Quote Originally Posted by hawgdog View Post
I bought 6 of the 20dx a few months ago.. I didnt use any backn, but i can yell u from experience that they do NOT count right unless they are fully spooled. About 1/8" from rim is what directions say. I just spooled mine all with 10lb hi vis mr crappie, but will use backing next time
its not expensive to just fill em up with Mr Crappie tho, I had some stuff lieing around so I backed em. Gator the way described is using your noggin, good idea.