LINE TWIST Taking Control of Line Twist and Wind Knots.doc

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LINE TWIST Taking Control of Line Twist and Wind KnotsLINE TWIST and WIND KNOTS

Using Spinning Reels with BraidSpinning reel ! "i#ed Spool reel ! $offee grinder

Wind knots are %it of a &isno&er' as the( are onl( so&eti&es $a)sed %( the wind * whi$h %lows sla$k line o+erand a$ross the top of the rod d)ring a $ast' so that it $at$hes a rod g)ide with a loop This stops line dead in itstra$ks B)t' theoreti$all(' the( are asso$iated pri&aril( with how the line is wo)nd onto the spool an( loose lineloops or line laid o)t of se,)en$e will $a)se a wind knot in the $ast

The Braid Cl)&p "r)stration

-an( an angling session has %een r)ined when an angler %e$o&es plag)ed with .Wind knots. The $l)&p of %raidthat %e$o&es /a&&ed aro)nd one of the rod g)ides d)ring a $ast is the so)r$e of &)$h fr)stration On$e theangler has spent $onsidera%le ti&e )npi$king the knotted tangle' te&pers ,)i$kl( flare when' on the +er( ne#t $ast'the sa&e thing happens Unfort)natel( the pro%le& is not going to /)st disappear The root $a)se needs to %e

fo)nd and treated

Line twist is a &a/or $a)se of knots or line tangles when )sing a Spinning reel loaded with %raid D)e to the fa$tthat %raid has little or no &e&or(' whate+er (o) do to the line' it will tend to sta( that wa( Unlike n(lon * where if(o) twist n(lon' it.s &e&or( will $a)se it to spring %a$k to it.s original shape Not so with %raid twist it' and it willsta( twisted' )ntil (o) ph(si$all( )ntwist it

Casting a Spinning reel 0or Coffee 1rinder2 is eas( the first few throws3 No o+erwinds to $ontend with like a&)ltiplier reel3 B)t $ontin)e $asting with a Spinning reel and winding the line on for an ho)r or so' and prett( soonthe %raid is going to /)&p off the spool like it has a &ind of it.s own' and d)ring a $ast' either4

5 knot itself ro)nd a rod g)ide' 5 knot itself ro)nd a rod g)ide' snap off in &id air along with (o)r e#pensi+e l)re' or 5 knot itself ro)nd a rod g)ide' snap off in &id air along with (o)r e#pensi+e l)re' and take a g)ide $lean off (o)rrod with it3

So what is line twist6

To reall( )nderstand what Line Twist is' we need to ha+e a %etter )nderstanding of how a Spinning reel works
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7ow spinning reels work

The spool of a Spinning reel is fi#ed * it does not &o+e The Rotor of the reel atta$hes to the Bail &e$hanis&' whi$h $at$hes the line thro)gh the line roller and la(s it down onto the fi#ed spool %( rotating aro)nd the spool' atthe sa&e ti&e &o+ing )p and down in order to spread the line e+enl(

Line twist is $a)sed %( the +er( nat)re of Spinning reels

The line $o&ing straight down the rod onto the reel' is then %ent at 89 degrees' and laid down in a rotating patternonto the spool This $a)ses an )na+oida%le twist tension on the line So&e of the %etter' &ore e#pensi+e reels like

the Shi&ano Stella range and the Daiwa Saltiga.s' ha+e %)ilt in s(ste&s to tr( &ini&i:e this line twist;Twist%)ster; fro& Daiwa and ;


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So &ost reels will a)to&ati$all( $a)se a little Line twist B)t o+er ti&e' this line twist gets worse on e+er( retrie+e)ntil the dreaded Wind knot o$$)rs It is i&portant to re$ogni:e the $a)ses of this e#$essi+e line twist %efore it$a)ses a $atastrophe3

=is)al inspe$tion of a spool fro& ti&e to ti&e will tell a stor(

Twisted line' loose wraps and )ne+en la(ing of the line are s)re signs of a disaster waiting to happen3


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B( p)lling so&e line off the spool and allowing it to lie sla$k' will also gi+e i&portant pointers of how twisted theline alread( is


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What $a)ses Line twist6

5 The first $a)se is in$orre$tl( spooled line

B( spooling a reel )sing the &an)fa$t)rers re$o&&ended &ethods' one $an de$rease the a&o)nt of Line twistasso$iated with winding line onto the spool-ost &an)fa$t)rers re$o&&end that the new spool of line is atta$hed to the reel and then the line is si&pl( reeledon while the spool of line rotates B)t %( )sing this &ethod' line twist still o$$)rs %( appro#i&atel( > twist of lineper t)rn of the handle This is negligi%le to start with' %)t this is where the rot starts' and these twists will ,)i$kl(

%)ild )p and in$rease with ti&e

The %est wa( to spool new %raid onto a Spinning reel to &ini&i:e an( Line twist is to do the following4

o Thread the new %raid thro)gh the tip e(e and down towards the reel o


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the reel' keeping the tension reasona%l( tight

What this now a$$o&plishes4

-ost reels * the %ail ar& t)rns $lo$kwise 0looking fro& the front of the reel2 Therefore the line is laid down in a$lo$kwise pattern To stop the line twisting an(where' it &)st $o&e off the new line spool in e#a$tl( the sa&epattern * and that is anti*$lo$kwise of (o).re looking at the la%el of the new line spool 0or anti*$lo$kwise if (o).relooking at it in the sa&e plane as if (o) were looking at the reel2

The line is now laid onto the reel in e#a$tl( the sa&e wa( that it $o&es off the new line spool' passi+el( * with&ini&)& rotation and line twist


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Other $a)ses of Line twist and Wind knots

The ne#t &ost $o&&on $a)se of Wind knots is an o+erfilled reel The spool of a spinning reel has a lip on the frontend' o+er whi$h the line &)st r)n s&oothl( Too &)$h line on the spool $a)ses loose loops of line to slip off thespool * these $at$h the line that is $o&ing off the spool fro& the $ast' and $a)ses tanglesThe spool sho)ld %e filled to @*A&& BELOW the lip

E,)ip&ent )alit(

The ,)alit( of the reel pla(s a large part in pre+enting these tangles in %raidNewer' %etter ,)alit( reels ha+e a few feat)res that are designed to &ini&i:e the pro%le&

5 The spool is slightl( tapered towards the front' $a)sing a $one angle that allows line to flow freel( off the spool when $asting 5 -an( of the %etter reels now $o&e with additional washers than $an %e added )nderneath the spool' to the


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spool dri+e shaft * these $an +ar( the angle of la(ing down line on the spool < $one taper is opti&al

5 < long distan$e spool with a Tapered $one' showing $orre$t line la( and the $riss $ross wrap of the Shi&ano


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5 The lip of the spool also has a taper on it' so that the line $an r)n s&oothl( off the spool witho)t %eing

hindered %( the lip


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5 -ost of the good reels ha+e the


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In so&e of the $heaper reels' the for$e of the $ast will $a)se the reel handle to &o+e slightl( forward' $a)sing the%ail ar& to snap $losed in &id*$ast when this happens (o) $an sa( good %(e to (o)r l)re' (o)r leader and aportion of (o)r e#pensi+e %raid3 This is $alled a snap off

Sla$k line is a &a/or $a)se of wind knots

Sla$k line o$$)rs +er( often when an errati$ retrie+al &otion is )sed' as in popping or in dropshotting' when a fli$kretrie+e is )sed Keep a stead( e(e on the line %eing laid onto the spool when fishing


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This sla$k line $an get snagged If this happens' the $one angle of the line %eing laid down on the reel will %ealteredThe line will &ost often not %e laid all the wa( to the top 0)nder the lip2 and will o+erla( too &)$h on the %otto& ofthe spool' lea+ing a %)lge of line at the %otto& of the spool * this o+erla(ing will res)lt in line slipping off the $)r+e$reated and a tangle will res)lt on the ne#t $ast


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Best fishes3

CON=ERTIN1 TO < -


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0There &ight %e another s&all s$rew )nderneath the Rotor as well 2

Take the Bail trip le+er o)t $o&pletel(

Lea+e the Bail spring in pla$e33

What the Bail trip le+er looks like On the RI17TThis is a pi$ of the Bail spring and the Le+er re&o+ed si:e!> e& Do not re&o+e the Bail spring' lea+e it inpla$e )st take the Trip le+er o)t Msi:e


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