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Old 08-14-2006, 07:28 PM   #27
Stewie
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Tagger, the most important hint I can give is that once you have your braid on the reel. Tie the end to your truck or a tree and walk it all off. Then reel it back on with a lot of tension(rod bent almost double). This will eliminate the soft base. So when you get a backlash, it won't dig in deep. The first hundred yards or so will be looser from use, but , you won't have to dig deep in the spool just to find the loop that's causing the trouble. If you are leveling it yourself, cross it up more than you would mono, for the same reason.
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