loading a Mulitplier with braid for boat work

[dytiscus]

alright guys i decided to treat myself to a boat rod and reel its an Abu Garcia seven
i have 300 yards of 30lb braid to load it with and a bulk spool of 30lb mono to use as backing

i've never spooled up a multiplier with braid before so i need some nice and simple step by step instructions as to how to go about it and what are the best knots to use

with my carping i usually use a mono bed and then tape it onto the reel is this a good idea for loading up this reel for boat work?

what method should i use

Cheers all Nick

[phish]

This is a bit long winded but it works for me.

Wind the braid straight onto the reel, when you come to the end of the braid tie on your mono backing ( Yes I know its on top) with what ever knot you prefer. Wind on the mono on top of the braid until the reel is filled to the correct level.

Wind the line off the reel onto a spare spool using your cordless drill and then wind off that onto another spare spool in the same manner. The mono will now be on top of the spare spool. attach mono to the reel spool and wind on.

I have had all manner of people try to tell me better and quicker ways, but it only takes minutes when you have the system set up and its a foolproof way of getting the correct amount of backing on.

Developed the system donkeys years ago when working in a tackle shop for putting backing and line on customers fly reels.

[Richieawt]

Apr 22, 2009 18:33:08 GMT phish said:

This is a bit long winded but it works for me.

Wind the braid straight onto the reel, when you come to the end of the braid tie on your mono backing ( Yes I know its on top) with what ever knot you prefer. Wind on the mono on top of the braid until the reel is filled to the correct level.

Wind the line off the reel onto a spare spool using your cordless drill and then wind off that onto another spare spool in the same manner. The mono will now be on top of the spare spool. attach mono to the reel spool and wind on.

I have had all manner of people try to tell me better and quicker ways, but it only takes minutes when you have the system set up and its a foolproof way of getting the correct amount of backing on.

Developed the system donkeys years ago when working in a tackle shop for putting backing and line on customers fly reels.

Good idea

IMO though, i dont think its overly important to make sure you line is at the correct level with boat reels simply because your not casting them, whereas beach reels can benifit greeatly to a correctly filed spool. if you are casting from boat its generally only 20-30 yards uptiding, in which case a lower filled spool ive found is a safer bet as you have less chance of an over run as a lower filled spool will spin quicker resulting in a better use of the centrifugal braking system.
This is what i have found anyway, especially when casting half sides of mackerel and 10oz uptide leads ;D

[upfalls]

Same as Phish but when I get to the mono/braid knot I put it to the side of the spool then tape over the mono with electrical tape before winding on the braid.

[greatwight]

Hi,

I use pretty much the same setup as phish.

The only thing I do differently if I have the time is, after winding the backing and braid off with a drill like phish does, is to wind the line on to an old reel (in my case a Penn Senator).

I then wind the line on to my reel against the drag of the Senator so it beds down nicely.

Regarding the comments of the the need to fill a reel for boat fishing correctly, it depends what boat fishing you are doing.

If you are working lures and have bought a reel with 6:1 gearing for this purpose, if you don't fill the reel correctly, you have wasted your time and money picking that reel because a guy with a 4:1 reel, filled correctly, will be working his lure at the same rate per turn of the handle as you.

If you are down-tiding then this doesn't matter so much.

As for me, I fill all my reels correctly - again and as ever, if I have the time!!!

Good luck,

Des W

[thebigman]

There's a decent bit about spooling braid over here - www.planetseafishing.com/tutorials/read/put-braid-to-bed/

[jack]

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