Fly Reel on an Ice Rod???

[bwackwabbit]

So I searched here and found that many are doing this so I figured I'd just use an older fly reel I had laying around.

I have all the basics of the setup figured out but seeing as I've never actually used a fly reel I have one remaining question.
When spooling this reel I know that backing comes before whatever ice line I choose. My question is when spooling it how do I handle the line roller? (See pics)






Any help would be greatly appreciated. BTW the reel is a Crystal River Royal Coachman CR-2102.

Cheers.