Spool Line attachmnet

[JBFG]

So I may have a lead on some empty spool with the big hole for cold water.
My questions are: How hard is it to attach the line to a spool and how do you do it.
what's the best method to "reel" the line in and what do you do to it in the end.
Are lines hard to get?

I never had a spool or used one so I'm a total noob at this

 

[the other lincoln]

well mine is tied on like a fishing real... other end has a loop through the strap of a smb. A double end bolt snap holds the line together and to my self.

 

[T-Wrecks]

Tying a line to the post of an empty jump spool or "finger spool" is incredibly easy. Any tight, sturdy knot that won't loosen will do the job, but I prefer a yosemetie bowline. Affix it tightly so it cannot come off the spool's post (this is called an arbor, if you ever wanted to know). Afterwards you can melt the knot a bit with a lighter to cement it in place.

The method for reeling the line in is exactly what you would expect: get a good grip on the spool and wind the line around the arbor by hand. This may seem like too simple an explanation, but I assure you the first time you do this under water it will be self-explanatory.

we secure the spool's line in place when not in use with a double-ender bolt snap hooked to a hole in the spool.

 

[mathauck0814]

Make a loop at one end of the line, feed it through the spool so the line is secure and the spool can spin freely if the line were completely spooled out and then wrap the spool until you reach the other end. Once there, do the same thing and pull it through one end of a double-ended bolt snap. To wind it in, clasp one end of the bolt snap around the fed line and use it to re-wind the line. Once wound, use the end of the bolt snap to grab the line and secure it in one of the holes on the side of the spool.

Use the other end of the bolt snap to secure the spool to your person.

 

[Keith.M]

All the spools and reels I have came with line already attached. But I would guess that you tie the line on with an arbor knot.

Once a line is attached, you will reel the line in by clipping a double ender over the line and use the double ender as your handle to wind the line onto the reel.

Once you have the line on the reel, tie a loop into the line. Use about as much line for this loop as measured from your fingers to your elbow. Fold that amount back on itself and tie a simple overhand knot to secure the loop.

Now create a much smaller loop at the end of the large loop with another overhand knot. Clip the doupble ender in the larger loop, wrap the line the rest of the way and clip it off to one of the holes in the reel.

 

[JBFG]

thanx a lot!
I figured it would be easy enough.
how hard is it to buy lines? is it something that LDS normally carry? also best size line?

 

[Jim Lapenta]

Most LDS's do not carry line. I buy mine from Piranha Dive Gear. Get either 300 or 600 foot spools depending on line weight. Before that I would get #18 braided mason's line from Home Depot. Now I use that to make "spider webs" for entanglement training.

 

[mathauck0814]

^That. Randy is awesome to deal with.

 

[JBFG]

home Depot eh. that's a great idea. is that line comper«ble to dive line #24?

 

[Jim Lapenta]

No,it's thinner but will do the job.

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