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[fin]

You'll get wind knots with that much line. The reel in this picture has about the right amount of line on it - the line should not come above the level of that bevel in the front of the reel. Wind knots are one downside of braid on a spinning reel. They call them wind knots because you get them casting into the wind, for one thing. They're caused by line twist and not keeping the line tight when winding onto the reel. You can cut off the extra line now, or wait until you have a knot that forces you to cut it off.

 

1 minute ago, Log Catcher said:

I don't know about Gliss but any braid I have seen recommends using a mono backing on it before you put the braid on. Hope it works out for you okay.

A lot of newer reels have a coating on the spool that makes backing unnecessary.

[Log Catcher]

4 minutes ago, fin said:

You'll get wind knots with that much line. The reel in this picture has about the right amount of line on it - the line should not come above the level of that bevel in the front of the reel. Wind knots are one downside of braid on a spinning reel. They call them wind knots because you get them casting into the wind, for one thing. They're caused by line twist and not keeping the line tight when winding onto the reel. You can cut off the extra line now, or wait until you have a knot that forces you to cut it off.

 

A lot of newer reels have a coating on the spool that makes backing unnecessary.

I did not know this. Guess I need to wake up once in a while.

[fin]

Just now, Log Catcher said:

I did not know this. Guess I need to wake up once in a while.

The only reason I know it is because I had to shop for a new reel.

[Gundog]

I know I overdid it with the braid. I have to respool it also because its loose in some spots. Still got a couple weeks before the weather turns and the bite turns on. 

[Allaroundfishing]

On 3/18/2019 at 12:58 PM, Scott F said:

Contrary to popular opinion, using braid does NOT require using a leader. 

Last year at my highschool state championship on lake Norman we were skipping docks with shaky heads and wacky rigs, I used spider-wire 12lb braid in the moss green color and I caught just as many fish as my partner who was using 10lb fluoro, i even caught a 3.5lb brute of a spot that had me all wrapped up in a brush pile. The only bad thing about braid is some people cant stand the fact it sometimes catches wind more than other line types.