And im about to put the line on, I bought a Greys GRXi reel with 3 spare spools, now with my old reels the spool was not interchangeable and there were holes in it to tie the leader of the fly line into, with the grxi spool there are no holes in the actual base of the spool, can i just lay the leader down and wind it on, or should i stick the leader down with a bit of tape?

If you mean the backing, just tie it round the spool and wind on.
See the knots section on the forum for how to knot it on.
S.

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yes, thankyou sir, as you can see im a total noob, and on my own in this world lol

No probs welshade, we are all learners on here, no matter what anyone tells you.
Welcome by the way.
S.

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"A glint of sun has warmed the air,The flies will soon hatch out, To lure and tempt from their deep lair, The bonnie speckled trout." SKB tackle supporter. I love Furled Leaders.

got most of my kit together now for my fishing day out next week, just deciding on the next line now, got floating, need some intermediate but deciding on fast or slow

Dont get anything too fast - talk to Pitsford Pirate on here about the lines - great value and you will get what you need

Have a read here and PM Pitsford Pirate

http://www.flyforums.co.uk/trade-cla...a-returns.html

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PS: if it's your first outing I'd just take the floater, not worry about changing spools etc, and book a casting lesson as part of the day

thanks for the support gentlemen, i did have the help and advice of my father but he passed away a few years ago and its taken me a this long to pick the fishing habit back up. I need to do it though as we did love it.

I do have a problem casting as i have a health problem and struggle to get distance so i have bought forty plus line. (sound like a saddo now sorry)