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In reply to Post #56
This is what I do usually.
Keep it under firm tension on the retrieve & you'll probably find that one good cast is enough.
You could use an unscented baby wipe & give it a clean while your at it.
Kills 2 birds with 1 PVA bag of stones!
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In reply to Post #54
Thanks, yeah that makes sense.
The other option I suppose is to do a few pva bags of stones and hurl it into the middle of the pond. Couple of casts on each rod should sort it sufficiently.
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In reply to Post #54
I didnt think it worked as well (using distance sticks)as having the line layed out in its entire length, i may be wrong but i think the line untwists better layed out as its not restrained between the distance sticks
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In reply to Post #50
I'm not sure it will work so well TBH. I can see it potentially turning into a mess if you have a lot of twist &/or winding some of the twist back on. As the twist you'll be pushing out will be condensed & trapped, instead of being able to travel freely down the line & out the end.
It's a good idea in theory though, & it would be nice to find a "do it at home" solution, unless you have the luxury of a large garden of course.
If it does work then let me know!
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In reply to Post #52
The bail arm roller has a lot to do with line twist 🤔
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The "Bail arm roller" has nothing to do with line twist, it only makes it easier for the line to go on and come off the spool smoothly by rotating like a pulley.
For those of us old enough to remember, fixed spool reels in the 60's and 70's had a fixed Bail arm roller, if I recall it was made from "carbide steel" and never rotated and we never got line twist because it was fixed .
I still use my Mitchell 300's and 410's to this day and I don't get line twist, even after a days trotting down the river were your constantly casting out and reeling in. If not having a rotating roller caused line twist, the reels would be a pain in the neck to use.
A good few years, I bought a set of Mitchell Avocets for spare reels for carp fishing as I heard so much good about them, they turned out to be the worst reels that I have ever used, apart from line getting behind the spool constantly, line twist was horrendous, and they had a "Roller Bail arm so they got sling in back of the shed.
Line twist is caused by the user by doing something wrong. And fast gear ratio' s do not help, I often see anglers winding in as fast as they can, and if you have a flat pear on etc, it must cause it to spin rapidly. I like to wind in slow, never use the drag and always play fish back winding until the fish is ready for netting and I slacken it off for that last mad charge that could catch you out. Also open Bail arm for sending the boat out and walking the line down the bank..
It very rare for me to get line twist and I put it down to getting runs with the spool turning and Bail arm closed and eventually twist builds up. So long as you put the line on correct, off the side on bulk spools and off the end for joined up spools, the simple rule is, "Line going out, Bail arm open, line coming in, Bail arm closed
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In reply to Post #50
It will, but a good stretch will help.
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I've picked up a bit ot line twist stretching out some Fluoro and can't be arsed to go back to the field and walk out the line etc
So I was thinking, could I just wrap it around sticks without a weight on and wind in? Figured this would achieve the same outcome.
What do you think?
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In reply to Post #41
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In reply to Post #46
and HERE
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In reply to Post #45
The reel only adds twist if your bail arm roller isn't working properly, so the correct way is as stated in tin heads clip
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In reply to Post #44
correct, to counteract the twist your reel is adding by turning the line 90 degrees.
You're right, mono is manufactured in a linear process and is would on to the bulk spool 'straight on' but you have to factor in the twist added by the reel, and loading off the side of the spool helps counteracts this (as long as you do it the right side)
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In reply to Post #43
You are saying line should be taken off the bulk spool by laying it on its side, no?
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In reply to Post #42
I don't think you read my post properly.
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