Berkley Portable Line spooling station - PLSS.

[bdn06]

We used to put fat rubber bands around the filler spool to keep the line from spooling off, and to provide minimal tension. But that was having somebody hold the spool sideways, as you mentioned, not the way it is set up by the device. I agree--if you could rotate the spool 90 degrees, then use the fat rubber bands around the spool, you would be good to go. I might even consider picking up one of the gadgets then.
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