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jchief
04-07-2010, 09:04 PM
How in the hell do you keep a spinning reel from twisting up the line? Tried several ways and still no luck

Fishmaster
04-07-2010, 09:06 PM
How in the hell do you keep a spinning reel from twisting up the line? Tried several ways and still no luck
Make sure you're putting the string on the same way it came off the spool.

Salty
04-07-2010, 09:26 PM
The twisting happens when spooling the reel. DO NOT allow the line to unwind off the top of your fill spool. Clockwise or counter......I doubt it matters.

Dink
04-07-2010, 09:27 PM
How in the hell do you keep a spinning reel from twisting up the line? Tried several ways and still no luck

Use braid.....problem solved

jchief
04-07-2010, 09:28 PM
I did unwind it off the side. Then let it out behind the boat to "untwist" that seemed to work, but by the end of the day it was all twisted again.

Salty
04-07-2010, 09:56 PM
I did unwind it off the side. Then let it out behind the boat to "untwist" that seemed to work, but by the end of the day it was all twisted again.

Are you throwin' a bait that, without a swivel, will twist the line......sand eel, maybe?

longsidelandry
04-07-2010, 09:57 PM
Use braid.....problem solved
x2

Gottogo49
04-07-2010, 10:00 PM
You may have to run it out behind the boat again. Isn't it amazing how much drag there is on just line behind the boat? If you are catching fish that pull drag or if you are reeling and the drag is working such that you are not retrieving line you are twisting the line. Of course it could be that your bait is twirling, not likely unless it is a spoon. Redfish and catfish like to roll a lot when hooked.

jchief
04-07-2010, 10:22 PM
Was throwing a wacky worm. May end up with braid.