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[Noahs Arc]

Haven't read the whole thread but here is how I do it.

- Cut the flat bottom part of a metal coat hanger out leave 2 or 3 inches on each side
- Straighten out the hanging hook part (it will look like a long, skinny slingshot)
- Bend the remaining sides of the hanger so that they go through the hole in the spool
- Bend the ends over a bit to hold the spool
- Put the straightened hook part in the end of the bottom part of your rod
- Feed your line through any remaining eyes
- Wear a glove on your left hand and feed the line through a couple of fingers to provide tension
- hold the rod with the gloved hand above the cork

I use a plastic screw-on bottle cap with a hole drilled in it and a long bolt and nut to unspool line.
(use epoxy too if necessary)
Attach a plastic bottle to the bottle cap and tape the end of the line to the bottle.
Chuck up the bolt in a low speed drill and peel the line off.

Easy Macgyver we could have just pulled the line off by hand while you were saving the world with bottle caps and paper clips.

[Fish or cut bait.]

However you do it ...
RECYCLE your LINE!
PLEASE!

[sugartooth]

It sounds like the majority of you guys are allowing the spool of line to rotate when you are loading line on to a spinning reel. I was taught to place the spool of line flat on the ground.
Like this.http://fishingnoob.com/114/how-to-load-line-on-a-spinning-reel/

[HOOK]

" It puts the line on the spool and does it's job !! " 

[Easywater]

Easy Macgyver we could have just pulled the line off by hand while you were saving the world with bottle caps and paper clips.

I tend to re-spool my reels several times a year (between braid & mono) so I am not simply throwing the line away.