How to Spool a Pflueger Fly Reel

Spooling fly line onto a Pflueger fly reel is fairly easy. If done correctly it will prevent a large fish from pulling all your line off the reel and getting away with your line. In fishing parlance it's know as being "spooled" and will end your outing because you'll have no line. Learning and using appropriate knots is important because they ensure good performance when large fish put heavy pressure on the line and backing.

Things You'll Need

  • Pflueger fly reel
  • Fly line
  • Nail knot tool
  • Braided line backing
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Instructions

    • 1

      Locate the unlocking lever on the face of the spool, next to the Pflueger name plate. Remove the spool from the reel by pushing down on the lever and pulling the spool off the reel body.

    • 2

      Run backing through the line guide on the reel body, if the reel has one. On some Pflueger fly reels the line guide is a silver colored window. Unless you pass the backing through the line guide before attaching it to the spool, the spool will not attach to the reel body correctly. If your Pflueger reel has no line guide, simply remove the spool from the reel body.

    • 3

      Tie an arbor knot abound the spool's center column. Mount the spool on the reel. Wind on the amount of backing recommended by the manufacturer.

    • 4

      Join the backing to the fly line with a nail knot. This small, tight knot slides easily through the rod guides.

    • 5

      Wind the fly line in close wraps. Keep light tension on the wraps by running the line through the fingers of the hand used to hold the reel.