Speaking of Fishing Line - Line Twist

So, I finished up my first year of Crappie fishing out of my little boat. Learned a lot, and expect to learn a lot more this year. Biggest thing I learned is that I need a bigger boat. Anything over 10mph, and I am fishing from the bank. One thing I haven't learned is what to do about line twist? ? ?

I have tried to find a thread on this topic, and couldn't find any. I've googled, and haven't really found anything good.

I want to know. . .
-- Is there a way to stop it?
-- Will using braid stop it?

I just want to know about you guys who are out there a lot, do you just put up with it, and re-spool every week, or is there a better way?

I watched a YouTube video, and a guy showed how to spool your line on the reel to keep it from happening. . . Yeah Right! ! ! That didn't work.

After no less than 7 days of fishing, my line starts twisting on itself, and it just keeps getting worse, and worse.

I read and learn on this forum way more than I post, but this topic has me befuddled.

Help! ! !

I would guess you are moving your jig around to fast.

You can tie a swivel 18" above your jig also.

The primary cause of line twist is improper respooling. If in fact you are sure that you are winding the line on properly, the second major cause of twist is trying to reel when the drag is slipping. Never, ever turn the handle if the drag is slipping. Tighten the drag and learn to "back reel"

If you're fishing plastic jig bodies, make sure the body is on straight and the tail is straight. Having the body a little crooked will spin the jig multiple times every time you reel in.

Haaaaa. . . All of this, didn’t know. What a learning curve. It is still a steep curve. And learning is half the fun.

Try holding your spooled line under hot tap water for a couple of minutes. Reverses the line memory.

You can let out your line out without a lure and let it trail behind the boat and then put your rod tip in the water and reel it in. This gets rid of line twist and memory both by stretching the line. Or you could switch to braid and never have line twist or memory again.

You can also take the lure off your line and trail it behind your moving boat. Let all the line out, troll for a few minutes and reel it back in.

Use the braid line

Or use fishing line winder

Also, flip the bail on the spinning reel manually with your hand and not the reel crank. This is mainly for not getting a loop on the reel but I find that it helps with line twist as well.

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Agree...that said, using good reels will make a difference, as well, as I learned while trout fishing with 2lb diameter line, several decades ago.

Doing this, closing the bail manually, and tightening your drag will eliminate 99% of your line twist.

had this problem for years on spinning reels using mono line.switched to #20 power pro slick braid 10" 12 lb mono leader #12 swivel and never not once have line twist again!

The best line for spinning reels is nanofil, use it and see the difference, this line isn't good for baitcasters but spinning outfits it's the best we've found!

Manifold is good.

Nanolfil, I mean.

Jezreel, This is the guy who gave you the Slab Bandits. I agree 100% with Txmedic033,Mac817 and hawghoover. I've been doing that for years. The best thing to do is switch to braided line. I prefer using Power Pro Super 8 Slick 15 lbs. test Hi-Vis Yellow with a 10# fluorocarbon leader 12 to 18".

Power Pro super 8 slick braid. Problem solved.

Wow! ! ! Thanks for all the great info! I can’t wait to get back out there. 1) make sure my jig is straight (which I didn’t think much about). 2) make sure my drag is tight (which it hasn’t been). 1) Flip the bail manually (which I haven’t been doing). 4) And yes, I am gonna try braid on a couple of my reels.

Funny. . . I never dreamed I would have 6 Crappie Rigs at one time. When I started I only had ONE.

Fish 68. . . Once again, Thanks a Bunch! ! !

As far as the bigger boat goes, my wife now understands the “Need” for the bigger boat. Maybe it will happen before the end of 2018.

Thanks Guys. . .

Two simple words if you use a spinning reel: Use Braid

There are all kinds of thoughts on eliminating line twist with mono on a spinning reel. The action of the spinning reel actually "twists" the line onto the spool, so it's pretty hard to ever eliminate it.

The only 2 spinning reels that I still have mono on are my dock shooter and my slip cork reel...all others have braid on them.

Yes, agree with Brian and others, braid is the way to go.
Winter is especially bad for mono line memory. You will miss light bites with those coils.

BRAID!!!!!!!

I use braid most of the time but this year I picked up a spool of the Hi-Viz Bone Head Mono in 8-10 pound test and I have been very impressed with it on my spinning reels. little to no memory. I use shimano 2500 series spinning reels.

If you want to wait on switching over to braid, use a line conditioner like Reel Magic or the KVD line conditioner. It helps. Some rods you are going to want mono on (like dock shooting or if they are being real line shy).

Then try the braid on one reel to see how you like it (some people hate it!). I am trying out the BPS/XPS Hyper Braid in 20 lb yellow and I like it so far (good price compared to others). I also have some Bonehead 12 lb orange that is good line too.

I put a Norman Speed Clip at the end of the braid and then tie up various fluorocarbon leaders on a swivel so I can switch them out when I want to or if I break off. I tie doubles for bridge fishing, singles in various head colors and some of my hand ties and also for my spider rigs. I do this mainly for tournaments because it saves me a lot of time when fishing. Storing them is a PITA but you can get creative.




Pool noodles are your friend.

Braid works fine with dock shooting

If you are using a spinning reel, the best way overall is get 10 lb braid and go fishing. That fixed all of my problems using a spinning reel. The crappie don't seem to care.

This assuming you are using a spinning reel. I also recommend Sufix for low memory quality. One more thing you can do is to tie a barrel swivel 18" above you bait. It keeps the bait from twisting the main line.

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Bluenitro..one question...does your wife consider you anal retentive? Dude, I have seen many people prepared for upcoming events...but those pics show a new level of preparedness!

Yep, I use Shimano Sedona 1500 on my 5 rods. Looking forward to trying braid. I gotta tell ya, the line twist was wearing me out this past year. Soon as I can get a day with wind under 10ish mph, or without rain, I’ll be hittin’ It with braid.

And. . . Thanks so much for all the good info. My first year learning curve was huge. I’m sure, this year I’ll still be learning TONS!

Thanks Folks! ! !

One other note and I'm not sure if it was posted or if you are aware. But, when spooling up with braid you need to leave some mono backing on the reel and join the two with one of the various knots used for joining two lines together.

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