LINE TWIST

[bluecat44]

HOW DO I PREVENT LINE TWIST WHEN PUTTING NEW LINE ON MY SPINNING REELS.

[Smoothkip]

Here's a video. Hope It helps.

[bluecat44]

thanks kip ill try that next time

[bigdav]

Check this out:
bottomdwellerstackle.com/tools.htm#Winder
There is a video on the page. I put some 40lb mono on an American Spirit 70 series spinning reel on Friday and absolutely no twist or line explosion on the fist cast. Awesome tool!

[Smoothkip]

Thanks Dave for the link!

[swampy]

I put a wood dial in the spool run the line thou the last eye of the rod then tie it on the spool and hold the dial between my feet and start reeling with the line feeding from the bottom of the spool. I only use spinning reels and have done it this way for over 40 years never have any line twist or line springing off the spool that way. After doing it a few times you will be able to control the tension on the line and be able to spool a reel in no time.

[katfish]

I would like to mention that spinning reels "develope"
line twist as you use them. This leads to bird nests and
other problems.

You must relieve the twist to prevent problems and
extend the usable life of your line. There are a few ways
to remove the twist.

The best is to let out all the line as you slowly troll
a boat. With no hooks or sinkers ar terminal tackle,
let out all the line and then reel it back onto the spool.

You can also let out line from a high bridge. Let your terminal tackle spin till it quits and then reel it back onto the spool. Repeat
this until you are getting no more spin.

You can also walk all the line off the spool and hold the line between fingertips as you reel it back onto the spool. You will see the twist moving to the end of the line as you reel it back on.
You may have to repeat this several times to remove all twist.

The line twist not only causes performance problems such as poor casting and birdsnests but also weakens your line. The twist causes enough torque to damage line and weaken it as you fish. The smaller the reel spool, the more sever line twist problems become and smaller reel spools such as microlight reels develope twist more quickly than larger spooled reels.

[Seanstone]

I have used the boat method many times to remove line twists from my bass reels....usually after getting a huge line twist which damages or knots my line, to the point I end up cutting it and retying it. I toss out line, start trolling until I run out of line, apply pressure by pinching my line between my fingers, and then slowly reel in the rest of my line.

I have tried to let my terminal tackle spin my line twist out, but this method is only temporary.

[hunted]

I was told that when reeling in a fish, you do not want to reel while the fish is pulling the drag as this can also cause line twist