooling tools I've ever seen do the same.

I've never had any luck laying the spools flat.

[Great Outdoors]

Aren't the spooling systems in tackle shops "in-line". All the spooling tools I've ever seen do the same.

I've never had any luck laying the spools flat.

They are the same only in the sense that they spin line on a reel.

They must place the line to be spooled on your reel, either from the top or bottom, so it goes on the same way your reel winds it on.

Example:Most spinning reels rotate in a clockwise rotation when you look at them from the front, so they must be fed OFF the bottom of the line being put on, and FED TO THE BOTTOM of the spool it's going on, in a counter clockwise rotation.(Bottom to bottom, or top to top)

It sounds complicated, and gets worse the more you think about it.

If a shop feeds the spooling line off the top, to the bottom of your reel, they are creating a figure "8" and the line will pop off like a slinky.

[dirtking]

I've always laid it flat and reeled a few yards on, then let it go limp and check for twist. No twist, you're good to go. if it has some twist, flip the spool over and you're good to go. Always works for me.

YUUUUUUUP!

[fsnrod]

For ice fishing you never have much line out I just stretch the line when it starts to twist.