07-25-2011, 12:24 PM
There are but two culprits that create line twist on a spinning reel. The first, spooling the reel improperly. The second, trolling with a spoon or something of that nature, with out a swivel incorporated in the leader some where.
The guy that told you there is no certain way to spool up a spinning reel is an idiot. There is most certainly a right and wrong way to do it, and if you do it the wrong way, your line will twist onto the spool, causing the problem you're having.
The single most biggest mistake people make when spooling a spinning reel is they stick a pencil through the spool and have a buddy hold the open end of the spool towards the reel, while the other cranks on the line. The other way that it is done wrong is to lay the spool on the ground, paper side DOWN and then crank the line on. Either one of those ways will cause the line to twist on the spool, and no matter what you do at that point, the twist will never come out. You might as well strip off the line and start over.
The proper way to spool a spinning reel is simple. You tie on the line to the reel, and lay the spool PAPER SIDE UP. When I say paper side up, i'm refering to the label on the spool; one side will have it, one side will not. Now, with the spool on the ground, simply crank the line on the reel nice and tight. What that is going to do is, the line will go on the reel identically as it is wound on the spool. that's the trick. The concept is no different with a bait caster, you stick a pencil through the spool, and insure the line is coming off the top of the spool and filling the reel in one smooth motion. If it is done improperly, you'll have line twist and the reel will basicaly be rendered usless.
FYI, a stuck line guide roller will not cause line twist. Many spinning reels don't have a rolling line guide, many are stationary; like on my Fin Nor Offshore for instance.
Make sure you don't use a higher test Mono on the reel than it is rated for, but it looks like you've got that squared away anyhow. The higher test mono you use, the more memory it will have. You won't get the "backlashing" so to speak, but what will happen is it will just inavertantly start spiraling off the spool of your reel, reforming back to the natural shape it had before you lined your reel with it.
You'll also find that, anything with actual Fluorocarbon incorporated in it, will have a bit worse memory as well. Fluoro makes a wonderful leader and I swear by it; But it makes a horrible fishing line. Don't buy the hype, just because a box of fishing line says it's Fluorocarbon, doesn't mean it compares to the real deal Fluoro leader. They are not the same. [
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The guy that told you there is no certain way to spool up a spinning reel is an idiot. There is most certainly a right and wrong way to do it, and if you do it the wrong way, your line will twist onto the spool, causing the problem you're having.
The single most biggest mistake people make when spooling a spinning reel is they stick a pencil through the spool and have a buddy hold the open end of the spool towards the reel, while the other cranks on the line. The other way that it is done wrong is to lay the spool on the ground, paper side DOWN and then crank the line on. Either one of those ways will cause the line to twist on the spool, and no matter what you do at that point, the twist will never come out. You might as well strip off the line and start over.
The proper way to spool a spinning reel is simple. You tie on the line to the reel, and lay the spool PAPER SIDE UP. When I say paper side up, i'm refering to the label on the spool; one side will have it, one side will not. Now, with the spool on the ground, simply crank the line on the reel nice and tight. What that is going to do is, the line will go on the reel identically as it is wound on the spool. that's the trick. The concept is no different with a bait caster, you stick a pencil through the spool, and insure the line is coming off the top of the spool and filling the reel in one smooth motion. If it is done improperly, you'll have line twist and the reel will basicaly be rendered usless.
FYI, a stuck line guide roller will not cause line twist. Many spinning reels don't have a rolling line guide, many are stationary; like on my Fin Nor Offshore for instance.
Make sure you don't use a higher test Mono on the reel than it is rated for, but it looks like you've got that squared away anyhow. The higher test mono you use, the more memory it will have. You won't get the "backlashing" so to speak, but what will happen is it will just inavertantly start spiraling off the spool of your reel, reforming back to the natural shape it had before you lined your reel with it.
You'll also find that, anything with actual Fluorocarbon incorporated in it, will have a bit worse memory as well. Fluoro makes a wonderful leader and I swear by it; But it makes a horrible fishing line. Don't buy the hype, just because a box of fishing line says it's Fluorocarbon, doesn't mean it compares to the real deal Fluoro leader. They are not the same. [
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