Braid Tangleing
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Paul H
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When you loaded the reel did you wet the line as you wound it on?
I didn't the first time I loaded braid and the tangles were horrendous, after a while of casting and winding back on it sorted itself out.
I didn't the first time I loaded braid and the tangles were horrendous, after a while of casting and winding back on it sorted itself out.
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Hmm, not sure then mate, sorry, my braid is fox gravitron and not had a tangle in it since the first few uses nearly a year ago now.
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Check there isn't a loop of slack forming when you engage the pick-up. It can be rubbed over the spool on a subsequent cast, carrying with it a couple of turns which were on top of it. If you miss those, the next one will be a real macrame nightmare.
Dragging the rod-tip slightly to one side as you begin to wind usually stops this from happening.
Dragging the rod-tip slightly to one side as you begin to wind usually stops this from happening.
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Chris Bishop
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Could also be line twist, is one of the fins on the float slightly bent so it spins up as you retrieve..?
I used to get this from time to time piking, I cured it most of the time by trimming tails and fins off baitsb if I'm casting any distance and (sounds stupid) not reeling in like a maniac.
Flat-profile braids like Whiplash and Outcast are quite bad for this.
I used to get this from time to time piking, I cured it most of the time by trimming tails and fins off baitsb if I'm casting any distance and (sounds stupid) not reeling in like a maniac.
Flat-profile braids like Whiplash and Outcast are quite bad for this.
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Frothey
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never had the problem with powerpro....
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Wolfman Woody
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What make of braid?
Most are ok, but some don't like fixed spool reels no matter how you wind the line on. It's all in the casting and retrieve and nothing you can do to prevent it.
Fireline is ok as is PowerPro like Dave says. These are fused lines, but some woven ones are really bad.
Most are ok, but some don't like fixed spool reels no matter how you wind the line on. It's all in the casting and retrieve and nothing you can do to prevent it.
Fireline is ok as is PowerPro like Dave says. These are fused lines, but some woven ones are really bad.
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Frothey
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my powerpro looks woven....
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Wolfman Woody
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Just tried Dave and yes, it can be unpicked, just. Well, it looks fused.
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Wolfman Woody
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Anyone want to buy a spool of PowerPro?
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Gravitron seems fine to me and I use it for lure fishing from time to time.
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And it's woven.