How to prevent line slippage

Ajerv · 06-27-2008, 10:11 AM

On spinning reels, there is usually no hole in the shaft of the spool to securely anchor the line. In my experience, braid will shrink and if you hook a monster and get to the end 1/4 of the line, the line peels off the spool like a donut while the spool does not move. You loose the fish because once that happens, you cannot gain line back by reeling in! Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Tuna Man · 06-27-2008, 10:20 AM

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Ajerv (6/27/2008)On spinning reels, there is usually no hole in the shaft of the spool to securely anchor the line. In my experience, braid will shrink and if you hook a monster and get to the end 1/4 of the line, the line peels off the spool like a donut while the spool does not move. You loose the fish because once that happens, you cannot gain line back by reeling in! Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Start with some mono first. On my light (any spool without a hole or peg) spinner I put on about 1/4 spool or less of mono and top off with braid. Actually I take the long method of spooling. Say I want 100 yards of braid on any spool. I first put the braid on then finish off with mono. Now I have the capacity of total line I want on that spool. I remove all the line and re spool starting with the mono. I know this will take extra time but I now know that I have as far as the amount of braid I want, have my spool filled to what I want, and not wasting braid. I have a place that I go with a stretch that I tie off themono to say a tree, get in my truck and drive till all the line is off the spool. I go back to where the mono starts and spool it up. I usually go to the road where the semi trucks deliver to Sysco on a Sunday.

true-king · 06-27-2008, 10:21 AM

Putseveral yardsof monofilament under the braid.

Wharf Rat · 06-27-2008, 10:36 AM

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Tuna Man (6/27/2008)

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Ajerv (6/27/2008)On spinning reels, there is usually no hole in the shaft of the spool to securely anchor the line. In my experience, braid will shrink and if you hook a monster and get to the end 1/4 of the line, the line peels off the spool like a donut while the spool does not move. You loose the fish because once that happens, you cannot gain line back by reeling in! Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Start with some mono first. On my light (any spool without a hole or peg) spinner I put on about 1/4 spool or less of mono and top off with braid. Actually I take the long method of spooling. Say I want 100 yards of braid on any spool. I first put the braid on then finish off with mono. Now I have the capacity of total line I want on that spool. I remove all the line and re spool starting with the mono. I know this will take extra time but I now know that I have as far as the amount of braid I want, have my spool filled to what I want, and not wasting braid. I have a place that I go with a stretch that I tie off themono to say a tree, get in my truck and drive till all the line is off the spool. I go back to where the mono starts and spool it up. I usually go to the road where the semi trucks deliver to Sysco on a Sunday.

Wow. I just eyeball it and usually come out pretty dang close.

Flounderpounder · 06-27-2008, 10:37 AM

I wrap the empty spool with a couple of wraps of electrical tape, it seems to do the trick!

Tuna Man · 06-27-2008, 10:40 AM

It doesn't take as long as you think to do what I do. Total time for me is about 15 minutes and Sysco is 2 minutes from me. It is not like you have to do it every week/month. And I can do say 3 reels from a 300yd spool and know that ALL three will have the SAME amount of braid. Not one with 75 yards, another with 140 yards and the last with 85 wards.

Telum Pisces · 06-27-2008, 10:46 AM

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Flounderpounder (6/27/2008)I wrap the empty spool with a couple of wraps of electrical tape, it seems to do the trick!

I have heard of floks using duct tape as well.

true-king · 06-27-2008, 10:47 AM

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Tuna Man (6/27/2008)

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Ajerv (6/27/2008)On spinning reels, there is usually no hole in the shaft of the spool to securely anchor the line. In my experience, braid will shrink and if you hook a monster and get to the end 1/4 of the line, the line peels off the spool like a donut while the spool does not move. You loose the fish because once that happens, you cannot gain line back by reeling in! Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Start with some mono first. On my light (any spool without a hole or peg) spinner I put on about 1/4 spool or less of mono and top off with braid. Actually I take the long method of spooling. Say I want 100 yards of braid on any spool. I first put the braid on then finish off with mono. Now I have the capacity of total line I want on that spool. I remove all the line and re spool starting with the mono. I know this will take extra time but I now know that I have as far as the amount of braid I want, have my spool filled to what I want, and not wasting braid. I have a place that I go with a stretch that I tie off themono to say a tree, get in my truck and drive till all the line is off the spool. I go back to where the mono starts and spool it up. I usually go to the road where the semi trucks deliver to Sysco on a Sunday.

What do you use to de-spool it? When I de-spool line, I use an old empty spool. Only problemwith this method is the line will spool back onto the reel the same way.

Tuna Man · 06-27-2008, 10:59 AM

[quote]true-king (6/27/2008)

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What do you use to de-spool it? When I de-spool line, I use an old empty spool. Only problemwith this method is the line will spool back onto the reel the same way.

Braid on first (I use 100 yds) ...mono on next to where you want the spool spooled to. I go to Sysco and tie off the mono to something on the road side. I use a long screwdriver driven into ground. drive along the road and empty spool. Go back to screwdriver, attach mono and spool it up.

I bought a 1500 yard spool of 50# braid. By doing it the way I do I know how much line is left on the spool. I have spooled 7 reels from that 1500 yard spool so I know that I have enough to 8 more. I just mark the spool with each reel I spool.

konz · 06-27-2008, 11:31 AM

I've used electrical tape as well. Mono works just as good.

06-27-2008, 10:11 AM	#1
Ajerv Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 274	How to prevent line slippage On spinning reels, there is usually no hole in the shaft of the spool to securely anchor the line. In my experience, braid will shrink and if you hook a monster and get to the end 1/4 of the line, the line peels off the spool like a donut while the spool does not move. You loose the fish because once that happens, you cannot gain line back by reeling in! Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

06-27-2008, 10:21 AM	#3
true-king Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensa-hassee Posts: 2,027	RE: How to prevent line slippage Putseveral yardsof monofilament under the braid.

06-27-2008, 10:37 AM	#5
Flounderpounder Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Garcon Point Posts: 1,252	RE: How to prevent line slippage I wrap the empty spool with a couple of wraps of electrical tape, it seems to do the trick!

06-27-2008, 10:40 AM	#6
Tuna Man Senior Member Grand Slam Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Calera, AL....25 Miles S of Birmingham Posts: 6,581	RE: How to prevent line slippage It doesn't take as long as you think to do what I do. Total time for me is about 15 minutes and Sysco is 2 minutes from me. It is not like you have to do it every week/month. And I can do say 3 reels from a 300yd spool and know that ALL three will have the SAME amount of braid. Not one with 75 yards, another with 140 yards and the last with 85 wards.

06-27-2008, 11:31 AM	#10
konz Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Someplace fishing Posts: 3,100	RE: How to prevent line slippage I've used electrical tape as well. Mono works just as good.

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