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If you are in the market for or have recently purchased your new baitcasting reel you will no doubt be wanting to test it out.

Baitcasting reels have gotten a lot of popularity recently despite being thought of harder to use, which is due to the speed of the line release compared to other makes of reel, such as spincasters.

Knowing how to spool your line onto a baitcasting fishing reel though might be an altogether new challenge for you.

Putting the line onto a baitcasting reel is certainly an important aspect as you may need to do this as you first purchase your reel and of course you are more than likely to run into an occasion where you need to do this on an excursion. However, it isn’t too difficult if you read these simple steps below.

To start with, you have to get some suitable line to spool. The type of line is up to you and more importantly what you are trying to catch although in most cases 10-12 lb test line will be strong enough. Of course, if you are fishing for larger fish then be sure to use a stronger line or you will be left with no fish and no line left either!

Although its a bit too rigid to do when on a fishing trip, a neat trick to make it easier is to put the line first in hot water for around 30 minutes and it helps to stop the line tangling so much as the curl will be a lot looser. This is worth trying if you have any problems doing it, but be sure to let it dry first.

Push the free end of the fishing line through the rod eyes that you can locate on the rod – these appear to be small circles. Start at the tip where the guide should be smaller than the others. You should notice they are bigger at the other end. Keep on threading through the guides until you reach the reel end of the rod.

When done, wrap the line around the spool a single time and put a knot in it. This is used to start getting the line onto the spool. Place the new line on the floor as you dont need to hold it for the next part. In a standing position place the tip of the rod so it is right next to the the new line which you put on the floor – This means the rod is now facing the ground. Try to close the gap between the new line and rod tip as much as you can.

Turn the fishing reel handle so it loads the new line onto the reel spool and keep reeling until it is full. When you are done, just cut the line at the rod tip and you now know how to spool baitcasting reels.

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