[jureal]

Unfortunately, the ole Triangle line winders are underpowered to properly wind on spectra onto reels unless it is the model that costs upwards of $2000 to acquire and that model has the motor with the guts to put that spectra on. The HD Triangle winders were not made to put spectra on... just mono. That line winder is very much in use in most tackle stores today. The shops that specialize in spectra and longrange/big game fishing have the heavier duty models. Just be sure what machines they have before they spool your reels. I have a Sato Line Winder that uses a 6 amp 1/2 inch drill for a motor that that has the guts to really wind on the spectra tight onto any reel. For the cost of $300 for the Sato kit plus the cost of a hand drill, it comes out to less than $400 and is a very good investment if you do a lot of reels with spectra. That spectra needs to come off the reels for washing periodically or else your spool will start to rust out. I don't like the letting of line out behind the boat as you are forcing salt intrusion deep down into your spool of line and making the rust problem worst. When fishing, most of that line never sees the salt water so the salt intrusion, while it still occurs, will be lessen. Spectra needs periodic fresh water washing so the investment into a good strong line winder is a must, in my opinion. What I have heard other do is the following. They wind the spectra under as much tension as they can onto a reel like a Penn 6/0 or the bigger 9/0. Then the mount the reel onto a rod and reel the spectra back onto their target reel against the drag of the 6/0 or 9/0 reel. Of course, you will need a way to hold the rod with the Penn reel still while you reel all that spectra back onto your target reel.

Kil, you were typing while I was typing too. You have the short version but we do agree in the end. lol