Spooling a spinning reel.

[likwid]

because I always forget.

Label facing up or down?

[JFigliuolo]

Originally Posted by likwid

because I always forget.

Label facing up or down?

Label up, if you get twist, flip it.

[likwid]

Originally Posted by JFigliuolo

Label up, if you get twist, flip it.

Thank you!

[Bill L]

I was always under the impression that the "flat" spools were laid down either label up or label down, and that the larger cylinder spools should have a pencil through the holes and the line should come off "the same way it goes onto the spool", which I was never really able to figure out what that meant. I'd flip them around and it always seemed to twist.

What I've been doing for many years, and seems to work well, is fill a bucket or large saucepan with water, chuck the spool in it, and begin filling. The spool will flip around in the water until it goes the way it "wants to" without twisting. The water also provides a little tension and helps keep the line cool as I run it between my fingers with a leather glove to provide additional tension.

[SAXATILUS]

I always have one of the kids hold the spool on a pencil and wind it on that way, never had a problem.

[Skitterpop]

Goes on clock wise and comes of line spool counter clock wise. Easy to do by hand. Run line through a couple of rod guides and keep steady pressure on incoming line with fingers as you reel line on.

I think this is right. Read it that way many years ago.

[Redsoxticket]

If the top view of reel spool winds clockwise then match the spool of line such that the top view of the spool of line is also clockwise. If spool reel is counter then line spool is counter.
The label is usually up but you never know

[Vermonter]

Originally Posted by SAXATILUS

I always have one of the kids hold the spool on a pencil and wind it on that way, never had a problem.

Yeah, I've always put the spool on edge with someone holding a pencil through it. For the sick fisherman(I plead guilty) with say a new reel to try and when there's no one around to help, it's possible to stick a chopstick through the spool and hold the ends wedged between the toes on each of your feet to get the line on right.

[UserRemoved1]

right way to do it Ted is to put the reel on the rod, tie the line on and 99% of the time it's label up. You want to bring it in over the guides like this to keep the line from developing twist. Easy way to tell if the spool is backwards is to drop the rod tip and if it twists all up then it's backwards. Flip it and wind a little more on and you should be able to see the difference.

[NIB]

If u spin the line on ur reel u will do just that.if u think about it ur spinnig the line up no matter what way the spool sits.Now that u have twisty line get urself a good sampo swivel an a 3 once drail.Go an make some casts to try to undo what u have done.the other thing u can do is let 100 yds of it out off the back of a boat or from a bridge wit some good current.An reel it back with nothing on the end.
Get urself real friendly wit ur local shop have em order u a bulk spool of a ur favorite line.ask em if thay will hook u up an do it on the machine when u need it.I do mine myself.Line off one spool in the same direction as it goes on ur spool is the ONLY way to do it.