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Stopping line twist with inline spinners?
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ryanh487
Senior Member
If you're getting line twist you're spooling the reel incorrectly. The line should be coming off the spool clockwise and kept under tension to feed onto the reel.
That doesn't matter when you are throwing lures that have a natural tendency to spin. Your best bet is to add a tiny swivel somewhere in the mix if you are having major issues. I'd attach it via a small split ring at the lure.
Hillbilly stalker
Senior Member
I use a small swivel 12-18 inches above it. You will still get a little line twists….its just the nature of the beast with a inline spinner.
Throw two spinners spinning in opposite directions at the same speed and catch twice the fish to boot. LOL
I know this to be true, but my OCD has some issues with it. I can't stand a swivel either. Ha
BoosterC
Senior Member
Install a semi permanent swivel by attaching a split ring and barrel swivel to all you in-line spinners before you go fishing.
If you can afford sampo swivels ... you're golden. The cheap brass barrel swivels will still stick sometimes.
If you can afford sampo swivels ... you're golden. The cheap brass barrel swivels will still stick sometimes.
tr21
Senior Member
well then you need to stop using spinners
Suwaneeman
Member
Blue Fox Vibrax spinners only have minimal line twist. I throw them all the time without swivels and never have any problems.
weagle
Senior Member
Roostertails will twist 2 and 4lb mono like no body's business. I use a small Spro swivel 6-8" up the line.
I have spent thousands of hours fishing with inline spinners, and I don't have issues at all with it. Throw those useless Rooster Tails as far as you can fling them, and get a quality spinner that the blade actually spins on instead of the whole lure, like Mepps or Blue Fox.
TurkeyH90
Senior Member
I have spooled them every way imaginable. My best tip is if you are in a boat start slowly trolling and feed the line out with nothing tied to it all the way to the spool. Pinch the line and reel it back in. This works pretty well but obviously you need a boat
menhadenman
Senior Member
Another reason to switch to braid.
Or good spinners.
WaltL1
Senior Member
Yeah Im not a fan of Rooster Tails either. Seems like the blade only spins if you reel against the current which surely isnt ideal. Panther Martin is my favorite but Mepps and Blue Fox works just as well.
Never really had any issues with line twist.
Yeah, and only then after you jerk it a few times. And the whole lure still spins. I include Panther Martin in the quality spinner class that won't twist your line. I've caught a lot of fish on them over the years. I just do a whole lot better with the other two I mentioned.
ASH556
Senior Member
Maybe I need to get you to teach me something. I've got some pretty old Mepps marked "Made in Finland" (maybe they still are?) that won't spin worth a flip. I don't see any major issues with them, but in the water they have issues. I'll post some pics later. Would love to use them if they'd work.
I'm a Panther Martin fan for what it's worth.
Sometimes individual ones will get bent or messed up and not spin right, but I've never had issues at all getting a Mepps to spin. Do yours have the wide, round blade, or a narrow one like a roostertail? Those PMs like that one in your pic usually don't give me any problems, either.
Braid is just as susceptible to line twist as fluoro or mono.
