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I am wanting to take my spinning rod and reel to Alaska with me this summer, and use it to catch salmon. I need a line counter and the only thing I can find are the ones that clip on the pole. Anybody ever use one?  Bait cast reel‘s with line counters are common, but I won’t use one. I don’t like them.

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Are you going to troll and just need to know how deep you are? 

If so Just use the distance from your reel to the first guide…probs 12-18” depending on your rod…and count pulls to achieve desired depth. 

Skookum anglers might give you a funny look rocking a coffee grinder, but they will approve of the counting pulls method.

Colored braided line can be confusing to keep track of if fishing is hot, but another idea is to run white or yellow main line braid (heavy, 80-100+#) and use a sharpie marker to note distance every 25/50/100 feet as needed, then just tie your leader to the braid. I do this with my BFT tuna reels and it works with jigs and sinker bait rigs. 

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