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[TI Redux]

Not many tarpon , black fin or wahoo on southern ontario ditches.
When spooling on new line, you must remember It has to be under tension. Simply apply pressure between your thumb and middle finger is fine.
Once the spools full.
Wrap with an elastic and drop spool in sufficient size container of water for the night.
Line forms to the spool.

[Tubetrax]

Hello Ti,

 

My Old Friend how are You ?

hope your staying healthy !

 

I actually agree with you,

NO, Tarpon, Tuna or Wahoo in Ontario ditches

 

“the billfish can’t turn around in narrow ditches”

 

Soaking spool in a bucket of water helps,

except loose line doesn’t magically tighten around your spool

 

couple springs ago my friend respooled his reel himself, soaked it & packed it away till next fall

next fall he tells me he just respooled this reel,

I immediately checked it & the spool of line was really soft, not hard packed at all.

 

he cast out a line on a drift, after about 150ft of line out everything else came out crimped,LOL

We couldn’t figure it out until we realized it was brand new line & remembered what he did last spring.

 

the packed line drying out crimped as it  shrunk LOL

 

no big deal, We drove & unspooled his line, 

then he reeled line back in while driving, this tightened up everything for him,

except his spool was only 3/4 full, LOL

 

had he pre wet the bulk spool this wouldn’t have happened.

Now he gets me to spool his reels with my line winder,

 

Elastics you say !

I use elastics for rigging offshore bait regularly 

 

Ti

When Covid 19 ends we gotta go fishing together

 

Tight Lines

Tubetrax

[Tubetrax]

I buy this at Walmart $2.70us

Real Magic, at Bass Pro “smaller volume” $7.00us

 

im sure Walmart Canada sells it.

 

use on Rod Guides, Saturate Reels, Line, Lures, Hooks from rusting, Keeps Plastics fresh “non sticky or dry”

 

Tight Lines

Tubetrax

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