Line manufacturers read!

[TX-Deluxe]

I believe you should put an arrow on spool  or some sort of documentation included with your product for the end user to use to determine which way to spool your product.

 

Thanks!

[Choporoz]

The official response would be something like:

Dear @TX-Deluxe,

   Thank you for your suggestion.  We will consider it.

 

The unofficial non-response is more like:

 

"Ha!  If your line is screwed up it's your own darned fault.  And.....Bonus!...You get to buy more line sooner.  We win."

 

sorry...that isn't much help...I have switched to braid for most of my fishing and no longer worry about it much....Glenn had a vid about spooling spinning reels that had a good tip...I just don't remember it.  My father used to crank on a few a dozen turns and then pull out a few feet and let it hang between reel and first eye and then look for twist...if bad, then flip over the supply spool.  My other non-tip is that if I am not using braid, I usually use Yo-Zuri, and 'label up' works 100% of the time for me.

[Mike L]

If loading a baitcaster the line comes off the top of the spool. 

 

Spinning reel from the bottom. 

 

 

 

Mike

[J Francho]

I load both off the top.  NEVER THE SIDE!

[Choporoz]

5 minutes ago, J Francho said:

I load both off the top.  NEVER THE SIDE!

No Plano spool box for you, I guess?

[J Francho]

No, I use a cymbal stand from my small club kit.

 

 

Based on my own advice, been doing my spinners upside down for a while.  No ill effects to report, though.

[david in va]

now I am confused , why not just spool it off , I stick a big nail through the spool and nail it into a block of wood, that is how I have been doing it for years. Is that the wrong way?

[J Francho]

As long as there's tension on the spool, that's fine.

[david in va]

yep on the tension

[david in va]

20 minutes ago, J Francho said:

No, I use a cymbal stand from my small club kit.

 

 

Based on my own advice, been doing my spinners upside down for a while.  No ill effects to report, though.

You posted this while I was  typing lol

[Choporoz]

Would it make a difference if that spool in the Shiamano pic were flipped over?   (line coming off the back and reel turning ccw ---as viewed from spooler's right side?)

[TX-Deluxe]

Line manufacturers.

 

If you can afford to sponsor and pay for advertisement.... You can pay someone to design a pamphlet/manual and include it in your product.  If cost is an issue than use your website to upload this diagram/video.

[the reel ess]

I've been spooling spinning reels with the refill line spool laying flat, label up with some tension on the line for some years now with good results. But now I use braid exclusively on bass spinning gear, so I doubt it matters. I guess that's open for debate because I did it straight off the spool for years.

 

Baitcasting is a no-brainer.

[Damn Yankee]

 

12 minutes ago, TX-Deluxe said:

Line manufacturers.

 

If you can afford to sponsor and pay for advertisement.... You can pay someone to design a pamphlet/manual and include it in your product.  If cost is an issue than use your website to upload this diagram/video.

Here you go! 

 

[J Francho]

Never lay the spool flat.  You'll surely introduce twist with this method.

[MickD]

Unbelievable.

[NHBull]

Would you thanks be to much to ask for a mark at the mid way part of the spool!

[TX-Deluxe]

Yea!!!!!

[bigturtle]

Mid way mark would be nice

[Glenn]

Here ya go!

 

 

 

 

[KDW96]

A one yard mark would be nice in the middle of a spool, as stated above