Quote Originally Posted by ChinnAgain View Post
Another away to tell how much line is out for a non line counter is to measure how much line comes off of the spool from one side to the other. Let's say the line spooling out from one to the other is 10 feet. Just count how many times from side to side to get to your depth. It is not exact but will put you in the ballpark. I used this method before I could afford line counters and it still caught fish.
I saw a guy doing that on a Youtube video. Only problem is Dad's gonna be peeved he bought line counters when/if I tell him about it. I'm going to do this on my two reels without line counters once I spool them this weekend. Thanks for the info.