Why is My Fishing Line Curly?

There was a time I often wonder why is my fishing line curly. I tried to prevent it with different tricks, but I ended up with the same issue.

Fishing lines becoming curly is not something that an angler wants to deal with during water activity.

We have learned how to keep your fishing line from curling. While the steps are simple, you must try to avoid such occurrences to happen always.

How do I keep my fishing line from curling?

 

Below are some procedures to follow if you want to keep your fishing line from curling:

• Drag the fishing line for about five minutes continuously
• Reel in the fishing line from the water. This can be done while trolling or you can stop the boat

With moderate current on a dock or shoreline, this is a great way to stop your line from curling.

 

Precautions while spooling

• Do not overfill the reel
• Do not wrap the fishing line onto the spool using your hand as this will cause a twist to form
• While spoiling the line, do not apply too much tension to the line
• Avoid applying little tension to the line while spooling. The pressure should be precise and moderate.

How to Untwist Your Line While Fishing On Land

• Put the rod on the ground and place something in front of it
• By grabbing the end of the line, walk it out until the reel has been emptied.
• Lightly pull the line for about 5 minutes.

As a result of their line memory, this is a great way to maintain monofilament and fluorocarbon lines.

How to prevent line memory

• To straighten and relax the material, soak your new line in a container of warm water
• Next, take the loose end of the line and then pass it through the first guide from the reel.

What to Do with My Curly Fishing Line?

Fishing lines should be properly selected, used and maintained frequently to avoid curls. There are distinct features that every fishing line has and some anglers are not knowledgeable about these features. Some of these unique characteristics include:

• Breach strength
• Diameter
• Abrasion resistance
• Length
• Mobility
• Knot capacity
• Visibility

Some of the reasons why your line is curling include:

Poor wrapping:

Ensure that the container for storing your fishing line is not bent.

How to properly wrap your fishing line

• You can fill it on the ground using a filler spool and then mark it.
• Move a couple of yards away from the line and then form a loop around it
• Flip the spool over and continue to fill the reel

Note that the filler spool must be wound in the same direction as the filler bobbin.

Not holding the reel loaded:

Once the size of the spool falls, it affects the thread and it will continue to coil smaller and smaller. In turn, the angler may not be able to cast to farther distances.

Using a lighter line:

A lighter line may be harder and more difficult to uncoil once it tangles.

What causes fishing line to twist?

Many anglers can attest to the fact that line twists are annoying. It can be a struggle during casting as the line ends up clattering up the guide and may even catch on the guide.

Moreso, these twisted parts of the line can even pick up more lines and create a tangle that will have to be carefully picked out. Even after untangling the line, another tangle can still form during the next cast.

Line twists will only worsen and cause more problems if the main problem is not fixed.

Line-twist is easy to identify.

Line twists can be identified easily by pulling the line off the reel and letting it hang limply. Line twists appear as a series of curling twists or twist loops in some cases.

Some anglers blame the line itself for twisting. Basically, lines do not twist by themselves. The angler is responsible for any line twist.

So how does a line-twist form?

Line twists form when the end of the line, the bait, lure, or fly-end rotates around its own axis. The twists go further up the line as more line goes out from the reel.

Using swivels that do not swivel is a good method of building line-twist.

Under the right conditions, swivels can be a good way to build a twisted line.

How do you relax a fishing line?

Fishing lines are made using synthetic materials like nylon or polyethylene. Straightening or relaxing a fishing line is important as curly lines can decrease the distance for casting.

In order to relax a fishing line, you can use a moderate amount of heat to straighten the line. Overheat should not be applied to the line as it can damage the line completely.

Since these materials have memory, they can adjust and conform to the recent shape. As such, once the fishing line is wrapped in a straight line, it can come out relaxed and straightened.

Why is my fishing line curly?

Curly fishing lines develop because of line memory. Once your fishing line has line memory, it decreases the distance for casting and increases the chances of tangles in your line.

Monofilament lines

A monofilament line is a fishing line that is extruded in a single continuous filament and not untwisted.

Features of monofilament line

• This line is smooth and clear
• It provides a moderate amount of stretch
• To improve the visibility of the line above water and invisible for the fish underwater, it is available in unique colors

Thermal filaments lines

Thermal filament lines are known as high-performance lines. They are made from the thermal bonding of thermal filaments and in comparison to the monofilament line, this line has a smaller diameter per pound test.

Braided lines

Braided lines are thicker than the thermal and monofilament lines. They have been used mostly for fishing bigger or larger species of fish like the large blue- and yellowfin tuna offshore.

We believe that it would be easier for you to make take care of your curly fishing lines after reading this article.