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How to Use a Sidewinder Reel

    • 1). Submerge the reel and line in cold water before use. Moisture will prevent the line from swelling on the reel and jamming.

    • 2). Lay out the length of the braid line, then reel it back in.

    • 3). Drag several inches of line off the spool before diving.

    • 4). Rewind the line after deployment.

    • 5). Submerge the sidewinder reel in cold water to clean salt and sediment from the internal parts.

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