The way I do it is 20 feet of 50# mono then 1000 feet of wire, then I fill the reel with 50# braid. Then I hook my braid to another reel ( the same size) and reel it on. Use the drag on the first reel to keep it tight. The 20 feet of 50 # mono is to make deployment and storage of your wire rods easer. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United