Jalseng Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Hi guys I'm new and been reading a lot of great info here from exp. Veterans. Just got hooked on swimbaits after my first hudd catch. So the question is do you spool your own line or do you let the shop spool it? Rod: Dobyns 806 XP Reel: Calcutta 401 Line: 25lbs Pline Pf Original Lures: Usually 8 & 68 hudds as a start will venture out soon Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedonnguyen Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 no reason to have a shop spool your line for you if you're fishing straight copoly.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskickinrednick Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 If your confident go for it if not have it spooled. I bought a spoiling station cause I don't like how full they spool my line up. Either way is fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppabass Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) Just be sure spool never twists on spooling and you should be good. Arbor knot is easy to tie and center it with a tiny slice of masking tape. Edited February 24, 2016 by bigpoppabass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATFISHING1234 Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Here's my .02........Swimbaits put a lot of stress on your line and you should replace it on a regular basis. So as often as you are going to be changing line it's not worth taking it to a shop. For example I have a couple of Calcutta 400's and 253 Diawa. All three hold a lot of line, so changing it all out often would be expensive. What I do is spool each one with about 100 to 150 yards of braid as backing and the top 60 to 80 yards is copoly or mono. Changing line often is not as expensive since you are only replacing 60 to 80 yards. Plus I buy it in bulk spools so it brings the price per yard down even more. Remember when you take it to a shop you are paying for the line, the mark up on the line and the labor, plus your time to take it there. The only time that I will go to a shop for spooling, are for my off shore saltwater reels. Jalseng, basskickinrednick, R8R and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoozie1 Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Here's my .02........Swimbaits put a lot of stress on your line and you should replace it on a regular basis. So as often as you are going to be changing line it's not worth taking it to a shop. For example I have a couple of Calcutta 400's and 253 Diawa. All three hold a lot of line, so changing it all out often would be expensive. What I do is spool each one with about 100 to 150 yards of braid as backing and the top 60 to 80 yards is copoly or mono. Changing line often is not as expensive since you are only replacing 60 to 80 yards. Plus I buy it in bulk spools so it brings the price per yard down even more. Remember when you take it to a shop you are paying for the line, the mark up on the line and the labor, plus your time to take it there. The only time that I will go to a shop for spooling, are for my off shore saltwater reels. Curious why you use braid for backing? Instead of a line with thicker diameter so you use less? Never tried it so I'm wondering the pros and cons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodCat Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Curious why you use braid for backing? Instead of a line with thicker diameter so you use less? Never tried it so I'm wondering the pros and cons That's because braided line will last a LONG time if you use it as backing and it has zero memory. I also back my spools with braided line because I like to respool every week or every other week when I'm fishing hard. basskickinrednick and jmftattoo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATFISHING1234 Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 That's because braided line will last a LONG time if you use it as backing and it has zero memory. I also back my spools with braided line because I like to respool every week or every other week when I'm fishing hard. This ^^^^^ Also, braid is lighter. With the spool being lighter, I believe it helps to get a little more distance on your cast, not much but every bit helps. TheGoodCat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoopdaloop Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Spool my own line and I spool my entire spool with the same line and I fish it until it gets low. I fish multiple times a week, retie often and have never had issues with my line breaking. Line conditioner helps also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MA Frog Man Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 I spool up thousands of reels at my work. I still spool up by hand. I don't trust drooling machines with expensive reels haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggfeast Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Spool my own line using a chopstick, old shoe box, and some rubber bands. Just stick the chopstick through a hole on inside of the shoe box, place the bulk spool of line, add some rubber bands on each side of the spool to keep it centered and tighten them close to the bulk spool for friction (tension), then stick the other end of the chopstick through the box and start reeling. Been doing it for a few years this way and has worked like a charm swimbaitman and Lucid_Dreams23 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogervang Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) Spool all my reels myself. I don't want to pay someone else for things I know I can do. And plus, you'll never know if they're careless or not. Edited February 24, 2016 by Rogervang R8R 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swole_t Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Theres no good reason to pay someone else to spool your reels. It's simple to do. Learn how to do it yourself and be self reliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jalseng Posted February 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Sounds good, guess I'm doing it my self. I'm really liking the idea of using braid as backing with topshot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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