I assume I'm doing it the same as everybody else, but is there a better way of removing old line from the reel than just pulling it off the spool and into a bird nest on the floor?
Changing your reel line
- Thread starter Fred Bonney
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robthomo
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A cordless drill with an old sea fishing float stuck in the chuck, obviously you could knock up something a bit more advanced than the float if you could be bothered but I can't!
Good suggestion.
Bearing in mind I haven't changed my line for some time, you can guess that anything more inventive than an old float is unlikely.
Thanks Rob
I may be gone a while, well after I've found the drill and the chrger and re-charged!!
Bearing in mind I haven't changed my line for some time, you can guess that anything more inventive than an old float is unlikely.
Thanks Rob
I may be gone a while, well after I've found the drill and the chrger and re-charged!!
Lord Paul of Sheffield
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there's a purpose built gizmo I think
Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC)
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Fred
If your spool is metal then use a blow lamp to burn the line off. Don't try this if the spool is plastic.
If your spool is metal then use a blow lamp to burn the line off. Don't try this if the spool is plastic.
Fortunately, my DIY skills wouldn't dare run to a blowtorch ownership Matt.
Now one of those weed burner torches I do have, second thoughts thankfully they are mostly plastic spools.
Now one of those weed burner torches I do have, second thoughts thankfully they are mostly plastic spools.
Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC)
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Fred
Get a rubber glove (a small yellow Marrigold works best) and blow it up. Tie it to the end of a 3ft bank stick. Place the spool of line on the floor and shout at it while tickling it with the rubber glove. That might work.
Get a rubber glove (a small yellow Marrigold works best) and blow it up. Tie it to the end of a 3ft bank stick. Place the spool of line on the floor and shout at it while tickling it with the rubber glove. That might work.
robthomo
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Yes at least one, ACE do a de-spooler, basically a spool on a spindle/axle type thingy with a slit in the spool so that you can cut the line off when you've finished.
Then there's the Berkely line stripper which is a powered gadget that pulls the line off and I suppose you stick a carrier bag or similiar in position to catch it
beerweasel
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Tie your line to the waist of a Whirling Dervish, your spool will soon be unloaded. :w
Now the Cambridgeshire flatlands may be full of them for labouring, but up here, not a common site.
In fact they are as common as the blow torches in my house.
Just trying work out what to shout a the rubber glove at the minute!
In fact they are as common as the blow torches in my house.
Just trying work out what to shout a the rubber glove at the minute!
barbelboi
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I'm quite happy using your method Fred - never bothered with the line stripping devices.
Jerry
Jerry
Jeff Woodhouse
Moaning Marlow Meldrew
As with many things these days, I use my hands.
Morespiders
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Jesus Fred, pull it off you lazy b u g g e r
If it was just it I'm sure I could handle "pulling it off" Spiders.
BUT, it's all of my reels and their extra spools that need doing, you know those you have just in case, as well as those in use!
BUT, it's all of my reels and their extra spools that need doing, you know those you have just in case, as well as those in use!
Put the spool on the floor between your feet, hold the end of the line in one hand while pulling it off the reel with the other, using your elbow* and the thumb/index finger as a winder. You get a nicely coiled de-spooled line which you then cut through twice to reduce the menace to wildlife at the landfill.
No gadgets and good exercise.
* Use another part of your anatomy at your peril. The operation is extremely unpleasant. :wh
No gadgets and good exercise.
* Use another part of your anatomy at your peril. The operation is extremely unpleasant. :wh
robthomo
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Winding it off by hand is ok if you don't have much to remove, when you've got 3 big pits with two or three hundred yards on each its a pain in the arris. But your right to mention how to dispose of it, I burn it as I'm a pyromaniac
terry m
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If there is not an effective gizmo, then that is a gap in the market! Tis a real pain in the backside respooling multiple reels at this time of year.
The suggestion of burning off with a blowtorch may have been tongue in cheek, but if anyone is tempted, then make sure yopu do it in a well ventilated area as the resulting fumes will contain toxins.
The suggestion of burning off with a blowtorch may have been tongue in cheek, but if anyone is tempted, then make sure yopu do it in a well ventilated area as the resulting fumes will contain toxins.
dangermouse
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peter crabtree
AKA Simon, 1953 - 2022 (RIP)
If you have a spare spool for your reel, simply wind it onto that, the line that has never seen the light of day is instantly at the top of the spool and the shagged out line acts as backing...
How many fish rip off more than 50 metres of line Fred?
With 100m on a spool it's double bubble...
How many fish rip off more than 50 metres of line Fred?
With 100m on a spool it's double bubble...
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robthomo
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True, so long as you aren't fishing at 200 yards