Zee baas wind knots

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[Rockfish9]

I wet pack all my line, both mono and braid, I use a 5 gallon bucket 1/2 full of water, I took 2 2"X2"X4" blocks of cedar( because of it's buoyancy) and drilled a hole in the middle, I installed an aluminum 3/8" rod into one side and epoxied it,the other side fits snug, but loose enough to remove, I then slide my spool of line onto it and drop it in the water... when I put the line on the reel, I use a sponge to pinch the line as it is wound on the spool, I've been using this set up for 20 odd years, it works pretty slick .. I save the old ( empty ) spools and use an electric drill and a home made mandrel attached to them to remove the old line ..

[Guppy]

I’m not much of a surf guy but I’ll throw this into the mix...
My Albie set ups had a lot more wind knots than albies at first...
I finally forced myself to lightly stop the plugs before they landed and always close the bail by hand. I still get um with those setups but far far less.

The 2 spinners i built (for the boat) and the GSB 120 1 M (thanks to Numskull, George ) I built with the quick choke and tangle free reduction.... not that I have much of a memory left but I don’t ever recall wind knots with those setups... luck?

[Got Stripers]

Originally Posted by Rockfish9

I wet pack all my line, both mono and braid, I use a 5 gallon bucket 1/2 full of water, I took 2 2"X2"X4" blocks of cedar( because of it's buoyancy) and drilled a hole in the middle, I installed an aluminum 3/8" rod into one side and epoxied it,the other side fits snug, but loose enough to remove, I then slide my spool of line onto it and drop it in the water... when I put the line on the reel, I use a sponge to pinch the line as it is wound on the spool, I've been using this set up for 20 odd years, it works pretty slick .. I save the old ( empty ) spools and use an electric drill and a home made mandrel attached to them to remove the old line ..

When I had the boat and had new line on any reel I’d let it all out behind the boat and get it wound it tight and wet; reminds me of college days. That and closing the bail manually had eliminated and loop knots
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