My 30# hivis braid came in and here is what I did, hope it will help others.
Removed old line.
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Then added a 9 inch piece of double sided tape, 7/8 inches wide.Name:  tape and pipe.jpg
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Then cut a piece of 3/4 inch sched 40 pvc about 1 1/8 inches wide, then split it in half, and put it on the tape. photo in next post.
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Then loaded the new line. Only takes about 220 feet instead of over 600 with empty spool or having to fool around with old line as spacer
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