How do you restring a fishing reel?

Answer 1

There are two main ways of putting line onto a reel.When filling a multiplier reel it is important that the spool is filled with no line twist.When filling a fixed spool reel it is important that the line goes onto the reel the direction it leaves the edge of the spool.Very modern fixed spool reels have a twist reducing mechanism in the roller.However,it is important that the line is taken off the lip of the spool so that it rotates in the same direction as the rotor.Which everway reel is being used make sure the line that is being put on your reel is under tension. TIP Tie your line to reel , place line through a heavy book and reel the line true to your reel the book will but the line under tension and stop nests in the line.

Answer 2

make sure all the line is off of the reel before you start(obviously). then string the line through the eyes of the rod and the around the spool.You would pull the line around the spool in the direction the spool spins when reeling, so say you are looking at it from the left side of the reel, when you reel it spins clock-wise so you would put the line over the top of the spool come around and tie a knot to hold it in place. At this point I would suggest having someone hold the spool that has the new line on it and then you reel your rod until the line is about 1/8 of an inch away from the top or right side of the reel. hope this helps

Answer 3

You don't. You put it on your fishing line. You can use various swivels to attach it to the line or you can tie it directly using a knot such as the "Palomar Knot". For excellent animated examples of how to tie many knots including many fishing knots go to: www.animatedknots.com click on fishing and click on whichever knot example is desired.

Answer 4

I use a clinch knot to attach the line to the reel. See link below for details.