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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Tackle & Techniques => Topic started by: Greg Burt on October 08, 2007, 08:12:56 AM

Title: Using Extra Spool Washers
Post by: Greg Burt on October 08, 2007, 08:12:56 AM

While casting poppers two weeks ago I had five bad wind knots in 1/2 hour, the only thing different from normal was a new Stella 10k fitted with two of the supplied spool washers to give a tapered casting angle on the spool lay . I never had a problem before so I had to cut some line off [new Ultra Jigman, OUCH ]  :'(, take off the extra washers and try again!  :-\


Yesterday I removed the two spool washers I had put on the reel to give a 'casting' tapered lay, after one hour of solid casting I did not have one wind knot  ;D.
The theory of only mono on a tapered lay could be right, I won't be trying it with braid again

Title: Re: Using Extra Spool Washers
Post by: Stephen Polzin on October 12, 2007, 07:49:10 PM

I was getting quite a few wind knots with my 8000 with the standard amount of washers.  I noticed it was stacking line more to the front of the spool.  I put in an extra washer to even out the line lay.  Now it stacks the line on evenly and I haven't had a wind knot in three trips. 


steve