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Title: Unwinding your spool in seconds
Post by: Fritz on November 18, 2010, 07:07:47 AM

Good day to you all

I am one of those guys that will remove my line as soon as I think it has been damaged, I am just to afraid to loose a fish. So as we all know that it does take time to do so, I have come up with this idea.

I took a piece of threaded bar, Machined the one end down to fit into a batery drill, put a nut on and then just add one emty spool and tightin it up with another nut.

Now all you need to do is insert into drill and press button.

Hope this will make someone's life easier.

Title: Re: Unwinding your spool in seconds
Post by: jaenswart on November 18, 2010, 08:17:31 AM

good idea Fritz, have some cred from me

Title: Re: Unwinding your spool in seconds
Post by: John F on November 18, 2010, 08:30:54 AM

Cred to you Fritz!

 (clap)

I'm a sucker for DIY!

Title: Re: Unwinding your spool in seconds
Post by: Tommo on November 18, 2010, 08:34:43 AM

Great innovation!

Title: Re: Unwinding your spool in seconds
Post by: Fritz on November 18, 2010, 09:31:18 AM

Shot guys ,thanks for the cred. Only to glad to make live a bit easier and more time to spend at the waters edge.

Title: Re: Unwinding your spool in seconds
Post by: BluFlu on November 18, 2010, 10:50:49 AM

Great idea and have used it to good effect in the past.
 
Remember to tune your drill down - otherwise going to be the fastest run you ever had and if a little overwind happens you and you precious will be flying around the garage  :lolo:

Title: Re: Unwinding your spool in seconds
Post by: Homie on November 18, 2010, 11:04:01 AM

Quote from: BluFlu on November 18, 2010, 10:50:49 AM

Great idea and have used it to good effect in the past.
 
Remember to tune your drill down - otherwise going to be the fastest run you ever had and if a little overwind happens you and you precious will be flying around the garage  :lolo:

Too true !
I almost got klapped with a Saltist 50 ! Was too doff to let go off the trigger duh

Title: Re: Unwinding your spool in seconds
Post by: Fritz on November 18, 2010, 11:24:15 AM

 :hyst: You guys crack me up. I must admit I was stressed about it this morning, I did it on the laith.
I ended upwinding the last couple of meters of by hand.

Title: Re: Unwinding your spool in seconds
Post by: REEFMAN on November 18, 2010, 11:25:04 AM

Great post Fritz! Been using this for a while now. And when I respool a reel with braid backing, I remove the spool from the reel, clamp it in a drill (with some tape or cloth protection of the spool shaft). The spool of braid goes into another drill with the mechanism you use. This way the braid can be wound onto the spool with hign tension and resistance. The drill with the braid spool turns in reverse providing an excellent way of tensioning the braid.

Title: Re: Unwinding your spool in seconds
Post by: WalkersKiller on November 18, 2010, 11:41:38 AM

very cool method!

Title: Re: Unwinding your spool in seconds
Post by: BluFlu on November 18, 2010, 01:11:43 PM

Very clever way of winding braid ...  :tkx: