Has anyone on here used the line maintenance wizard
Its for getting the twist out of your line
Just after getting some feedback on it
Its for getting the twist out of your line
Just after getting some feedback on it
Could be good if it works. I just bought a Gardner Spin Doctor but you have to remove everything from the end of your line and attach it otherwise it wont work.
The description says it removes line twist 'memory', the vid says the same and to 'straighten your line', to me that isn't the same thing as removing actual line twist.
I read this product is used to straighten your line back our after you've got the twist out of it.
Could be wrong though
I read this product is used to straighten your line back our after you've got the twist out of it.
Could be wrong though
In reply to Post #3
+1 The description is vague.
Personally I would get a spin doctor if you want a gadget to do it for you.
I cast out a PVA bag full of stones tied onto the mainline & reel in after it's dissolved.
The spin doctor does work but I've found this method quicker & easier, well for me anyway.
+1 The description is vague.
Personally I would get a spin doctor if you want a gadget to do it for you.
I cast out a PVA bag full of stones tied onto the mainline & reel in after it's dissolved.
The spin doctor does work but I've found this method quicker & easier, well for me anyway.
In reply to Post #4
Im out next weekend on a large lake so will give the spin doctor a go on my Tiger Line. Its not too curly, just want to see if there is any difference.
Im out next weekend on a large lake so will give the spin doctor a go on my Tiger Line. Its not too curly, just want to see if there is any difference.
In reply to Post #5
It will make a difference. I was never really satisfied that all the twist was out or if I was inadvertently introducing more. It was probably user error to be honest.
It will make a difference. I was never really satisfied that all the twist was out or if I was inadvertently introducing more. It was probably user error to be honest.
In reply to Post #5
I've only ever used a spin doctor on a week in France. The father in laws shimmy baitrunners were getting dreadful line twist even before we went, so bad that while there it pig tailed round his tip ring....for fun. We took the spin doctor out a few times in the boat and he reeled it back in, seemed to work relatively well. We did it a few times over the week.
I've only ever used a spin doctor on a week in France. The father in laws shimmy baitrunners were getting dreadful line twist even before we went, so bad that while there it pig tailed round his tip ring....for fun. We took the spin doctor out a few times in the boat and he reeled it back in, seemed to work relatively well. We did it a few times over the week.
In reply to Post #6
Just use a grinner type knot to attach it to my line?
Just use a grinner type knot to attach it to my line?
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In reply to Post #5
It will. Once you've done that, you should stretch it too.
It will. Once you've done that, you should stretch it too.
Find a field ,preferably with long damp grass ..tie yr line to something, walk the whole length, til you run out of line ,put rod down..
Untie the tethered end ,then reel line back slowly, through your fingers ,repeat ...
Problem solved ,...
Untie the tethered end ,then reel line back slowly, through your fingers ,repeat ...
Problem solved ,...
In reply to Post #10
I'll see how good it is and give it a stretch after if needed.
I'll see how good it is and give it a stretch after if needed.
I was never happy with the "Spin Doctor" when you have bad line twist so I made my own to deal with that situation
I just got a flat uncoated pear lead, cut the swivel off and filed a 45 degree angle into both the narrow sides. The trick is knowing which way to cut the angles otherwise they make the twist worse. Just one good long cast and jobs a good one, but don't try two casts as they spin like hell and you will end up with line twist worse than what you started with but the opposite way.
I just got a flat uncoated pear lead, cut the swivel off and filed a 45 degree angle into both the narrow sides. The trick is knowing which way to cut the angles otherwise they make the twist worse. Just one good long cast and jobs a good one, but don't try two casts as they spin like hell and you will end up with line twist worse than what you started with but the opposite way.
In reply to Post #13
Seen a couple of vids where it says to do one short cast and then one long one.
You reckon the one should be good enough?
Seen a couple of vids where it says to do one short cast and then one long one.
You reckon the one should be good enough?
In reply to Post #14
>>>You reckon the one should be good enough?<<<
With my homemade "Spin Doctors" definitely.
What I have found with a Spin Doctor is, if you draw them across in front of you as fast or as slow as you can and watch them, they hardly spin, they just seem to wobble, but my homemade ones spin like a lure.
>>>You reckon the one should be good enough?<<<
With my homemade "Spin Doctors" definitely.
What I have found with a Spin Doctor is, if you draw them across in front of you as fast or as slow as you can and watch them, they hardly spin, they just seem to wobble, but my homemade ones spin like a lure.