stradic braid problems

[Rainbowrunner]

I have a stradic 8000 93model, and have just loaded it up with 50lb tuf line, when testing/pulling the drag as the line gets to the top of the spool it go deeper into the spool and stops, Ive just spent a fair amount of money on repairing this reel and braid and a rod to match it and now this. Any ideas?
I have wound it on reasonably tight, but maybe tighter would be necessary, or run it out behind the boat when moving and wind it back in?
cheers

[banshee]

When I put braid onto a reel it's a few metres of mono first to bite onto the spool and then the braid goes on as tight as I can physicaly put it on,this usually means someone holding the spool of braid with a couple of bits of thong to put as much preasure on as is possible and me having a few breaks to uncramp the winding hand,if it's diging in it's not tight enough.

[Hellmannn]

how about try using thinner line.

hellmannn ;)

[budge]

Hey rainbowrunner another trick to getting the braid on as tight as possible would be to wind it off onto an alvey reel, although it isnt essential a backing of mono can help to stop the braid from slipping, then using the drag of the alvey as resistance wind the braid back onto the stradic. Hope this helps.

[Kiktz]

Rain,

Banshee has hit it on the head,

I made a lil thingy as I call it for loading line.

I will try and attached some pics............

Aj

[Kiktz]

Here goes,

I simply use 2 butterfly nuts, with washers and a tennis ball.
The tennis ball is the tensioner, I simply tighten as tight as possible
for when wanting to strip line off and use a drill to do job.

When loading a reel have the missus, when in a good mood.
To hold on to the bar and I wind on at the required tension to
load my spool nice and tight

[Kiktz]

Here is a shot of the end

[Rainbowrunner]

thanks guys I thought that might be the prob. Ive got a charter special with no line on it at the moment so Ill use that under load to wind it off/on.
I do use mono for backing too, you have to.

[Roo]

Another ezyfix is to find a nice big deep stretch of open water and tie on a big deep diving lure...something down to 8 metres plus and go for a bit of a troll. let out all your line and then retrieve at suitalble speed to produce the load you need. the 8m diver will give plenty of load, especially when trolled at 5 knots and retrieved at the same time.
This might sound a bit more complicated than some other options but you never know.....you might get a hookup which could produce the best load of all.

but then you might get spooled too :-[ :'(.

cheers roo