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Tips: Problem on loading lines onto your spool?

Some of you guys might happen to encounter this problem when you load new lines onto your reel either more lines or less lines on top – below the spool

This is how it look like am i right ?

To solve the problem all you need to do is add or remove a plastic spool washer, the plastic spool washer is located right below the spool on the main shaft after you removed the spool should be able the see it

*If there are more lines on the top add 1 more plastic spool washer
*if more lines on below remove a plastic spool washer

Where to get the plastic spool washer?

*When you got a new reel in box normally the spare plastic spool washer will be given comes together with the reel, do this solve your qns on what is that plastic washer for now?

If i’m not wrong there are reels desiged the spool to load lines this way for longer casting distance more lines below and longer spool , anyone can help me on what they called it thanks

*please note that some shimano and daiwa reels have ABS (ADVANCED BALLISTIC SYSTEM) spools..so no matter how you remove or add the washers your line will still be V-shape..

also the old school daiwa reels have long cast spools..means your line will be slanted the other way.

If you’ve done everything correct, then check how you load in your line – loading line for fixed spool reel is different from spooling in line for a moving spool multiplier. To make matters worse, not all fixed spool reel’s rotor rotate in the same direction. I’ve an antique Mitchell that goes the other way round. My Daiwa closed-face reel too.

Study how the line comes out of the feeder spool. It must be going back into your reel in the same spiral. Otherwise, every twist of the rotor will introduce a twist in your new line.

Tips on spooling your line
1) Wet your spool and line with water, allowing it to soak in for half an hour or so. Tie on a GOOD, SMOOTH swivel and clip on a small sinker with a 4inch piece of raffia tied to one eye of the sinker.
2) Go to the top floor of your block, check that it is not windy and lower the line slowly to the floor with the small sinker.
3) Allow time for the weight to spin and unkink the twisted line. You can see the raffia indicator turning – I can from 16 floors above.
4) When you reel the line back up, gently pinch the line before your rod tip (it helps to have an assistant to do this) with your thumb nail, sandwiching the line to your index finger. This will encourage the badly twisted line to untwist. Reel in slowly, under tension, sparing a thought for the person pinching the line as some fused GSP lines like Fireline can inflict bad cuts.
5) Allow time for the line to untwist (observe raffia) as you reel it back in.
6) When you unspool your line for storage, ensure that you match the line’s spiral direction from your reel back into the feeder spool.
7) If you’re using stiff fused lines like Fireline, you have to bear with a “wearing in period” till your line softens. Meantime, remember to pinch your line as you reel in when you use a light lure, or when you are twitching/walking the dog to ensure line is spooled back tight.

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