Not sure if its already been mentioned but i have just seen via cam's link that carp spirit are doing a line stripper to go in a drill for £8 looks very similar to the ace one
In reply to Post #31
It will be as carp spirit are Ace
It will be as carp spirit are Ace
In reply to Post #1
fresh Stanley blade and just cut the central area of the line and peel off. takes seconds. just be sure not to catch the spool lip and you're golden
fresh Stanley blade and just cut the central area of the line and peel off. takes seconds. just be sure not to catch the spool lip and you're golden
I have never used a Berkley line stripper, but the fastest method I have used is as mentioned earlier is a bolt through the lid of a 500ml bottle with a washer either side, tightened down with a nut and fitted into the chuck of a drill and the reel on the butt section of the rod Ideally the bottle needs to be the type with a "Saddle" in the middle like a Coke bottle.. Its far faster than using a Stanley knife to cut through it which has been my method for years up to about 3 years ago.
With the diameter of a spool a lot less diameter of a coke bottle with maybe 200 to 300 turns of line on it and the drill going at 2000 - 3000 RPM, it takes seconds to strip it.
Once you have made a bottle top with a hole in and mounted the bolt in it, you never have to do it again as usually all bottle tops are a universal thread, so you can get rid of the line on just the bottle part and just get another bottle.
With the diameter of a spool a lot less diameter of a coke bottle with maybe 200 to 300 turns of line on it and the drill going at 2000 - 3000 RPM, it takes seconds to strip it.
Once you have made a bottle top with a hole in and mounted the bolt in it, you never have to do it again as usually all bottle tops are a universal thread, so you can get rid of the line on just the bottle part and just get another bottle.
Does anyone take off to put back on so you're spooling the front section of the line and using what was the back section of the line?
Distance sticks are ideal as you can measure how much you remove and waste less line as you only load how much you require.
In reply to Post #35
Not with how cheap a decent spool of line is, new spool each time.
Not with how cheap a decent spool of line is, new spool each time.
Remove the spool then hold it above yer head, pull the line down and the weight of the departing line it will almost strip itself.
In reply to Post #35
Yes..and also wind it onto used plastic spools to use ether as backing or for other purposes.
Pure wastefulness discarding nylon that's only a few years old and has spent 99% of that time in a dark holdall.
Yes..and also wind it onto used plastic spools to use ether as backing or for other purposes.
Pure wastefulness discarding nylon that's only a few years old and has spent 99% of that time in a dark holdall.
In reply to Post #32
I bought the carp spirit one on your recommendation - you are right it is brilliant. I normally use distance sticks stuck in the lawn. For all 3 reels that took 1/2 an hour. Carp Spirit stripper less than 10mins and no effort.
My carp spirit one from total fishing is similar to the berkley one I.e it runs on 4 AA batteries NOT a drill
I bought the carp spirit one on your recommendation - you are right it is brilliant. I normally use distance sticks stuck in the lawn. For all 3 reels that took 1/2 an hour. Carp Spirit stripper less than 10mins and no effort.
My carp spirit one from total fishing is similar to the berkley one I.e it runs on 4 AA batteries NOT a drill