Need advice on spooling braid / spinning reel

[purple haze]

Joey That's a neat little devise you got there I will have to build me one of them one day. Can't wait to see how Bill will improve it and we all know he will.

[ironman172]

Joey thanks for that picture, looks very interesting(and CHEAP is my middle name!!)....and Gene.... the only thing I see doing different is maybe in stainless, since I have some laying around....
I spooled the reel using a leather welding glove, and kinda forgot I needed to pull off the spool in the direction the spinning reel was taking the line on, so it didn't get a bunch of line twist....that would work good for the conventional reels ....that I am going to due too....thanks for the advice and help

[jlw1972]

Yeah the stainless is what I had in mind but just never got around to it. When I find some Gene I'll get enough for two.

Bill, Gene and crew have a Recess stretching technique that will straighten that line right out. It's pretty rough on your arms though.

[Kenneth]

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Bill here's what I came up with a couple years ago. It's not pretty but it's cheap and works like a charm.
A piece of allthread, a strong compression spring, a few nuts, washers and thats bout it.

I used 3 or 4 greased teflon washers on each side of the spool to make it smoother.

I spool all my reels and never once had a problem.



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Simple and effective!

[KingCrab]

Didnt read all of replies but best thing i've seen to do is only use maybe 1/2 spool of mono then other half braid on top . Dont need a whole spool of braid on the reel. When u first cast it out, go ahead & let the rest of the braid out then when its wet, Reel it in with normal tension. has worked for me. Fish with it all the time.

[Liberty Hound]

I like to run it through a phone book, as well. You can place a paint can, etc. on the book to increase tension.

[Salty Dawg]

The one that I made used the same tension set-up as the others, but it's permanently mounted on a 4X4 post in my barn. I used a piece of scrap aluminum stock for a mounting base. The shaft is a long carriage bolt, and adjustable tension is with a nut, a spring, some big fender washers and some old drag washers. Cheap & simple!

[ironman172]

Hey Bill, I've used a phone book as a tensioner before. Just find the middle, slide the in and let her rip. You can vary the tension by using your thumb and forefinger to hold the line. My cheap-o way to do it. Eric, that's great info you put up there. I can use it and really appreciate it.

Bill, when you coming down this way? Let's try to get everyone together so you can buy us a beer, er, so we can buy you a beer.

This worked real good for me!!! Thanks Mark!! didn't have much time to make a tensioner like what has been posted....down sized some line on one of my bottom reels