Best Line Spooling Station ?

[RoLo]

6 hours ago, onetime said:

 

How do you keep the line from twisting if the spool is flopping around in a wastebasket?

 

Since the supply spool is trapped in a container (any container),

it only rotates under tension, unlike a runaway spool on the floor.

 

Roger

[DogBone_384]

A screwdriver and my bench vise.... works every time.

[GeekOutdoors]

Built mine out of a 2x8 piece with heavier feet so it doesn't move around, steel angles, threaded rod, springs and knob nuts

[fishwizzard]

59 minutes ago, GeekFisher said:

Built mine out of a 2x8 piece with heavier feet so it doesn't move around, steel angles, threaded rod, springs and knob nuts

That is really nice.

 

Some day I am going to spring for the Cadillac of spooling stations, but so far I have resisted. I do swap spools and line around in my reels pretty often and being able to easily pull the line off a spool in a way that saves it for later re-loading would be useful.  

 

It's way over the top but sometimes a fancy and well-made tool is it's own reward. I mean just look at this thing! 

[78Staff]

I've tried a few over the years - the suction cup with spring/wingnut type, the old original Berkley, and recently the American Premier that is sold under a few names - got it during a Memorial Day sale for pretty cheap.  Have also used method similar to the bucket (dish drainer for sinks that has ridges/spaces on bottom to keep spools from moving around...

 

The Suction types never seem to work well, either the suctions fails or the cheap rod bends.

 

The Old Berkely works ok for BC's, if you find one cheap on ebay or garage sale, etc...

 

Tons of bad reviews on the new Berkely so haven't bothered with it.

The American Premier type (there are several under different names) works OK, it's kind of a hassle to setup and keep oriented correctly but is one of the better ones for spinning reels, but takes longer to setup than to spool a reel most of the time.  Also it doesn't like filler spools too much.

 

I've got both the large and small plano boxes, even loaded with spools i find they can move around if you don't anchor them someway (feet, weight on top, etc)

 

The Pro Strike System looks interesting but is costly and better suited for bulk use I would think. 

 

I just ordered the Jewel Baits pro spooler (http://xacttackle.com/pro-spooler.aspx) during the BF sales - simple design with hopefully weighted plate to keep it from moving around, but haven't received it yet.

 

Honestly the bucket/drain tray deal works fine for large spools, not so much for filler spools although I rarely buy filler spools anymore.

 

 

[NYWayfarer]

Since this thread started I have purchased a Pisicfun line spooler. Works for spinning and BC. For spinning reels the spool spins to reduce line twist.

 

I like it but it comes with no directions. There are plenty of YouTube vids on how to load and operate the device.

 

I find it works best with line that comes on larger spools, like Suffix Elite.

 

 

[Junger]

22 hours ago, fishwizzard said:

That is really nice.

 

Some day I am going to spring for the Cadillac of spooling stations, but so far I have resisted. I do swap spools and line around in my reels pretty often and being able to easily pull the line off a spool in a way that saves it for later re-loading would be useful.  

 

It's way over the top but sometimes a fancy and well-made tool is it's own reward. I mean just look at this thing! 

What's that one called? I put a Daiichi Line Recycler on my X-mas wishlist for my wife this year. I plan to change out some line between reels.

 

https://smile.amazon.com/DAIICHI-Speed-Recycler-Device-mantenance/dp/B000RXBVK8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1543432781&sr=8-3&keywords=DAIICHISEIKO

 

 

[LonnieP]

A ten cent pencil works well for me.

[fishwizzard]

2 hours ago, Junger said:

What's that one called? I put a Daiichi Line Recycler on my X-mas wishlist for my wife this year. I plan to change out some line between reels.

 

https://smile.amazon.com/DAIICHI-Speed-Recycler-Device-mantenance/dp/B000RXBVK8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1543432781&sr=8-3&keywords=DAIICHISEIKO

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Daiichi-Recycler-Spooling-Device-Equipment/dp/B0026PERTM

 

https://www.daiichiseiko.com/products/4960/index?lang=en

 

They advertise it being able to remove salt from braided line to extend it's life.  No idea if that is even a real thing but the ability to say rinse off Mattawoman Creek mud out of braid sounds appealing.  

 

 

[Junger]

4 hours ago, fishwizzard said:

No idea if that is even a real thing but the ability to say rinse off Mattawoman Creek mud out of braid sounds appealing.  

Yeah that mud is no joke...my frog rod guides are caked up.

[Mojo Bass]

I hate to brag but my spooling station is really state of the art 

I mean it’s a pizza box and a pen but it works ??‍♂️

[MidwestBassAttack]

On 6/11/2017 at 9:42 AM, James Pondscum said:

  The older style Berkley spooling station is on sale at Cabelas for about fifteen dollars.  Have been using mine for over twenty years.

Second this. I still have mine and love it. Keeps the perfect amount of tension on the line.

[ChrisD46]

22 hours ago, VanIsleBassSX said:

I hate to brag but my spooling station is really state of the art 

I mean it’s a pizza box and a pen but it works ??‍♂️

*Line coming off of the bottom of the spool for spinning or line coming off of the top for bait cast reel re-fills .

[NavyToad]

Works great. Keeps good tension on the spool.

 

 

[gim]

I bring mine to Cabelas to get spooled. They have an electric tornado line winder and it takes a few minutes per reel. They do it free of charge and do not charge for mono backing either. Zero line twist with a spinning reel.

 

I think the tornado line winder is about 500 bucks so I ain’t buying one anytime soon. It’s something like this

 

https://www.trianglesport.com

[LrgmouthShad]

On 3/22/2022 at 10:38 AM, VanIsleBassSX said:

I hate to brag but my spooling station is really state of the art 

I mean it’s a pizza box and a pen but it works ??‍♂️

Organic tomato sauce!

[Mbirdsley]

This cheap Berkley portable line spooling station is pretty good.  I think I paid like $13.99 for it 3 years ago.  Keeps tension on the spool of line.  I’ve never really been able to get the old pen through the middle trick to work well.   I use it for bait casters, spinning reels, and trolling level winds.