Alright! i was so pumped i tied on all of the backing and line backwards, didnt even notice until i started fidgeting with the drag and felt it while i was reeling in lol it sure wasnt fun unwrapping it all (what 200 yards or so) and reeling it back up correctly but ive got it done right now, leader attached, tippet equiped and a dummy fly on. Went out back and started practicing, the basics came back pretty quick and i could get a decent amount of line out so i drove down to close by pond and pulled out 3 blue gills for some kicks . I'm not in as good control of the line as I'd like or better put, need to be. Perhaps I'll order an instructional video, that's what originally got me going back when, any suggestions on one too look for?

Best regards, James