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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ristorapper" data-source="post: 259645" data-attributes="member: 810">To completely fill a line counter reel as discussed for accuracy, with braid as your main line, spool your main line (100-125 yards or your preference) onto one of your line counter reels.  Now spool on your backing (using a uni to uni knot), enough to fill the reel, as discussed for accuracy.   You just filled up a line counter  reel BACKWARDS.   But you just determined how much line of backing and main line you need to fill a reel.    Now you need to unwind that line onto an empty spool or what i use is a 3/4" or 1" dowel about a foot long.  Run a square head screw or torx head screw into the end of the dowel.  Get your drill out and run the line off your reel onto this empty spool or dowel using your drill to speed up the process.   Once that is done you are ready to run it off the spool/dowel into one of your line counter reels.     This is actually what could have been put on one linecounter reel but we need to "measure it" first so we can duplicate this process on the final reel. Run the line from the spool/dowel onto one of your linecounter reels. Guess what?  The line is on your linecounter reel BACKWARDS again.  Not to worry, you are ready to run it onto the other linecounter reel for the last time.   BUT THIS TIME WE NEED TO MEASURE EVERYTHING!!Zero out your linecounter reel.  MAKE SURE as you do this you have paper and pencil ready to record the numbers 0- XXXX for how much backing you put on this line counter reel.  Then record XXXX-YYYY for the amount of main line you put on when the line changes from backing to main line.  Then spool up the other reel with 0-XXXX backing and XXXX-YYYY main line.  WRITE down these numbers and keep 'em somewhere safe because these are now the amounts of line you need to respool them if it ever comes time to do so in the future.  OR duplicate this entire process all over  if you are spooling up with different diameter lines.  Good luck cranking.  Oh! as far as main line, hard to say.  I like braid and many of my friends like mono.  You decide.  I like to lose less crankbaits than they do so that is why my choice.  But mono has its advantages too.  Ask, Ask Ask to get other opinions on main line.  There are so many pros and cons to both lines.Another thought!!  If you spool up your linecounters with strictly mono main line you don't have to do these first five paragraphs above.  Fill the linecounter with mono to capacity....done!!- - - Updated - - -no leader if using mono for your main line.General consensus when pulling leadcore is to keep the entire line braid (some use mono however). So after spooling on a bit of backing (mono) and the leadcore on, use about 10 to 15 feet of fireline or power pro or other braid of your choice.  Connect that to your leadcore and tie a snap onto your leader (where the crank will be connected). The knot from leadcore to braid (or mono) leader was discussed here just recently.  Remove 6-9" of lead out of the leadcore line by peeling back the dacron from the lead line.  Insert 6-9" of leader material (either braid or mono) into the dacron sheath of the leadcore line where the lead was removed.  Tie a simple overhand knot where the two lines come together. Pull the two lines tight.  I like to tie another overhand knot again to make sure. Check to see if you can pull the leader material out of the leadcore line. Another thing i will do for safety sake is tie a simple overhand knot in the very end of the leader material before putting it into the dacron of the leadcore line.  Feed that into where the lead was and do your two overhand knots.  Has a better chance of staying put i think.  done!!</blockquote>

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