How To Spool Your Reel
KOBO Tested Line Inputs
Spool Calculator
Spooling Steps
- Prep reel and spool
- Electric tape wrapped around spool
- Level wind guide should be removed
- Navigate to the spooling screen
- Menu Screen - 6 second hold button 2
- Input the line type
- Use knob to navigate selection
- Select an empty spool number
- Input line diameter (see Typical Line Type sheet for suggestions)
- Input line strength (for reference)
- Hold button 2 on Begin Spooling for 6 seconds to advance
- Spool under 15lbs is met line tension
- Evenly wrap line across the base of the spool
- Manually guide line until the inside radius of the spool is nearly filled
- Spool under 15lbs is met line tension
- Install line guide
- The line should pass around the straight post
- Press button 1 + button 2 to auto retrieve the line
- The line should be guided on smoothly
- Set motor speed to 250 FPM or less
- Ensure the line has guided on smoothly and proper drag tension from the spool is kept
- Spooling drags often change over the duration of the spooling process
- Do not fill the spool past its max capacity
- Do not fill over 6500 ft of line
- Max capacity is at 120mm diameter
- At mthe max fill capacity there should be enough room for most wind-on leaders to fit the remainder of the spool
- Once the spool is full hold button 2 for 6 seconds to complete
- If the spooling amount is off or you are manually inputting the line, button 1 and 2 can be used to decrease or increase the amount of line on the spool
- Once complete hold button 2 for 6 seconds on complete to finish