gpfishingdude
Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- May 1, 2012
- Messages
- 538
I spooled the new 17 pound line on my open face just like they show on youtube. Counter clockwise off the spool of line. Then when I opened the bail the line sprung off of the reel and twisted around the rod tip. So I drug a sinker up the alley with it attached to a swivel tied to the end of the line. That got rid of the twist problem.
I picked up the rod today and opened the bail and the line jumped off of the reel in coils.
I took the rod and reel and sinker setup to the ball diamond at the school thinking that dragging the sinker some more would fix the problem.
I found that the line won't spring off the reel as long as there is tension on the line whenever the bail is opened. So now the bail remains closed until I am ready to cast the weight or lure. I crank to close the bail again just before the weight or lure stops going all the way out. I can loosen the drag to pull enough line off to tie on a lure without losing tension on the line by opening the bail.
I see a lot of people who ask for advice when the line jumps off of their reel. If you load the line on the reel properly and keep tension on the line you don't have to skimp on the amount of line on your reel.
I picked up the rod today and opened the bail and the line jumped off of the reel in coils.
I took the rod and reel and sinker setup to the ball diamond at the school thinking that dragging the sinker some more would fix the problem.
I found that the line won't spring off the reel as long as there is tension on the line whenever the bail is opened. So now the bail remains closed until I am ready to cast the weight or lure. I crank to close the bail again just before the weight or lure stops going all the way out. I can loosen the drag to pull enough line off to tie on a lure without losing tension on the line by opening the bail.
I see a lot of people who ask for advice when the line jumps off of their reel. If you load the line on the reel properly and keep tension on the line you don't have to skimp on the amount of line on your reel.