fishing line memory

Let me say that it would be a good idea to read the reel's owner's manual,
or whatever sheet of paper that passes for a manual these days. Some reels
with anti-twist line rollers advise the user to spool it by holding the
supply spool the way you'd hold it for a baitcaster. I have both Daiwa and
Shimano reels which have such instructions.

In the absence of such instructions, lay the spool on the floor as Steve
suggests. I have never seen a spinning reel that doesn't put line on
clockwise, therefore, the supply spool should be on the floor such that the
line comes off it counterclockwise.

Finally, it may be that you are using line that just plain isn't
spinning-friendly and/or using line with too high a pound test for your
reel.


"Paul Fisher" wrote in message
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yes, thanks.
"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers.com" wrote in message
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"Paul Fisher" wrote in message
m...
The line spool edge was facing me with the line coming off the top and
onto the reel as if reeling in a fish. I have been hanging it by a bait
hook and letting the weight of the rod and reel pull down, and was going
to try a heat gun, but I will try the hot water and if no luck the
'walkabout' thanks

If I'm understanding you correctly, I know the problem right now. You
didn't put the line on backwards, you put it on "sideways!"

Like I said, mono line picks up a memory as it is stored on the filler
spool. The line takes a set as it's spooled and stored. It is important
that the line goes onto the reel spool in the same way that it lays on
the filler spool. The way you held the spool would have been perfect if
you were spooling a baitcasting reel, but with a spinning reel, the spool
is 90 degrees perpendicular. So with each revolution of the bail, you
were putting a half twist in that segment of line. That all adds up to a
mess after spooling a hundred yards of line!

The next time you spool up your spinning reels, lay the spool down on the
floor, flat! Thread the line through the guides, open the bail and tie
the line to the spool. Now crank the reel handle two or three times.
Drop the rod tip and watch the line. Does it immediately twist up or
throw itself around the rod tip? If it does, now you're putting it on
backwards and need to flip the filler spool over. Now the line should
spool up nice and neat.

Make sense?
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