This is what I found this morning on YouTube,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyNdOOIjvaA , it is the same as what I have and I even have a spool holder like she has in the video. I will have to steal it off my domestic. The cord is what I was describing, poorly I admit, and hers does look to be in much better shape than mine. Hopefully this thing works like she shows it to, we shall see.
I do miss the early days of the 'net, it was so much easier to actually find what you were searching for!