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Someone i know using this fishing rig but what is circled he uses a steel leader except for the sinker he threads line back through swivel like dropshot but the sinker is tangling in the car and a lot of times the leader and sinker line tangle so i am wondering what he can do to reduce the tangles without changing anything he uses 20lb power pro

A friend a fish with uses a dropshot with eagle claw steel leader and gets tangles is there something he can do to not get tangles without getting rid of the steel leader

Hello, new to the forum. I've found a lot of good info on here through Google so figured I should sign up for some advice. Recently I got a new spinning setup. St. Croix Triumph 6'6" 2 piece rod and a Mitchell 308 Pro. I have to say I am really liking the setup except for one major problem...getting some absolutely nasty tangles when casting. They're usually so bad I lose at least 20 yards of line each time. It's almost like a bird nest outside the reel. The only reason I can come up with is that the line is somehow getting hung up on a guide. It's almost like a bird nest outside the reel. When casting, I'll hear a clunk, the line will bunch up...yet somehow still make it through the guides. I'll reel in and have a giant clump somewhere in my line. I've inspected the rod, can't find any problems with it. On my previous reel, a Pflueger president, I'd sometime get similar tangles after over-spooling the reel. However after losing so much line on my Mitchell, it is still happening with 1/2" or more of space between the rim and line on the spool. At first I thought it had to do with line memory, so I switched from fluoro to mono, 8lb test or 10lb if it has the same diameter of 8lb. Tangles still happening. Tried Berkley Nanofil yesterday, some very low memory line. However 3rd cast with a brand new Rapala, line clumped up and lure snapped right off and flew into the middle of the lake. Later realized that top piece of rod wasn't completely lined up with guide on bottom piece of rod, so made a small twist to get it lined up better. Few casts later, whipped a Zoom fluke...felt a tiny bump when casting, no tangle. However reeled in the bait and the line just came right apart, leaving about 20 yards of line and my bait in the water. Needless so say, I'll never be touching Nanofil again. Anyone have any ideas as to why this may be happening? As I said, I've looked over the rod and can't find any issues. Can't be an issue with my casting, or at least I don't think? This is a medium power rod, and my previous rod was a Shimano MH rod, same length and never had an issue. Stumped and really bummed as I spent $90 on this rod, so really looking for any suggestions I can get as to what might be going on here.

I'm a huge fan of braided line. I like the confidence of knowing that very rarely do I ever lose a fish when I'm using it, in fact, I can't remember the last time I lost a fish due to line problems (weak hooksets are another topic ) I've been experimenting with various braids on my baitcast and spinning setups. By far the best braid I've used for my spinning setup has been Power Pro Slick 8. I use the 15lb (4lb eq) version, and the small diameter lets me cast lures as far, if not further, than the flourocarbon P-Line I had on before. I love the stuff. Usually I use Sufix 832 50lb on my baitcast, and I love the stuff. It's manageable and seems like the kind of line you like to spool then forget about since I've never had any issues whatsoever, and unless you get a bad batch, you won't either. However, the adventurous side of my personality got the best of me and logic said that my casting abilities on my baitcaster might benefit from the same advantages my spinning rig does when I use Slick 8. Boy was I wrong. Let me get this straight, I didn't lose any fish, and really when it boils down to the true test of a line it's making sure our fish are landed, however the problem was right after I let the fish lose. Slick 8 is VERY slick stuff, which makes it great for spinning rods, but it's slick nature caused insane line dig. I was able to pick the first dig out, but the second was so deep I had to cut the line off the spool, and I promptly re-spooled tonight with Sufix. My best educated guess would be that the slick-ness of the Slick 8 allows it to just dive right in. Please understand these weren't 8lb hawgs or anything, they were less than 2lbs and I didn't try to just haul em' in. I let them play a bit. Under every other circumstance with line, I've never had a problem, flouro, mono, Sufix, etc....nothing has ever given me this much line dig. Just to be clear, I'm not hacking on Power Pro Slick 8, there's no way I'd use anything else on my spinning rod, what I'm saying is just that I think it's a risky choice for a baitcaster. What are your thoughts? Anyone ever had the same thing happen?