Warm and wet respooling

[larry]

I'd thought I'd pass along a technique Jerry and I have been using for years on Rebel. We respool all the rods every year by using a 5 gal pail with a shaft through it to hold the bulk spool. We fill it to the shaft holes with hot tap water. Why we do it is fivefold, it puts the moisture back in the mono, relieves the line memory from the spool, removes white residue from the line (plasticisers form on line surface from lack of moisture) allows for even line lay on the reel and you can put a lot more line on it (about 2400' of 14# test on a 47LC). Try it, but don't tell Jerry I posted it, he hates to give up secrets.

[traveling man]

Larry, thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try.

[Billy V]

Hey Larry, welcome to the site! Thanks for the tip!

[goingagain2]

hope u never get spooled. LOL

john