How to Easily Remove Old Fishing Line From Your Reels - Simple and Quick

Waste fishing line can be a pain to remove from reels if done by hand. It can also be hazardous to our wildlife if disposed of incorrectly.
In this video, I show you my simple way of removing fishing line and disposing of it safely. This method is also extremely quick to do.
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[@michaelmorgan6012]

Good idea den, will use that idea next time,could just put spool in a vice around a rag has not to mark the spool and should hold it steady ,good to have you back den

[@barbaraneville5036]

Did Wonder where you had been lately Den In the UK Angling direct and others promote the recycling of line Stopping it going into landfill Being somewhat lazy I have a line spooling machine for line loading Included is a line removal tool not very neat taking it off but it's very fast

[@newsmonger77]

Nice to see you back Den. 👍

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks mate.😁😁👍👍

[@CB-xr1eg]

Hi Den. Good to see you back. This is a good idea as most of your ideas are. However, I feel that the majority of line on a spool is perfectly good and doesn't need to be thrown away. What you could do is use 3/4 of it either for hook lengths or to fill a shallow spool. The line that immediately comes off your "waste spool" is fine, it hasn't been exposed to sunlight and it hasn't been used. I would reverse the procedure and wind around 3/4 onto another spool, and store it somewhere out of sunlight for future use. You will be able to tell when you reach the line that has been used, and then throw that away. This not only saves throwing all the line away but saves you money as well. Edit. What you could do is do what you did in this video but just remove about 20 mtrs of line onto the waste spool, then wind the rest onto another spool to keep and re-use.

[@FishingwithDen]

Good thinking CB 👍👍

[@CB-xr1eg]

@@FishingwithDen Cheers Den, have to think frugally in the current economic climate.👍

[@andrewbrown8697]

Nice to have you back Den, I wondered where you’d gone.

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Andrew.

[@ralfmuentnich]

It's nice that you're back Den.

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Ralf.😁😁👍👍

[@mrskint55]

Great to see you back here. Tight lines

[@dougbond6007]

Glad to see you back can you please do an update on your boat I'm getting ready to build one and would like to see if I need to do anything else or different thank you

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Doug. I'm afraid I don't have the boat anymore. I have had problems with my knees, so I got rid of it.

[@dougbond6007]

Thanks for responding

[@GLK-London]

I have seen fishing shops in the UK that have a bin to recycle line which seems a good thing.

[@FishingwithDen]

I think that's a great idea. I haven't seen them over here, but I must check.

[@turtleman190]

I use the method you showed.

[@Offcut55]

Informative as ever Den. Keep up the good work you were missed over the holidays.

[@GMT439]

Use craft knife and cut through it all. It works and it's very quick.

[@stevemusky5438]

Simples!

[@gedfun]

I find my cordless vacuum is the quickest way to get rid of old fishing line.

[@GMT439]

Good quality Fishing line generally last a lot longer than people concerned with selling the line would claim.. For obvious reasons.

[@andreim841]

Hmm...my previous comment disappeared...

[@FishingwithDen]

What did it say Andrei?

[@andreim841]

@@FishingwithDen I said I just go to the measuring sticks and take out the line from the reel , bunch up the line in a ball and always set it on fire as it should not be thrown into the trash even if you cut it to pieces since I have seen first person the type of lesions it can cause to wildlife

[@FishingwithDen]

@@andreim841 OK Andrei. Thanks for your comments. I'm glad we heard you in the end.

[@debilee1654]

Im new to this post, it was very informative. I was looking for a video on how to remove fishing line from the fishing pole. And there you were, so i watched it all and im pretty sure i can do this to get the fishing line, but i dont throw mine away , ive been recycling the line by using it for the creations i have made. Thank you very much for your helpful video. debbie

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks for your kind comments Debbie.😁😁👍👍

[@MagicManFan]

Glad to have you back Den!

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks mate.😁😁👍👍

[@martijnfransen9933]

Hi Den, great to see you back I’m really enjoying your videos and always look forward to see you making a new one. This was again a very great informative video thanks for this 👍🏻 br. from a cold NL 🇳🇱

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Martijn. We have the opposite problem I'm afraid. Its over 40 degrees C here today, so no fishing.

[@BobKirk50]

Good to see you back again as usual enjoyed the video, good idea with the waste line and and very quick taking it off the spool plus good for the environment

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Bob.

[@davidfinch5062]

I thought the best way to get rid of a waste (waist) line was to cut down on Carbs! Great video by the way.

[@FishingwithDen]

Don't even go there David. Every time i look at myself on the videos, I think..... Must lose weight!!!~!🤣🤣👍👍

[@johnwilliams2711]

Welcome back Den! Hope you had a good brake. 😁👍👍

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks John. Yep, Christmas in Surfers Paradise mate.