loading a spool with line

[kela66]

the new fixed spool reel i have has a very shallow but wide spool compared to my old freshwater ones from ages ago , the lad in the shop said he would load the line on but i had a go doing it myself . i think i have loaded it with too much line because when i feed it through the rings even in a light breeze the line falls of ( when the bailing arm is flipped over ) how far up the spool would you go ? mine is level with the top of the spool should i cut it back ?? the reel came with a spare spool so as advised by the lads im going to fill it and put it in my box .cheers davey

[will powell]

load the reel fitted to the butt section and feed the line thru the butt ring .get the mrs to hold the spool of line on a pencil and load the spool.
about level ,don,t overfill ,should be ok , the line will bed in after a few casts.
hope this helps

[kela66]

did that. got the line free with the reel king fisher is the make, falls off like a orange slinkey , coming from a very old coarse background i thought it was just the breaking strain 25 pound , ( i was advised to use that rather than a 15 pound line with a shock leader being a novice) but now feel it could be a "ehem" less than flexible make ? could be wrong though . any thoughts ?

[will powell]

fixed spools arnt really suited for heavy line mate, drop it down to 15lb or less and it should be sound