I was at Academy today and while I've always used a spincast on a 7' rod, I found myself wandering over to the long, cane and telescoping rods and inexpensive reels. They've always peeked my interest and today I finally picked one up.

I got a 13' Black Widow and a Quick Change Crappie reel. Hard to beat for $20 bucks. The directions for the reel do not match the reel itself. It says to feed the line through the line guide, but this reel doesn't have one, here's a link to a pic of what I have.

B'n'M Fishing

Did I buy a replacement reel instead of the actual complete reel? Also, I'm trying to figure out what the deal is with cutting two notches in the spool...I'm confused on this. Anyway, I can't wait to try out the rod, and any help on how this little reel is supposed to be setup is appreciated.

Thanks!