This is what i do. Put a stick through the plastic spool that the braid is on and get someone to hold the stick with two hands one on either side of the spool. Get him to sit down with a cushion on his lap and press the spool into the cushion so that you create tension on the line as you try to wind it onto your reel. You can vary the amount of tension by the pressure you put onto the stick as you push the spool into the cushion. Also as you wind the line onto the reel use your thumb to lay the line evenly across the reel as you wind the line on. If you havn,t done it before it might take a bit of practice. You can also use this method for mono.
