A clever trick I received this tip in an email from Angus McLeod:
Hi Paul,
While wandering through the Sexyloops site the other
day I noticed your reference to a fishing pal taking
the reel off his rod to remove the twist he casts into
his line. (this is in reference to Henry Lowe and his annoying habit of hooking a fish everytime he does this - Paul) There is an easier and quicker way which you could
suggest to him - assuming he doesn't already know it. (1) With the line on the water to provide some
tension, retrieve two or three yards containing the
twist and allow this to hang between the butt ring and
the reel. (2) Take the line between the index finger and thumb
of the line hand, immediately in front of the reel,
and roll it until the loop is hanging twist-free. (3) Smartly raise the rod, simultaneously releasing
the finger-and-thumb grip, so that the line smacks
hard against the rod. (It helps to have the drag
tightened up so the action does not pull line off the
reel). If you then lower the rod and again retrieve the
original loop of line, and provided that stages (2)
and (3) have been done correctly, the twist will have
vanished. If necessary, wind this section of line on to the reel
and repeat with the next section. I can't explain how this works, or where the twist
goes - my O-level physics of 40-odd years ago didn't
cover such vital questions - but work it most
certainly does. Cheers,
Angus
This is a fantastic tip; thanks Angus. I think I can see how it works (by transferring the
twists from between the reel and the butt ring to outside of the tip ring). I'll be sure to pass this one on to Henry - Paul :-)
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