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Knots. The first thing to learn as a newbie is knots. Before I make my first cast of the day I’ve already tied a half dozen knots. Your lure may well fling off on your first cast if your knot is suspect. Learn the “canoe man’s loop knot” and you can tie on any hook or lure. To spool a spinner is trivial, you literally reel exactly as you would when bringing in a lure or fish. The trick is the Knot. Google the “arbor knot” and practice it a couple times. Voila, now you how to spool a reel. Have a friend with a pencil and rag hold the spool of line and apply slight pressure as you turn the handle and spool the reel up. Fill it 80-85% with mono, a little more with braid. Don’t spool 100% as when you start fishing, your line will come onto the reel looser after cast than it did when you first spoils. This excess line tends to shoot off on subsequent casts and make a mess as others have mentioned. That being said don’t fill it less than 70% as the line slapping against the spool lip will reduce your casting distance. Personally, I toss my line and respool once my spool gets down to about 60% full.
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