Mike, that has always worked for me. Is it possible it’s so bad that the outer sheath has separated from the core?
Jim
Plain Old Jim…it is a quality line…a Rio Grand…never had problems with the Grand before. This is the first time I have used this particular line so it may have a defect but I doubt it. I don’t think it is my casting stroke…I doubt it is my fly becuase I twisted my leader once with it while double hauling but my line is twisted too badly for the fly to cause it…If anybody wants to take a look I have pictures I can email you.
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Mike,
Try emailing RIO…is it possible it IS a faulty line?
Mike
Actually I just did along with some pictures…Like I said if anybody wants to take a look at these pictures just let me know…
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First, its elementry Dr. Weilenmann, all the clues you need to solve the riddle are in his (meaning Mikes) posts. But being a sporting gentleman, Ill let you bit more time to consider the quandry. As to removeing the twist, void the benifit of flowing water to massage the length of the line. Your next best attempt is to draw the line the full length plus severl yards beyound the length you were in pratice with. Fix the line and walk the length of the line with a damp cloth. This will of course requir that you have a spot were you can lay the full length out unincumbered. Then walk with the line passing thru the cloth, medium to lite pressure from the rod to the tip several times. Starting at the rod and walking toward the tippet each time. Of course as with any such advise on removeing twists from line,fly spinning, casting and such. Remove all hooks, flys, plugs and the like from the line so it can, if it will, allow the twist to exit out the bitter end.
Captn. Paul Darby
Paul,
chuckle
“Sherlock, which school did you attend to learn all this sleuthing stuff?”
“Elementary, dear Watson, elementary…”
My conclusion from Mike’s recount is that his line indeed got spooled up from a stationary line spool, where the line was allowed to coil off from.
Cheers,
Hans W
Cheers,
Hans W
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Go to a ball field long enough to unspool the entire fly line - not the backing. Once done have someone that the other help you stretch it. Then wind back onto the reel tensioning between thumb and finger, this will take the twists out. unless of course as mentioned it is a defective line.
Mike,
Sounds like a faulty line.Get it replaced.
It also “could” be from the person that initially loaded the spool for you. If they layed the packaged sppol on the floor and wound the line onto your reel, there would be a dandy twist in it.
I’m not sur eif you’ve ever loaded your own reels from new stock, … but you (they) MUST unsppol the factory package, … line on a pencil instead of letting it “uncoil” from the plastic packaging thing.
p.s. … Did you get to NY ??
Christopher Chin
Jonquiere Quebec
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Mike,
You’re not getting much helpful info because this is a very rare problem.
Untwisting something is not that complex. Figure out which way the line is twisted, and twist it the other way.
I can think of many ways to do this, all pretty simple but will require some patience and attention. Here’s one way.
Pull out all the line. Grab it 10 feet from the reel, untwist the section between reel and hand. Just grab it firmly and twist in the other direction. Don’t let go. Either have someone else reel the line while you hold it, or bind the line at the untwist point somehow.
Watch the line and use your head to make adjustments to this procedure.
If it’s really twisted, you may have to do smaller sections. You may be able to have your partner reel slowly while you continuously untwist the line.
If you do this by yourself, it might help to coil the free end before you rewind. I’m thinking a 1 foot diameter coil with some wire wrapped to hold it together. If you hold the free end of coil off the floor, it can revolve so your untwisting doesn’t build up in the free end.
You might have to do this a few times, but you can do it while watching TV or istening to some soothing music.
How about putting a ball bearing snap swivel on the leader, attach it to a solid object, walk the full length of the line out and then give it several soft yet firm tugs. Between that and snubbing the line with your fingers as you reel it back while still attached to the fixed snap swivel the problem might go away… IF it isn’t a quality issue.
I can’t even take out all my line and put it in a straight line it is so twisted…it looks like a furled leader in some places…I’m not gonna ruin even furthur a $60 line per JC’s suggestion becuase that will get me nowhere, I didn’t spool it up but it looked to be done on a machine for how perfect it was when I first got the reel, and I have tried untwisting by hand and it just adds more twists somewhere else on the line.
Chris- No…I have been talking to the person I was meeting up with (Kim Boal) and we live under 2 hours away from each other so she is either gonna come here in a few weeks or I will go over to PA where she lives.
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[This message has been edited by Mike Murgida (edited 20 June 2005).]
Quit fishing with Mep Spinners!
Rich
LOL…
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Sounds like a lost cause.
Jim
Just talked to RIO…after looking at the pictures I sent them they said I can just tell the people where I bought it to send me a new line and send mine back to RIO or they said I could send it to RIO and they would take the twists out or replace it. The guy said it was so heavily twisted there was not much I could do.
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