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I bought a spool of line and I want to divide it evenly between two ice reels, is there anyway to do this short of unwinding it all, measuring it, cutting in half, rewinding it, and then spooling it? I sure can't figure out a way but hopefully someone out there in shantyland has the answer.
Tie line to your spool. Do one complete revolution of the handle. Mark the line right where it touches your bail roller with a sharpie. Remove line and measure how much was on spool. Divide the amount of new line you have by two. Convert that number to inches. Now divide that number by how much line was taken in one revolution. The number it gives you will be how many revolutions you need to do to have exactly half of your new line onto each reel.
Hey I like that...I think I will give that a shot. I think it will get you pretty close to even but the more line you put on the bigger your spool is so you will actually be taking more line then when first starting. Is there a way to factor that in?
What's the obsession about half the spool? Just like when you cook, you fill a reel until it's full - some need more line, some less, some spool heavy on the top side and some on the low... I would use filler line as backing and only use as much line as 2x as your standard fishing depth. Why spool 50 yards of 1 lb test if you will only be fishing water 15 feet deep?
No I have two fifty yard spools of suffix 832 ice braid and I wanted to make it stretch between four reels. I plan on using some mono backing and I would just like to have it divided up evenly and not have to buy anymore line.