Correct way to put on line?

[bass2187]

What is the correct way to put line on a spinning reel?

I always get twists and stuff. I imagine i am messing up some how.

thanks

Mike

[jdw174]

The easiest way to say it is to wind it onto the reel the same way it's coming off the spool.  To know if you have it going on right, stop after you have several turns on the spool.  If the line twists into loops you're putting twist into it.  Just flip the spool over and finish winding.

[NBR]

Run the line through a few guides on your rod. Tie the line to the reel with an arbor knot. Put the spool flat on the floor with the label up. Crank a few times and check for twist. No twist then fill the reel to an 1/8 inch from the edge. If the line is twisted when you check turn the spool over.

Make sure you are not slipping drag as you put the line on the spool. Nothing twists line more than cranking as the drag slips.

[LONGEARS]

It is interesting to note the amt. of people to put line on with out tension.I was taught awhile ago (Oh alright so it was along time ago)to put line on with tension on the fill spool.To that end I either use something called a line minder or if I have help I thread line through all guides,have helper with spool on a screwdriver and gloves on stand back a few feet and crank the line on.The line lies properly on the spool with no line twist.This is also why I never reel in loose line when fishing.If there is no lure to provide tension or for any reason I supply tension with my fingers.This little hint when applied to baitcasters will help people getting unexplained birdnests.

[Marty]

You want to try and cancel out the twist from line going on the reel with an opposite twist from line coming off the supply spool. Every spinning reel I've ever seen puts line on clockwise (when looking at the reel from the front), so the line should come off the supply spool counterclockwise. Ignore the label position. It has nothing to do with the physics of the process and label position varies from brand to brand, and sometimes varies within a brand.

As was mentioned earlier, spool it on with tension, like running the line through your fingertips or some other method.

Some reels with anti-twist line rollers instruct you to spool like a baitcaster, with the supply spool in an up-and-down position with a pencil run through the center hole. My personal experience with these reels is that the baitcaster method works OK, but so does the spool laying flat.

[Tpayneful]

After I spool my spinning reels I go one extra step.  I tie a snap swivel on my line, snap it on a chain link fence or branch and walk off the whole spool.  Then I reel in the entire spool under pressure.  The swivel at the end allows the line to untwist itelf.