11-26-2011, 03:37 PM
FS,
Thanks for the tip.
I have been using my drill and old spools that I collected from sporting goods stores for several years using a similar idea but not quite with your spin on it (ha-ha). I am too cheap to throw away line that was still good but just the wrong size for my target fish. To save it, I tape one of the old spools on my sanding disk and attach it to my drill. I tape the entire rod-reel combination onto my old utility trailer for stability and convenience.. I tie the end of the line onto the old spool and fire up the drill and go slow at first but at times put some pretty good rpms to it. I use my left hand to guide the line and produce my own level wind procedure. Both hands are gloved and I slow the drill down as I approach the end of the line. So far I have not lost any fingers nor sustained any equipment damage.
To re-spool from the old line, I either use the wife and pencil idea or just throw the spool in a weighted paper bag and let the spool bounce around. I have not had the bird's nest problem that you had but it sounds like your procedure would cure that for spinning reels. I am not sure that I want to take my level-wind reels apart but since there is no spool to spool inherent twist, I logically won't have to.
FR
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Thanks for the tip.
I have been using my drill and old spools that I collected from sporting goods stores for several years using a similar idea but not quite with your spin on it (ha-ha). I am too cheap to throw away line that was still good but just the wrong size for my target fish. To save it, I tape one of the old spools on my sanding disk and attach it to my drill. I tape the entire rod-reel combination onto my old utility trailer for stability and convenience.. I tie the end of the line onto the old spool and fire up the drill and go slow at first but at times put some pretty good rpms to it. I use my left hand to guide the line and produce my own level wind procedure. Both hands are gloved and I slow the drill down as I approach the end of the line. So far I have not lost any fingers nor sustained any equipment damage.
To re-spool from the old line, I either use the wife and pencil idea or just throw the spool in a weighted paper bag and let the spool bounce around. I have not had the bird's nest problem that you had but it sounds like your procedure would cure that for spinning reels. I am not sure that I want to take my level-wind reels apart but since there is no spool to spool inherent twist, I logically won't have to.
FR
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