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alarimer

(16,245 posts) Thu May 31, 2012, 10:37 PM May 2012

Does anybody here fish? I need help setting up a reel.

We are having an office fishing tournament on Saturday and I am having trouble setting up my rod and reel. I bought one of those cheap spinning reel combos with the line already on it. So I flip the bail down and put the line underneath it, then flip it back up and them thread it through the guides. So far so good until I try to reel it back in. Then it tangles all to hell. I simply cannot figure this out and all the YouTube videos are about putting line on the reel, which I do not need. There appears to be some kind of line guide on the bail but it always slips off that and tangles around the reel. Any ideas?

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Does anybody here fish? I need help setting up a reel. (Original Post) alarimer May 2012 OP

Are you left handed on a right handed reel? HereSince1628 May 2012 #1

Are you cranking with tension on the line ? PoliticAverse May 2012 #2

Thanks. alarimer Jun 2012 #3

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

1. Are you left handed on a right handed reel?

Reply to alarimer (Original post)

Thu May 31, 2012, 10:43 PM

May 2012

Line that's been wound tight on a spool for a long time tends to have a memory, maybe a bit of drag on the line as you crank in the right direction might help.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

2. Are you cranking with tension on the line ?

Reply to alarimer (Original post)

Thu May 31, 2012, 10:53 PM

May 2012

And is the line run around the bail in the right place/direction ?

See this instructional video that highlights how things should work...

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-use-a-fishing-reel

alarimer

(16,245 posts)

3. Thanks.

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 3, 2012, 10:21 AM

Jun 2012

I ended up getting a different kind and I STILL messed it up. One cast and it was hopelessly tangled so I gave up. Clearly fishing is not my sport. But the videos do help and maybe I can learn before next year's tournament.

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