How to Put Line on a Spinning Reel

[@16436206]

I'm 80 yrs old & I finally found out the right way to put line on a reel. Thank you. DMetz

[@Flukemaster]

I'm glad I could help.

[@BravoWill]

donald metzger are you still alive?

[@jungnonorton3538]

I know the feeling. 70.

[@DevinGrigsby]

Respooling another rod....for bass/trout now. Caught several bass after watching your videos lately. And a nice rainbow Thanks again man!!

[@larrylar5905]

Just getting into fishing this year and determined to learn the right and skilled way. Got my first rod and reel and this video is the first that showed me what i was looking for after a dozen others and great helpful extra tips, nice and simple and super informative.

[@Flukemaster]

Thanks Joey. I'm glad I can help. Take it one step at a time and practice casting accuracy as much as you can and you will be catching fish consistantly in no time. Good luck

[@rsadek77]

Thank you for being thorough and hitting all the main points. Love watching you fish!

[@annabanana3885]

Thanks for the note of which way the reel spins vs which way the line comes off spool - all of a sudden it got easier!

[@psa4435]

I have recently been re-energized into bass fishing. Your videos have been immensely helpful. Thank you for putting your time and effort into sharing your sport. Respect.

[@kateymasepohl199]

Just getting into fishing and found your channel. Got my first spinning reel and watched your video this morning to put line on. Thanks for all the tips and simplifying things for us beginners!

[@saphireaurora37]

I used to fish with my uncle a lot as a kid, but never setup my own gear. Getting back into fishing now as an adult, these videos are super informative! Subscribed, and thank you.

[@Flukemaster]

Thanks Chris, I'm so glad to be back at it and I'm almost settled. I spent most of the day today organizing my garage/shop and unpacking my tackle. I still need to spend a day or two getting that all organized.

[@DrBe-zn5fv]

no thrash guitar muzak, no yahoo antics, just a nice friendly upright bloke giving away some expert advice, calm as you like. a lesson to every would-be video tutorial out there. great. thanks Gene.

[@tc96z1]

Very glad I bumped into your channel! I was so busy working all the money earnings years that I never really had time to do very much fishing and what I did was all salt water mainly casting nets in Florida. In my defense I just got off work at 6 AM and worked all night here in Central Alabama and picked up a like new rod and reel for $75 off craigslist that met your basic criteria and maybe even a little bit better than the bottom end starter. I felt very confident and came home with some Trilene fishing line that the seller gave me. So I’ve found this video again, saved in a folder, and couldn’t help myself but want to put some line on the spool. watched your video three times intently, made the knots, and remembered to flip the bail first. I was pretty damn proud of myself until I realized I forgot to thread the line through the pole! I just laughed and was better tying the knots the second time. Now I know where the name of the channel came from.

[@lynnwhal6190]

new to spinning, this is 1st video that i could understand something as simple as putting on . straight and to point. i like

[@frankvanco3903]

Just found your video for beginners on fishing line. Think you've already answered my question. Thanx

[@Bearsden45]

Thank you for making the video and showing how easy it is to put new line on. Also after reading down through the posts, I'm glad I saw where you should use backing, like electrical tape then put the line on. Thanks again.

[@Flukemaster]

Jim Merrill That's when using braided line.

[@Five9eight3]

I'm new to fishing and this is very helpful. Good quality video and audio. Adding to my Favorites list. Thank you

[@Kujjiman]

i watched this video about 128 yards of mono too late. great tips

[@Flukemaster]

Kevin Urbeck LOL. Thanks

[@mtxcavalier]

same but mine was with expensive fluorocarbon.. 20$ of line sprung off like a spring and twisted up so bad I had to trash it..brand new out of the box what a shame.

[@ricklovall6430]

Bro....that view off your back deck!!! Incredible! Thanks for giving us that view!

[@mwaqas93]

Mann that tip about taking out the spool if u put the not while its closed was soo helpful.. Thank you :)

[@vegasvato55]

thanks gene you really cleared up the confusion over clockwise and counter clockwise...

[@ndyakangler]

Great video, pretty much the same way I do it. I like to spray a little line conditioner on the two fingers pinching the line as I'm filling the spool though, gives it a nice even coating and the line doesn't get nearly as much friction heat.

[@agentwynnoutdoors]

I've been fishing long enough that I should remember this. Thanks for the video!

[@randyr6610]

This is the demonstration I have seen on putting on line great job.

[@GabooNx]

Glad to see you back Gene, great tips..

[@Flukemaster]

Thanks Gabe. It's great to be back at it. I've still got some bugs to work out of the new system and some other projects I'm working on but they are coming together nicely.

[@royalstephens3169]

Great demo.! A picture is worth a thousand words and Video/KZbin is even better. Your surroundings are very nice too. I enjoyed the Pro tips.

[@alexhartmeier2794]

After searching for the right video I finally found the perfect one. Thanks for the tips and little nuances

[@dachamp196]

Thanks fluke it's always good to get help from the pros

[@DevinGrigsby]

Thank you sir! Just put new line on two poles for pink salmon fishing in the Puget Sound....WA state. I appreciate all of your tips on Bass fishing too!!

[@TackleJunky81]

Great vid and tips Gene! I put the line on the same way, but never tried putting the spool in warm water, gonna try that!

[@liquidsky5428]

Thank for the tip with hot water. I'm new to fishing and you've just saved my day ;)

[@Flukemaster]

You're welcome

[@w4usc1]

Good video. I recently bought 2 old Mitchell 406 reels for the trips to the beach. After years of not surf fishing I'm going to start again. I have used bait casters for about 30 years cutbait fishing for stripers

[@Flukemaster]

You're right. I need to go fishing. I haven't been on the water much in the past few months. But now that things are finally settling down I should be able to get on the water more.

[@anotherfellasaiditsnunya]

Good man! Right advice and an expert in the field... I'll look you up for a guided tour when I get there.

[@Flukemaster]

Adam Faichney Thanks Adam.

[@quinten12292]

Love your videos man, always helpful

[@HuyNguyen-sm1oh]

Thank for your tip of running hot tap water on the filled spool. The lines no longer spins out of the spool on its own. Best, Huy

[@Flukemaster]

You're welcome. I'm glad I could help

[@rickywright3894]

I've been doing it the same way as you since I was a kid. Watched other videos and some are the same, some are different. Thanks for your time.

[@skymagana2390]

thank you so much i can finally have alot of line for salt water fishing you made my day thanks bro

[@Flukemaster]

They are pretty darn good.

[@Flukemaster]

You've got that right. It's been a lot of work. I haven't had much time at all to wet a line but that will all change soon. Things are beginning to slow down.

[@krazietj]

watched a lot of your videos and I have to say you have been one of the most helpful on youtube for sure ...... iv been spooling my line wrong lol I always wondered why even if I only filled the spool lil over half it exploded off the spool with heavier LB mono ..... now I know ...thanks a million man

[@Flukemaster]

Thanks for watching. I'm glad I could help.

[@taronhowell2523]

Seen every video on youtube and yours is the easiest and best man thanx my dude ...

[@MT-os1ys]

This is by FAR the most knowledge and informative video i have seen..Never even knew about the CC direction....i just usually put it on..now i know why its all messed up 75% of the time...Also VERY glad to see you replying to your viewers / subscribers.

[@Flukemaster]

Thanks Mark, It's so funny how I can never tell what videos will be good for people and what ones will just get passed by. I'm usually wrong when I try to guess. Thanks for the comment.

[@mtphill71]

Thank you for the video and the tips on spooling line.

[@jokertownrecords]

good video. this is the first one i found that helped me successfully get the line on the spool. your explanation at the beginning where you turn your back to the camera so that your left is the same as the viewer's left was particularly helpful. i got two reels set up now. i am unfortunately using that "red label junk". didn't know any better when i bought it. hopefully it works out. going out for cats and panfish next week.

[@Flukemaster]

Thanks Max. Good luck

[@rslim5]

Thanks man we love your videos!

[@bassstriker4446]

Hey Gene, Just wanted to say its good to see you back at it. Hope your all settled in at the new house now and thanks again for the videos. Chris

[@trekker116]

Good to see you back online. Hope the move all went well and you have had sometime to get out and drop a line or two.. New homes are always alot of work. Wife always has something else to change.LOL

[@edsweeney7266]

Great resource on a basic topic. Thanks much.

[@southernrun9048]

Another awesome video, to the point and easy to follow. Will see if successful attempt on my new reel arriving any day. Thank you!

[@cesarvazquez1180]

Thank you soooo much!!! New to the sport... I didn't know that people who had been fishing for a long time paid shops to do this; I didn't want to be too much of a noob, so I thought to myself, "I better know how to do this because it probably the first thing anglers learn." Hahaha

[@ckALLtheWay]

This helped so much! Thank you, thank you, thank you 🙏

[@YourVideoGameHelper]

You are awesome man! Thanks for being selfless with yer top quality fishing information :D

[@Flukemaster]

Thanks. I've been dying to get back at it.

[@jeremyharris9461]

Wow what a view! Great vid as always. Welcome back!

[@wesleyhackney]

Nice video. Glad u are back giving tips. I do the hot water trick to and it really works . Thanks

[@manchi1572]

great line choice !!!

[@Flukemaster]

Very cool tips man. Thanks

[@evanjohnson7675]

So helpful. This video saved me so much time and wasted energy. Thank you flukemaster.

[@susannehensley233]

Thanks for the video I loved it! I am from Atlanta also.

[@playden70]

About time you got back Gene, was having Flukemaster withdrawal....! LOL Good job!

[@johnnythepillpopper1974]

Thank you sir, I’m about to spool my first rod sometime this week

[@Amanda-it7fw]

good tips & easy to follow instructions thanks!

[@Flukemaster]

Thanks Amanda

[@thamaproom5376]

Its called an Arbor Knot sir, thank you for the video. I watch it every time before putting line back on my reel.

[@npsdave]

Awesome fundamentals! Welcome Back,

[@HobbyAddictions]

great video!! So my father taught me how to fish and never do I remember him showing me this. Now at 54, an old dog did learn a new trick LOL. Can't believe being an avid fisherman that I didn't know this but what made me look was putting line on a new reel before our club tournament and it being a total waste because of the line twist, thanks.

[@Flukemaster]

***** Thanks, I'm glad I could help.

[@gonefishin212]

That's a beautiful piece of land you own there, it's just amazing

[@Flukemaster]

Oh, it's not mine. It just one of the places I fish. I wish I owned it but it's a fishing resort for the upper class.

[@DannyU51]

This video helped me tremendously! Thank you!!!

[@Flukemaster]

DannyU51 You're Welcome

[@mobeats55]

Nice to see you back! What size fluro do you find is the best for finesse shakey heads and drop shots?

[@c.blackburn2024]

Missing your videos!! Can't wait to see some new ones!!

[@Flukemaster]

Pinewood Derby season and I'm running the show. Two more weeks and it's done and then back to fishing.

[@Flukemaster]

Memory can be bad when there is to much and in this case if the line keeps it's memory to the spool that it came off of. That spool is much larger than the reel's spool and you want the line to be conformed to the smaller spool on the reel to prevent fly-off. I only treated the line once with the KVD Line & Lure. I tried to treat it again towards the end but the line was too far gone. I am still amazed at the results.

[@TheVovozela]

Tips: 1- you can wear a cloth glove in your rod-holding hand in this case right hand instead of having the line burning through your flesh. 2- It really helps when I submerge the main line reel in a bucket full of fresh water while filling in the spinning reel. The fresh water would create a little bit of resistance that helps my line get reeled tighter. Thanks for the lovely video and the brilliant background.

[@Flukemaster]

I don't see why not. It would be a little harder to cast but that's what I would use around docks and heavy cover.

[@Flukemaster]

I use some old Okuma spinning reels that I bought years ago when they weren't popular.

[@Flukemaster]

I wish it was. That's Richmond Mill Lake in North Carolina. It's the private lake that I can't all those big football bass on.

[@genehowley1465]

Good info here. Thanks for your time and experience in making this

[@jtphenom0811]

I too am still confused. Stick with me for a minute. You're standing there spooling the line on. The reel is spinning counter-clockwise (if you're looking at the reel from the back), and the line is coming off the spool counter-clockwise. That's all well and good, but if your reel is spinning one way, the line is actually coming onto the reel the other way. If your reel is spinning counter-clockwise, your line is coming on clockwise, which is the opposite direction it's coming off the spool. Am I missing something here?

[@kolbydeschain19]

Love seeing a new video man! Looking forward to seeing the office soon. Quick question, I have a 4 acre pond that I've been stocking with big bass out of other places for years. It has a really good ecosystem and population. Water temp is 90' the last few days and using a cheap eagle fishfinder I've found what seems to be huge schools of different size bass by almost every piece of cover in the pond. They seem to be suspended about 2 feet off the bottom in 10 to 11 feet of water.

[@Flukemaster]

I would imagine that there is and it probably depends on the pound test of the line. I just don't rush it.

[@Flukemaster]

I've never had that problem with InvizX. In fact my Personal Best bass came off of 8lb test Seaguar. Are you using that Red Label Junk?

[@romirkunal9544]

Thank you so much. I was freaking out because I bought a rod and could not spool it.

[@howardskinner3405]

Oldie but goody. Thanks.

[@Flukemaster]

Go with the longer one. The mojo is a hard rig to cast on a short rod. It will be a great dropshot and shakey head rod as well.

[@flyingash]

Best fishing videos out there! GA!!!

[@Flukemaster]

I mentioned it in the video. It's KVD Line & Lure. It's the best line conditioner out there.

[@zircon64]

Great video/information. I almost didn't watch it... I thought how could someone make a 7 + minute video on putting line on? ;) Well done. Never thought to put the spool in some hot water for a spell! I'll be putting new line on today and will try that tip. Excellent.

[@Flukemaster]

My mom always told me I was an encyclopedia of useless information.

[@kcchristopher26]

Dude your back!!! A video from Lake lainer would be awesome

[@StragglyAphid]

Glad to see another Flukemaster video! Hope you've been doing well.

[@masonbrady9697]

Now Im speaking from watching some of your other videos about buying the stuff to fish in Sportsman's (I too am in TN) and you were much closer to the camera and your voice was clearer (You have an awesome voice for explaining things. Easy to follow along!) But in this video, I can barely see the line when you went to tie it and I can barely hear things. Perhaps you could make an updated video on this?

[@Twistsayin]

Awesome you should come here next spring we have lots of night time tournaments here and since the elite series was here its alot harder catch it has had to much pressure the past years and its showing big time now. Its worth the trip though as long as you know someone to show you where to go. I promise, especially when you can run across some 6 and 7 pounders, if you ever make the trip hit me up, your missing out.

[@mark031363]

You made it very easy.Thought you were going to pull a Bill Dance on me with that ceiling fan.

[@Flukemaster]

That exact thought crossed my mind.

[@chuckeckerson7200]

Thanks for this video. Very helpful for a newbie like me. I just loaded line for the first time on my two fishing rods/reels. I thought it went well but then I realized that the line is very loose on the spool of the reel. I am not sure what I should have done to make sure it wound tight on the spool. Is there a way to keep more tension somehow? And I am not sure what to do now that it is already on the reel. Is there a way to tighten it up? Or do I need to scrap it and start over? Thanks

[@georgebinion2335]

Very good job explaining this buddy, if people don't get it then they can't be reached lol good job

[@Flukemaster]

Thank you Peter

[@EYECOMEINPEACE]

This dudes videos are great. Sub'd.

[@Flukemaster]

Exactly. Thanks

[@Flukemaster]

Dobyns, They are still the best rod I've ever used. I just can't afford them anymore. Duckett rods are by far the best rods at their price range though.

[@chuckeckerson3111]

Thanks for such a practical and helpful video. I am wondering if you could give some guidance on how often to change mono fishing line and how to tell if a change is needed? I am a beginning angler and I only get out fishing 3-4 times a year. Thanks for any suggestions you might have!

[@Flukemaster]

The best way I can explain it is when your line starts to feel stiff and crispy. You'll know what I'm talking about when it happens.

[@jimtaylor6930]

I do the warm water soaking for about 30 minuets before I spool it on the the reel and use a wet warm towel or something to add tension while spooling it on . I was told about the warm water some twenty plus years ago

[@enlistedpaintball]

Great to see a new video man. And nice house Im assuming thats the one you moved to. I'm assuming the lake in the background had nothing to do with the move.

[@thomasharp3246]

An easy way to tell if you have the spool sitting the right way is to pull the line. The spool should spin the same way that the reel turns.