Lol, not a bad idea. But wont do it on a 2000 reel with 8 lb line and 5kg drag.
It will either the whole line taken out or broken drag and the whole line taken out as well.
Lol, not a bad idea. But wont do it on a 2000 reel with 8 lb line and 5kg drag.
Fortune favours the brave
Thx for the tip. I put the line to an old reel, set some drag and respool with bolt and nut instead of skewer sticks. More tension and it's now spooled nicely and tight enough to prevent air knot etc... I hope...DougieK wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:31 pmWhen I don't have the chhance to lean on Franks hospitality at Busted and make him do it for me, i've actually taken to spooling up an old lethal 100 then setting the drag and using a spare rod to spool off that. It lets you use a drag and get a pretty solid idea about how much pressure you're putting on the braid. Most people recommend about 1/3rd the breaking strain of the line. So if i'm spooling 24kg braid (60lb) i'll put it on the lethal, put the lethal on a rod then use weight plates and a pulley to set the drag at 8kg, put the rod in a rod holder, then connect that through the guides of a second rod and onto the reel i'm actually spooling. It's a bit more work but saves your line wrapping around the guide on the second cast with a $60 lure. Could do the same thing with your drill and just use the spare reel and rod to keep the tension.