Eric S Posted July 27, 2018 Posted July 27, 2018 Bank fishing with a 12 ft spinning rod with a weightless Texas rigged plastic worm. My line starts to wrap really loose around my spool and even gets some birdsnests in it. Is this because of line twist? How can I avoid this? Should I be using a swivel? Quote
Super User Log Catcher Posted July 27, 2018 Super User Posted July 27, 2018 What type of line do you have on your reel? A lot of florocarbon lines don't work well on spinning reels. I have mono as a main line on mine. I then use a barrel swivel and about a 2' to 3' leader of florocarbon line. You should also be closing the bail by hand instead of turning the handle to close it. A lot of people on here like braid better than anything on a spinning reel but I have never tried it. You may also have too much line on the spool. It is best not to fill them all the way up. Quote
Eric S Posted July 28, 2018 Author Posted July 28, 2018 Hey logcatcher, I'm using 8 pound mono on this pole. I may strip a bit off to be on the safe side. A barrel swivel sounds like it could help. Will give it a go. Quote
looking45 Posted August 5, 2018 Posted August 5, 2018 closing the bail by hand will help eliminate line twist Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted August 5, 2018 BassResource.com Administrator Posted August 5, 2018 Here ya go! 1 Quote
Super User Scott F Posted August 6, 2018 Super User Posted August 6, 2018 2 hours ago, looking45 said: closing the bail by hand will help eliminate line twist And just exactly how does closing the bail by hand have any effect on line twist? ALL spinning reels will twist line. It's just the way they are designed. Pulling the line off while casting and then winding it back on twists the line. Try duplicating the same action by pulling a garden hose or an extension cord off a spool and winding it back on like a spinning reels does and see how fast they get twisted up. Reeling against the drag doesn't happen very often compared to reeling the line in on every cast. Mono doesn't like being twisted and shows it much faster that braid. Quote
looking45 Posted August 6, 2018 Posted August 6, 2018 https://skyaboveus.com/fishing/How-to-Prevent-Line-Twist-on-a-Spinning-Reel Quote
Way north bass guy Posted August 6, 2018 Posted August 6, 2018 This, has worked very well for me to help with both casting and spinning reels to “tame” fluorocarbon. Quote
Eric S Posted August 6, 2018 Author Posted August 6, 2018 Oops. Yup 12ft was a big typo. 7ft.Is what I'm using Quote
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