Why is my fishing line coiling?

The most common are that you incorrectly spooled the wrong type of line or too much line on your reel, that you never treated the line with a line conditioner (so it formed memory and coiled), or that you fished it the wrong way and your line started to twist.

How do I keep my fishing line from tangling on my reel?

To get new line to conform to your reel, run a newly spooled reel under hot tap water for a minute or so. The heat will cause the line to form a memory of the reel, preventing tangles and twist later on.

How do I keep my fishing line tight?

Place a pencil or piece of doll rod in the hole on the spool and start putting a line on your reel. As you are putting line on, keep the line as tight as possible, this will help keep the line tight on your spool and also make sure you get as much line as you are supposed to on the reel spool.

Why does my fishing line keep twisting?

If the line seems to tangle up, twist, or form loops, you’re spooling line on 180 degrees from its natural bend and must turn the spool over (maybe wait on the nail until this step). If it doesn’t seem to form any loops more noticeable than its natural bend, you’re all set and keep spooling.

Why does my line keep twisting?

Another way of putting line-twist in the line is incorrectly filling the reel with line. Spinning type reels must be filled with the side plate of the line-spool facing the front of the reel’s spool. The line coming off the line-spool must be coming off in the same direction as it is going onto the reel.

Why does the line on my spinning reel keep getting tangled?

You’ll notice a few loose coils due to the memory of the fishing line, but if you see any tight twists or kinks in the line, simply flip the spool of line over. For example, if the label was initially facing down, turn it over so the label is facing upward and vice versa.

Why do I have so much slack in my fishing line?

Overfilling is a major cause of looping and problems with spinning reels. Keep the line taut. After you make a cast with a spinning reel, use your fingers in front of the reel to put tension on the line until the weight of the lure in the water puts a bit of tension on it.