08-09-2006, 05:58 AM
Disconnect the two rod sections. Only use the bottom half.
String the line down through the one guide that is on the bottom half of the rod.
Click the wire (that is the bail) over so that it is not in the way. You can tell it is in the right position by cranking the reel a few times. It should snap back into place. Once it snaps back into place, the bail is "closed". To open the bail ("wire thingy"), click it back over to the side.
Leaving the bail "open", pull the line down and tie it to the spool.
Crank the handle a few times so the bails snaps shut.
Hold the line tight (firm but not extremely tight) with one hand, and turn the handle with the other, reeling up line from the spool of new line, until your reel is full of line to about 1/4 inch from the outer rim of the spool. Don't overfill it or you will have major problems with "backlash" which means the line peels off the spool when you cast and makes a huge tangle.
Make sure that the line isn't twisting when it is being put on the reel. If it is, turn the spool of new line over to the other side and keep reeling. The spool can just lay on its side on the floor while you spool up your pole.
Hope that makes sense.
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String the line down through the one guide that is on the bottom half of the rod.
Click the wire (that is the bail) over so that it is not in the way. You can tell it is in the right position by cranking the reel a few times. It should snap back into place. Once it snaps back into place, the bail is "closed". To open the bail ("wire thingy"), click it back over to the side.
Leaving the bail "open", pull the line down and tie it to the spool.
Crank the handle a few times so the bails snaps shut.
Hold the line tight (firm but not extremely tight) with one hand, and turn the handle with the other, reeling up line from the spool of new line, until your reel is full of line to about 1/4 inch from the outer rim of the spool. Don't overfill it or you will have major problems with "backlash" which means the line peels off the spool when you cast and makes a huge tangle.
Make sure that the line isn't twisting when it is being put on the reel. If it is, turn the spool of new line over to the other side and keep reeling. The spool can just lay on its side on the floor while you spool up your pole.
Hope that makes sense.
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