tHe Three Ps
of your rod. This will assure the line goes on smoothly and with the appropriate tension.
With older non-braided line, in time memory develops and your line becomes curly. When you experience this, stretching the line is a must. it’s easy to do while at home or at the launch ramp. attach the lure to a fixed object, like a fence or bumper, walk off 20-40 yards and pull tight. Then reel it back onto the reel with tension all the way. i’ve even done this while on the water, by attaching the line to a tree or dock from my boat.
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Next we have three easy mechanisms for
preventing over spins while fishing. First and
foremost, pre-set your reel’s “line out” tension knob.
That’s the round knob behind your handle and star
drag components. See photo #1. This should be set
so that when you engage your reel, whatever lure you have attached to the end of your line, that lure should fall very slowly when you engage the casting button. every time you change a bait on that reel, due to the differences in weight, you must assure this tension setting is right for that particular lure.
The second component is to use a line conditioner. My conditioner of choice is KVd’s line & lure. This stuff is awesome, not only does it soften and condition all lines, it adds a tacky film to your line, that will slow down the line’s attempts at over spinning. i use it on brand new line, as well as once every 2-3 outings. a couple of squirts of line conditioner is timeless, compared to recovery from just one over spin.
last but not least, train your thumb! Use your thumb to detect the instant an over spin is occuring. Get into a habit of letting your thumb rest close to that line. You will then train that thumb to be an added brake, to either slow down the spool as line is coming off too fast, or stop it before the disaster occurs.
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