Damiki/scoping

[GoneFishingLTN]

Without braid to leader would cause some headaches right? I was thinking about switching to a 5lb mono like maxima but am worried about the line twist being bad with the shaking and reeling

[casts_by_fly]

straight mono/fluoro is fine WRT line twist.  Just make sure you're keeping an eye on it.  The shaking doesn't add any twist.

[TOXIC]

I vertical jig SteelShad blades and have done the same with Damiki blades, both on 8 or 10 or 12 pound straight mono on spinning rigs.  Have caught largemouth, smallmouth and walleye.  As has been said, just keep an eye on the amount of twist you have and periodically feed it out without a lure to remove it.  I will do it an average of 2 times in a full day of fishing blades.  

[TnRiver46]

Eliminating braid/leader ended all my headaches 

[Glenn]

^^ This ^^

[Dwight Hottle]

The other solution is to tie your braid to a very small swivel & then your leader below that about a foot. The swivel’s I use are small enough to pass thru the tip top guide with ease. 

[GoneFishingLTN]

On 11/12/2024 at 11:20 AM, TOXIC said:

I vertical jig SteelShad blades and have done the same with Damiki blades, both on 8 or 10 or 12 pound straight mono on spinning rigs.  Have caught largemouth, smallmouth and walleye.  As has been said, just keep an eye on the amount of twist you have and periodically feed it out without a lure to remove it.  I will do it an average of 2 times in a full day of fishing blades.  

How long does it usually take to remove the twist 2 minutes-10 minutes?

[Glenn]

Line twist is preventable:

 

[TOXIC]

@GoneFishingLTN all you have to do is feed out your line with nothing on it and then retrieve it using your fingers to add tension.  Your line twist will easily spin all the way to the end of your line where the lure was and dissipate.  If on shore or at home just prop up your rod with an open bail and walk out a good amount of line, at least a couple of cast lengths , and reel it back in once again using your fingers for tension.  When I am in the boat, you can do it by just hand feeding line or since I also fly fish, I let my line out a little and then use the water tension to help strip out line by just quickly lifting and dropping my rod with the bail open.  In fly fishing we call it a false cast.  I can strip a spool doing it.  There are other tips to reduce line twist like opening and closing the bail by hand and never reeling against your drag but there are presentations where line twist is inevitable especially since I do not advocate using a swivel.  I’ve never liked them except on c-rigs. 

[rangerjockey]

I use braid to a flouro leader without any twist. Straight flouro or mono will twist more than braid.