Man with a brain full of knowledge and a kind heart and always passing his knowledge off to other fisherman. Love ya Mr Gene. Mean that.

Richard this is how I put my line on. I have ever since I watched this video not long after you made it. Works like a charm, no line twists for years now. Thank you sir!

Best spooling video on KZfaq hands down.

I cast so much further now, kids have less issues every time we go, this video changed fishing for me no doubt.

Thanks for the shout out to Billbob. I know him well, and yep, he's a great fisherman, and a great representative for crappie fishermen everywhere. Thank you for your service Billbob. And thank you Richard for sharing.

I've seen all kinds of "professionals" show how to put line on the reel but I've NEVER heard of soaking the spool in water. You definitely take the prize for this very helpful hint.

I've been fishing all my life all 64 years and that is the first time I ever herd of that I surely will try it a special thanks to our veterans and you richard gene

Thanks Richard Gene! I will start soaking my spools from now on.

Man I hope you get paid well for your vids cuz you deserve it and so much more you deserve shows,sponsers,your own fishing products...wish I had someone like you in my life...your the definition of a good person....they don't make em like you no more..that MOLD was broke long time ago ya know type that grew up with no cell phone or internet had to have respect and honor had to stand for something when your word was everything people did things based on the persons word and handshake..

Thank you Richard for all your hard work putting these videos out it's been such a help ! I'm going to start soaking my line too ! I went bass fishing yesterday with a bunch of sunfish , waiting the 10-15 seconds before setting the hook seems like an eternity LOL but is well worth it ! Thanks again !!!

Thanks, I have been having so much trouble spooling my new reels & the older ones I've reconditioned for my grandkids. It is SOOOO annoying & expensive. I also appreciate seeing that you're using the line I just ordered!

Thanks for the tip, definitely will try this week. Those wind knots been driving me crazy. I knew about the direction off the spool along with keeping the tension the same as the line goes on, but I never knew about soaking the line before hand. Keepem comin cause they’re great tips from a pro.

Richard, After seeing you use this line in different videos, I purchased some on in both 4lb and 6lb, and love it! However, yesterday I had so many wind knots that like you said, I just gave up and went home. :( Thanks for taking the time to teach on such important subjects like spooling your line. I'm gonna a respool my reel today using your technique. There are so many voices out there ... but you're is one I have come to trust. God bless and tight lines!

Recently I left my line in my truck bed for 2 weeks which 5 of those days it rained lol 😂. Since I’ve put it on I haven’t had any twist!

I just finished spoiling up my baitcaster and I knew how to spoil a spinning reel but I just wanted to hear you talk about it! Good vid

Richard, you are my go to master Guru. You explain things so real people can understand. I can't thank you enough for what you do to help us all be better fishermen.

Yes thank you Bill Bob for your service, I to am a Vietnam veteran, And Richard I am sorry for your loss of your brother. But as always another great informative video, and I thank you. God bless you and your family.

Thanks for the tip. This solved my line twist issues. Love the videos. Keep them coming. My buds and I love watching them.

Hi Richard. This is the best advice I've ever gotten about filling spinning reels. I used to spool up then remove the spool, strip the bearings, drag parts then soak the whole spool in hot water until it cooled, then re-assemble. Your way is well thought out and way easier. Thanks for the advice...and good fishin'........Bob

Yeah great video thank you Richard Gene TFM. I remember being taught to soak the spooled line on my removable spool from a spinning reel in medium hot tap water for about twenty minutes until the water is room temperature. This is from way before the internet when you still had things like pagers. Also, one trick I use to keep a steady light pressure on the line when spooling it is to let a hooded sweatshirt lay on the line on the carpet between the reel I'm filling and the feed spool. I do keep my feed spool placed horizontally I don't know why I was just told it's best and I always had good luck with that. I get great casts this way even in to the wind with very light lures. Keep fishing, keep building up our community of Fishermen and be good to each other.

Thank you Mr. Gene! This video is just as valuable & informative as your fishing technique videos. Salute to the Crappie Sensei. 🙏🏾

I was taught never to spin the line off using an axial rod. You add a twist each turn doing it like shown with each turn of the bail. You are to allow the coils to unwind in the direction of the bail rotation by placing the coils in line with each other.

This is the best video I have seen on the subject of putting new line on your reel. Thanks Richard!

Mr. Richard, Thank you so much for this valuable information. I usually take my reel to Southern Outdoor Sports and they have a machine that does it in just a couple of minutes. But I still have those loops and twist depending on the brand line. I will be giving my spools of fishing line a nice long bath from now on, LOL. You are THE MAN !!!!!!Thank you againRodney

Thank you for your knowledge fishing machine!!! Keep them coming and God Bless America!!!

Simply the best fishing information in the world. Basic and well done. And that theme song needs to be on the radio

WOW!!! One of the few videos that show putting the line on by allowing the spool to turn instead of off the end. Thumbs up!!!

Richard Jean, I built a contraption to hold my spool that uses a spring and nut to set tension on the line spool. Never heard of soaking line in water before transferring it to my reel but I'm gonna try it out next time. Thanks Sir for sharing your knowledge and wisdom. Stay safe out there and happy fishing too ya.

My first time ever spooling a reel today and did it with this video. Thank you sir for passing on your knowledge

Wish I had watched this video yesterday. Put line on 3 reels earlier today and I made a geezer mess of it. Going out to soak the rest of my spools. Thanks Richard.

Never heard of soaking the line, but I will try it. Thanks. As to re-lining solo, I have a 3/8" wood dowel. All my fishing line is kept in a milk crate. I pass dowel through one side of the crate, then through the spool, then through the other side of the crate. Peel off some line and thread it through another hole in the crate. This gives an even tension while spooling.

Richard Gene, I’m a young beginner fisherman and I wasn’t even sure if I was doing it right, but I followed your video and it came out beautifully. Thanks a million.

You learn something everyday. Love the videos and your knowledge on your equipment and how to be on the fish. Thank you!

America's favorite multiple personality fisherman (fishermen?) come thru again. I was just getting ready to pull my rods out of the garage and prep for early spring with new line and saw this. Never thought to soak it in water. I will give this a try and once again a big thank you for the knowledge. You are a true master of your sport.

Richard Gene Sir! You are truly an Ambassador of the sport of fishing! You are true to life with your dedication and inspiration to teach others. God Bless 🙏🏻

Game changing video! BillBob thank you for your service and I hope you are catching fish like no other!

thanks Richard I would have never thought of that water trick now I can fill my spools like you do, to the brim. best of luck

Awsome tip!!! I have no more line problems at all! My catch ratio has improved!!!

Thank you for your service Billbob and Richard thanks for the tips they help me a lot. GOD BLESS

Never knew or thought about my line like that. Thank you.

Thanks for the tip Richard - works great! I minimized the work getting the residual glue off the spool by spraying it with WD-40. After it sits for a while, you can scrape most of the glue off with a pocket knife. Another application of WD-40 and the rest of the glue washes off easily with soap and hot water.

Thank you for this video RG. I've been fishing 40 years and never knew this. I'm talkin' bout wooooooo!

I have been watching your videos none stop and proud to say everything you say works plain and simple. Your the truth when it come to crappie brother . much love from ohio...

Richard your channel is so enjoyable and informative! One of the best channels on KZfaq 👍 thank you!

Enjoy your videos thank for tips and secrets I followed your instructions on this video. It’s amazing it works like a charm. Two months fishing no line twist. You da man hope to bump into ya on one of my trips to the lake

Great video..Always learning with Richard Gene...great fisherman...great teacher

Thanks Richard Jean you're the best! I'm soaking my first spool now!

Good stuff thanks for the help thanks to your brothers for their service God bless

Bless his soul, glad he made it home Thanks him for his service

Love the videos Richard! Keep em coming you post it ill watch it.

I put it in with a pencil through the spool and with it coming off the top of the spool but never knew about soaking it. Thanks for the tip

Definitely the right way to do it I mimic everything you showed and it's the first time I didn't have a problem with my fluorocarbon curling up

Thanks again! Good info. Will throw the spool in water for a week now.

Thank you Richard for all the information you put out there are all the fishing shows we have watch as we were kids nobody gives more information than you one day I would like to meet you and go fishing with you

Thanks for the tip! I lost my biggest strrike because of wind knot!! Keep up the good work!!

Good info from Mr. Gene - Thanks for showing us your secrets!

No more line twist for me, it works! Thanks Richard.

Thank you Richard for sharing 👍. Take care and God bless you all

hats off to bob. I am retired military, 22 years. Was in SEA 67-74. Sawed a lot, but hats off to us all. Thank you Sir. Yup, you to Gene.

Awesome video with a lot of knowledge that's very needed. I'm trying to teach my kids everything I know about fishing and we've also been watching your videos for a little while now and your videos is teaching me more than I already knew 😅.

Learn so much from you Mr. Richard thank you for all the videos you make have learned so much more!!!! God bless you all!!!

Hey Richard, I just wanna say thank you for this video, and all your videos. But this video especially because I tried this method and it works.

Richard, Thanks so much for posting this. I am soaking line tonight. If this solves my challenge it will open up a whole new world for spinning reel fishing. I have the most problems when I try and put 10-12 pound line on a spinning reel

Thankyou so much. I’ve been experiencing line coil problems for years. No more.

Thank you Richard for the tip!

What a great tip! I tried it and I like it. Wow, Best re-spool ever. Thank you.

Thanks Richard for the video. I have tried a lot of methods and nothing works that well. Will give this a try. Thanks again.

Richard here is a great tip for putting line on a spinning reel. BTW, I enjoyed the video. Get an empty peanut butter jar that these 1/4 lb spools will fit in and drill a small hole in the center of the side (about midway of the spool of line) and thread the end of the line of the spool through and the end can be secured with tape after you have finished filling your reel. Put the top back on the peanut butter jar and then you could hold the jar with your feet and apply tension on the line as you are rapidly filling the reel.

I’ve tried to spool a spinning reel but couldn’t. I was told to stand the spool on the floor but no matter what I did, i kept getting line twist. So I went back to a bait caster. I’m gonna try your technique and hopefully I can diversify my rod collection. Thank you sir!

I've been fishing for years and if anyone ask about fishing, I tell them about Richard Gene the fishing machine(I might say they have a clown on the internet that gives some of the best advice that anyone can understand, and it is totally usable), you are great in what you do, Thank you!

DID NOT KNOW THIS! Havent even considered it. Soaking in water,talk about being a MASTER of your equipment! Now...I appreciate finding your site so much more! Is this maybe one of the reasons Ole Elmo is so adverse to fishing with you...threw ALL HIS rods in to the water? You could let him borrow one of your..SURELY! LMAO Sir, you have NO IDEA what finding your channel has blessed me! Even though I cant fish like I use to(when I do its limited) DANG MS..but watching your videos..from places I am well familiar with, keeps me from a total Pitty Party. It brings back SO many memories, its enough to get me past the fact that MS has robbed me of a Passion! You were a GOD SEND,Sir. I was in a rough place when I first found your channel, so you have done more to boost my spirits..than ANY Anti-Depressant on the market! In fact..I quit taking them, NO BS! Well not only you...but it SURE DID HELP! Long story short....you saved my life! I would like to think that I am not really that week minded....but I dont know..and thank God you helped me NOT to find out!

Thank You Richard, I will give it a try!!!

Thanks for all the great videos. Just tried this out works great. Thanks. 😀

Thanks Richard, really enjoy your videos. Thanks again.

I did this and I can't believe how much that helps stop all most all line twist!

Good information. I watch lot of your videos, good stuff. We fish a lot of the same water. Very informative and thanks for sharing.

Yup, that's how I do it. Great video sir!

Richard you always give such great advice.

Thanks, Richard Gene. I always enjoy your videos. They make me laugh.

Very good Tip Richard! Thanks.

Thank you for sharing! I'm gonna try it!

Thank you Richard.

Great idea to soak in water, Ive never tried it but I will now. Keep the great videos coming.

Thank you, Richard I never knew some of those tips concerning putting new line on.

richard is one of the most helpful creators on youtube

Thank you! I love your channel! Plz keep em coming!

Thank you very much gene for showing us what to do putting on line on spinning real and many other tips god bless

Way groovy been doing it laying it on the ground unspulling it in the same as the reel spins but definitely going to try this thanks for sharing sir....

Richard you need to try this l! Splice your new line onto backing line just spool it on. NOW remove the spool from reel and soak it for fifteen minutes in a cup of warm/hot water. This will confirm the new line to spool and no line twist! More time to fish and no COLON problems!!

You the man !!! ELLMO !!! Appreciate it , my friend !!!

Thank you Richard..God Bless ya brother😊

Thank you, just what i needed to know !!!!

I ALWAYS enjoy watching your videos Richard, Thank you for sharing, and God Bless you my friend

Love your content Mr. Richard keep it coming

Your hero jimmy Huston puts his on the same way the reel turns. Most all spinning reels turn counter clockwise so I flip the spool to unwind that way and have had good luck so far. Tkx for the video

I got it soakin right now. Clean spool a course. Ur a stand up guy Richard. :-)

Great video mate, from the land down under. 👍👍👍👍 Love your accent, could listen to you all day 😂😂😂👌👌👌

Thank you for sharing your information. I will definitely try your method.

Thanks for the tip my father was a Korean and Vietnam veteran U.S Air force

Mindblown never knew this Richard Gene fishing machine whoooo!