Best way to spool a spinning reel

[quang tran]

I use mono 4-6 lbs test to fish for crappie with spinning reel . I have try many different way to fill spool included filling at tackle shop but never take all the twist out .Just order a Piscifun line spooler . Anyone using this with good result or its another gimmick

[foakes]

Looks like it would work great for spinning and bait casting reels, Quang —-

Adjustable tension, one man operation, helps to reduce twist if done properly.

Good purchase.  I may also pick one up.

Best, Fred

[Reels_penn4life]

I have a similar tool. It bolts to the rod. Can adjust for spinning or bait caster. Works well. Has a meter to gauge yardage. It's great to get the right amount of mono backing when installing fire line on my old greenies. I think the tool is made by kastking.

[sandbar]

Does it work with a bulk spool?

[SevenYearsDown]

Had something similar. Never really liked it. For that light of a line I guess it would be fine. This was one I used that I was very happy with, great up to like  20-30lb braid. 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BAKO8ZM?plpRedirect=mhFallback&ref=clp_hp_h_pc&th=1

Daiichi Seiko High Speed Recycler 2.0

[quang tran]

I don't have problem with baitcasting reel . Spinning is the worst for line twist

[quang tran]

Does it work with a bulk spool?

The kit come with adapter to use with different size spool of line . for 5 lbs bulk spool I guess we have to transfer to smaller spool

[Gfish]

Maybe I'm wrong, but I've always faced the bulk spool flat towards the reel spool and had the line turning off the bulk spool the same direction as the turning bail. Any twists in the bulk spool line, godda come from the factory, right?
That winder would work for a conventional/bait caster.

[quang tran]

Maybe I'm wrong, but I've always faced the bulk spool flat towards the reel spool and had the line turning off the bulk spool the same direction as the turning bail. Any twists in the bulk spool line, godda come from the factory, right?
That winder would work for a conventional/bait caster.

The twist also come from different size of spool .Line spool normally much bigger than reel spool ,one turn may have 3-4 turn in reel spool . This line spooler may not work either . I will try tomorrow when order ship home

[JasonGotaProblem]

My neighbor gave me one of those. The first time I tried it I realized why he gave it away. Haven't used it since.

[OhReely]

I've used one of those Piscifun devices for years on spinning reels from 2500 up to Penn 850SS with Trilene Big Game mono, Yozuri mono, Berkley braid and Kastking braid. The mono lines were between 8# and 30#, the braids between 20# and 40#. I also used it to put 300+ yds of 65# Kastking braid on an Okuma Azores 14000 and 400+ yds of 80# Kastking braid on a Penn SSVI 9500. I had to put an extension between the handle and spool yoke to accommodate the Penn 9500. There's a learning curve. You have two tension adjustments and the spool has to spin on two axis. And then you have to be committed and crank fast enough to keep the spool yoke turning. If you crank slowly the spool will pay out line but the yoke may not turn. The tensions should be adjusted tight enough so if you stop cranking the spool and yoke stop.  Might have to stop to adjust either tension to keep things spinning. Smaller reels are not a problem but with larger reels that take a lot of line off the spool and with narrow spools that change diameter rapidly the tension adjustments change.

For me it was a solution to a problem that was well worth the price. I can't say it will work for everyone or with every line type. I don't recall having used it with a conventional reel. Just never saw the need.

[jgp12000]

I use this guy & you can leave reel on rod you use it on.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/16351067

[jtwill98]

My son thinks my process for spooling an ultralight setup is completely nuts, but hey, it works for me!

Here's what I do:

I start by filling the spool using the pinch-finger method.

Next, I thread the line through the rod guides, tie on a hook, and hook it to a tree or fence.

I walk backward away from the anchor point until all the line is off the reel, applying tension and a slight stretch to it before reeling it back in.

I also do similar with larger reels, but only unspool 100-150 yards before reeling it back in.

Am I the only one doing it this way?

 

[Midway Tommy]

Open face spinning reel line twist has always seemed to be over emphasized, at least to me anyway.

Since I only freshwater fish I always start with enough 12# Dacron backing so that I will end up with right at 125 yds of Trilene XL, usually either 6 or 8# test, and BTW, I never use braid. The line comes off the big spool similar to that Piscifun gizmo but my reel is on the handle end of a two piece rod and my homemade spool holder is 10' away mounted to my work desk. I have a Rapala line counter mounted on the end of the rod section so I know how much line I'm putting on the reel.

I seldom have a line twist issue. If I do end up with a little I hook the line to a tree walk off 50 or 75 yds and stretch it. That stretching process actually does more to address loop memory than it does line twist, though. A couple of times on extended trips it became an issue so I just removed the terminal tackle and released all the line to the backing and let it pull along behind the boat for awhile, reeled it in and any twist that was previously there, poof, was gone.

Line twist, to me, is over exaggerated. An easy way to reduce it in certain situations, like when using a leader, is to incorporate a decent quality swivel at the leader connection.

[oc1]

Line twist is the nature of the beast, but it is only a problem when it's excessive.  If a limp length of line dangled in air coils up on itself then it's excessive.  That's the genesis of some nasty wind knots.

To get that much twist in the line then you need to have repeatedly employed the drag to pull line off the spool without undoing the twists like casting does.  Either that or troll a bait that spins in the water.