1. The Thank You School Bus Drivers poem (below) is the cover of a FABULOUS Thank You Book that will be dropped off for the bus drivers to keep in their meeting room.
Attach the fly reel to the fly rod using only the butt section of the rod if it is two pieces or more. Take the tag end of the backing and run it through the rod guides and attach it to the reel spool or arbor with the appropriately named arbor knot. To do this, first make a basic overhand knot around the line.
Casting the Reel. 1  1. Reel in the line. 2  2. Hold the reel properly. 3  3. Turn the rod so the reel handles point up.  4. Press the reel spool release 1  button. 5. Bend your casting 2  arm. 6. Sweep the rod forward until it reaches eye level.  7. Press down on the reel spool with your thumb to stop the bait when it reaches the target.