Diawa Linecounter Reels

[Riverbottoms]

Having bought a couple of Diawa linecounter reels and 10lb. XT line, how do I know when I have enough line on the reel for the right calibration?
What is considered full line capacity on these reels with 10LB. XT? How will I know when I'm calibrated right?
Thanks in advance for all replies.

[Fish Hound]

Fill the reel to about 1/8th inch from the rim. Line size does not make a difference. If you want to be sure, measure a 100ft length in your drive, yard, etc. Tie off your line and check it out. I have four different make reels. Two are right on, one is 20ft per 100ft and the other is 84ft for 1000ft. Good Luck.

Life is a game, but fishing is serious.

[Sunshine]

I totally agree about having all of your reels filled to an 1/8"from the top of the spool. And I totally agree about going outside and measuring for youself. Everyone should do this and learn about the differences that the amount of line and line diameter play in the accuracy of the counter. The last time that I did this with friends reels, everyone had different readings. Some differences were major and some were minor. We finally figured out why some people in the same boat were not catching fish when we had patterns figured out. The only "reel" acuurate reading came from the $10.00 shakespere add on line counters. Try it for yourselves and you'll see what I'm talking about. It doesn't make any difference how much line you have on your reels or what the line diameter is for these inexpensive add ons to work. And yes, they are very very accurate when you get a good one. (read previous posts and you'll see that some of these don't work out of the container)

I totally disagree with the assumption that line diameter has nothing to do with the accuracy of the diawa line counters. Reels like the diawa linecounter are setup on revolutions of the reels and different diameter lines will cause the spool to rotate at differnt increments. This is something else that people should try before making assumptions. Granted, if the diameters of the lines are close, you will not see significant differences.

[Dan]

Typically, I’ll have my son help, but you can do this by yourself, however you’ll get your exercise. With a piece of chalk, mark out 100’ (25’ increments) on the sidewalk as the above posters noted. After you have filled your reel and while the line on the reel is still attached to the bulk spool, check your calibration. Add or remove 25’ of line for each 1’ that your reel is off. Once you have the proper calibration, cut the line and then attach your snap or whatever. Then I’ll hook the snap to something so I can pull out 250’. At this point, I’ll cut the line and re-tie. The reason for this is that if I break off some line while fishing, I can go back to the knot, spool on a fresh 250’ of line. Wa la! Calibrated and ready to go. Hope this helps!

[Trim]

I just bought 2 of the sg27lc-w this weekend and found them both to be off regarding calibration. I pulled out 10' measured and 1 was at 9.5' with the other at 11'. Both units are filled to at least 1/8" of reel capacity with the same line. You would think that if there were effects from line diameter that both would be either over or under. Either way I'll have to check the off set for each reel and bias them.

As an after thought....
Has anyone ever talked to the manufacturer regarding this. I would be very curious as to what their explanation might be.