Fly Line Management Hack

A couple of hacks to help speed line changes or spooling lines to clean. In effect, I have 3 spools tools:

1. RIO Cranky – designed for RIO spools that have a square hole registration hole on one side (at the bottom on the picture below).
2. RIO Cranky modified – to be used with a drill (top right) on RIO spools.
3. Drill Tool – for spools with circular holes.

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Key actions:

• For the drill ends, I took 2 old long driver bits and cut off the head. Created a flat and clean the shaft
• For the Modified Cranky, I cut off the handle.
• For the Round Tool, I am using a 5/16″ bolt and insert, with cork and neoprene washers.
• Used a wood lathe and some scraps to create an adapter to suit each end.

Some break down images.

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