Originally Posted by
rnvinc
I have a set mark in my yard that is "x" number of feet from the reel I am loading...
I pull new line off the new line spool to that mark in the yard...
Then I cut the line from the new line spool and tie it onto my reel and load the new line onto the fishing reel allowing the free tag end out in the yard to spin (unspin?) naturally...
This is basically the same idea as pulling the line off the reel and letting it trail behind the boat to naturally unwind itself...
I use different markers in the yard depending on which reel I am loading for the correct amount of line to load onto that particular reel....
Rickie