What can I do in order to avoid twisted lines?

I've heard a good quality reel is the most important regarding this matter, they says the only way to avoid twisted lines is to avoid using cheap reels no matter the type of the line.

I would like to know about this from experienced people like you, I have had this problem once and I would like to know why this happend and solve it.

Thank you very much.

Spinning or casting?

 

 

Be Fishers of Men, You catch, He Cleans

Sorry, that is important...

I use spinning, open face.

Always use a swivel ahead of your bait. Always close your bail manually after a cast. If you notice a lot of twist, leave a lot of line out behind a moving boat and have no termination on the line. This will untwist it. Monofiliment line has memory. It will develop a spiral just by sitting on a spool. Of course, the best way to straighten your line is by having it pulled hard by a big fish.

 

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and have a joyful Christmas.

 

 

Be Fishers of Men, You catch, He Cleans Trophy Life Member and Proud of it. You got a problem with that?

 

one is to put the spool into a bowl of water for a hr or so to help relax the memory .  

the other is to make sure your spooling it on  the proper way  and not over filling  the spool .

http://www.wikihow.com/Spool-New-Fishing-Line-Onto-a-Reel

Take a kid fishing

now lets say you already have line on and its twisted .

 

 take all the termanal tackle off the line  swivels lures what ever .

 

let out line  behind a boat or in the curent  and  let the curent  work on it  for a while  do this to the whole line  then simply  rewind it all in .

 

this will straighten out the twists .

Take a kid fishing

You can also try Blakemore's Reel Magic, sold many places including BassPro and Cabelas.

 

THere's several articles about it on the 'Net...here's a link to Google search results...

 

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...=f&oq=

Life Member David BB Linkmeister US Army '78-'85

Hi Dave---Have you tried Blakemores?? Does It work??  I have seen it and have wondered if it were worth trying. Be interested to know. By the way--- Thanks for all your inputs to the forums. Usually is good info that you have posted. Glad to see you back with us ol' geezers!!    Take Care,Be Safe and God Bless  

 Bill Johnson aka Fishn hunt       

                                        

                         GOD BLESS OUR MILITARY AND VETERANS

erabbit:

If you close your bail by turning the handle, the motion in the reel will put a little twist in your line. Do this enough times and you'll have an appreciable amount of twist. All you need to do instead is flip the bail closed with a finger before you start reeling. No breakage. No twist. No problem.

Be Fishers of Men, You catch, He Cleans Trophy Life Member and Proud of it. You got a problem with that?

Not yet Bill...but I have 3 cans...and a bunch of reels that will need line this spring, so I will let you guys know if the stuff works for ME personally.

Who you calling geezers??? You ain't a day over 19   

And thanks for the "tip of the hat"

 

Life Member David BB Linkmeister US Army '78-'85

I have used Reel Magic for about 2 years and find I cast farther and have less twists.  Spray it on the line and the guides.

Gary

I usually put my line on my reel with the way the wrap of the spool of line is going so as to prevent twists and that seems to work pretty good for me, I also usually hole the line kind of tight with my feet so it goes on and lays on and in the spool better while putting new line on.
Have a great day fishing.........Chuck life member 05/13/08

Better equipment helps a lot. Things like having smooth realiable ball bearings inside of the line roller. A reel with a worm gear for the spool oscillation rather than a standard round gear helps to lay the line on the spool evenly. The rest is up to the user. Closing the bail manually doesn't put any more line twist than letting the reel close it automatically. What closing the bail manually will do is that a trained hand will automatically guide the line onto the line roller. Hence putting the proper tension on the line and allowing the line roller to do it's job.

I'm surprised that only one person mentioned reeling against the drag. This is the #1 cause of twist in a propperly spooled spinning reel. Tom
Fishin' fool in N.E. Illinois

I know that is what has been said by several different folks in the fishing industry Tom...but it's not my experience, as I have never been one to do that.

 

At the same time, I have experienced twisting and coiling with several different brands and types of line.

 

MY basic thoughts are these on the subject.

 

First off, LOTS of folks fish with spinnerbaits / buzzbaits...and it's my HUMBLE estimation that these lures are probably the LEAST aerodynamic of all the various lure categories. I've had these twist / coil lines of several different manufacturers...both braids and mono....including being on reels in the $100 range.

 

THat is a good part of the reason that I made a post in another topic about using something on the spinnerbait (twist wire / rubberband / oring) to prevent a snap / snap swivel from sliding out of the "R-bend" where it should stay.

 

At the same time, it's pretty well documented that inline spinners will also put a serious twist in your line. I've read from severel articles that bending the line tie on these to about 60 - 80 degrees will prevent that....but since I pretty much always use a snap swivel, I don't have that problem with these type of lures as many others have had over the years.

 

Any thoughts by the rest of you?

Life Member David BB Linkmeister US Army '78-'85 West Central Wisconsin

Aside from the salmon trolling, the only time I have had a problem with lure induced twist is with spoons and occasionally with a texas rigged worm or a rubbercore sinker. I can't ever recall a spinner bait causing line twist unless it was an R bend hairpin that was not properly tied. I use a small rubber band or split ring to keep my line in place like Dave does. I also use a swivel when fishing a Lindy rig, never had a twist problem and don't want to start. I'm thinking that those new Mustad Slow Death hooks are another candidate for the line twist hell without a swivel ahead of them. Tom
Fishin' fool in N.E. Illinois

#1 cause is the mechanical nature of the spinning reel induces line twists. If you throw lures that do not roll, your line will still twist as you reel up the line. The line is looping around the spool and wrapping up the twisted line onto it as you go. After repeated casts of the same cast distance, if you should pull off a few yards off the spool on the end of the cast, you should immediately notice your line coiling up on itself without any tension on it. When you have a fish on a the drag is at a stand still, cranking the handle will leave very noticeable line twists on your line. None of it is being wrapped onto the spool.

put the line in very warm salt water for about 15 min

I just don't understand all the line twist problems. I fish almost exclusively with spinning gear, and most of it is mid range stuff(Shimano Solstace). If you wind the line on properly and better yet can let it out and reel it in behind a moving boat there should not be a problem unless you crank against the drag or fish a lure that spins without a swivel. I don't use snap swivels but will put a swivel ahead of a lure like a spinner rig or texas rig. Tom
Fishin' fool in NE Illinois