How to Set Up a Fishing Rod for Lure Fishing

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How to Set Up a Fishing Rod for Lure Fishing

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This is an Instructable to help all the beginners of the great sport of fishing! It will show you how to spool(put line on) a reel and attach it to a fishing rod. PLEASE RATE MY INSTRUCTABLE..

What You Will Need

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You will need:
-A Rod
-A Reel
-Fishing Line
-A Lure
-A Scissors

Putting Line on a Reel.

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Image 1: The reel.
Image 2: Open The Bail Arm.
Image 3: Tie on line. This is the knot you tie: http://www.animatedknots.com/arbor/index.php
Image 4: Close Bail Arm.
Image 5: If you are a young beginner get a parent or a friend to put a pencil through the line holder so it will come off easier. Remember to keep the line tight when you are loading the reel to prevent kinks and twists.

Mounting the Reel

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Image 1: Cut the line when the reel is full but not over full.
Image 2: On most reels there is a line clip on the side. Clip the line in here for now.
image 3: On a rod, near the handle, there is a reel mount that looks like this.
Image 4: Slide the reel into the mount.
Image 5 Screw the mount tight.

Bring Line Through Line Guides

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Image 1:Un-clip the line and open the bail arm.
Image 2:Put the line through the line guides.
Image 3:Close the bail arm when there is about a meter of line coming out of the top line guide.

Attach Your Lure

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You are almost done!!!!!!!!
Image 1: Tie on the lure. This is the knot I use with my rapala (pictured): http://www.animatedknots.com/rapala/index.php
Image 2: Cut of the left over line.
Image 3: You are ready to start fishing!!!!!