[Brad S]

I like to fish Power Pro on almost all of my reels and struggled with this problem for quite a while. The best solution I've found is as follows:

You'll need; a hand held drill (elec or battery)

two (preferably large) empty line spools

two large (1/4-3/8 dia) machine screws approx 6"-7" long

two washers and two bolts for each screw


Procedure is as follows:

Take one of the machine screws and screw one of the nuts approx half way down the screw and then slide a washer up against it. Slide one of the spools onto the screw to the washer, next the other washer and then screw the other bolt up to the 2nd washer.

You should now have a large empty spool secured approx halfway down a large machine screw with a nut and washer on each side of the spool.

Assemble the other spool the same way then Proceed as follows.

a) Take your empty reel and attach one end of the Power Pro to the spool of the reel with a piece of duct tape.

b) Reel on the length of Power Pro you want to use.

c) Attach the P.P. securely to the backing line you intend to use (preferably with a uni to uni knot).

d) Fill the remainder of the reel with the backing. Your reel will now be filled with the P.P. on the inside.

e) Attach the loose end of the backing that's on the reel to one of the large spools (I use a small piece of duct tape for this also), put one end of the machine screw in the power drill, guide the line with one hand while you use the power drill to wind all the line from the reel to the lg spool.

f) Replace the lg spool with the line on it that's in the drill with the other lg spool. Attach the loose end of the P.P. to the spool in the drill and wind it from one large spool to the other (I usually hold the bolt of the spool not in the drill between my feet and the rim against the floor to control tension). The P.P. will now be on the inside of the 2nd spool.

g) Securely attach the loose end of the backing to your reel spool and wind all the line onto the reel.

You now have your reel filled with the correct amt of backing and the Power Pro on the outside of the backing.

Brad

p.s. I would use the pound test that would give you adequate amt of backing for the fish you are targeting and water depth. If the spool is very large you could use heavy mono to fill it up but I would not use a pound test that is less than the strength of the braid you are using.