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There is something that is just so relaxing and almost Zen-like about fishing on a pristine lake as the Sun rises or sets. Or the hunt along a winding mountain creek, looking for the elusive and fight-happy speckled trout. When we are fishing, either cast and retrieve or trolling a line behind a boat, the lure, or bait, is constantly twisting in the air and especially in the water. This constant twisting of the lure acts as a winder in winding up your fishing line like a coiled spring; eventually it must burst, and that burst would be a nasty tangle of twisted fishing line. And, of course, it usually happens when the fish are biting fast and furious.

Using a good ball-bearing swivel at the end of your line, to quickly attach or change lures, will also diminish the twisting effect the lure, or baited hook, has on the fishing line. If you are fishing for a ‘smarter’ fish, like the speckled trout, arctic char or grayling, using the lighter line is almost a necessity, since the fish will sense the line and be spooked by it. When using live bait, it is always best to attach at least 6 to 8 feet of a lower weight class of fishing line as a leader to the swivel, as you still get the swivelling action from the swivel that eases up on the line twisting. The exception to this rule is when you are fishing for large fish with large, sharp teeth, like the pike, muskellunge (muskey) and salt water tuna or barracuda.

Always make sure that your fishing line is fresh and not used for much more than 150 to 200 casts in shore fishing, and less when trolling, as trolling will cause more twisting of the fishing line than shore fishing. Most avid fishermen will have 3 or 4 extra spools for each reel that they have with them. Having the extra spools, pre-filled with two new, different weight classes of fishing line negates the need for trying to untangle the twists, and taking the chance that the untwisted line will still be good to use, and not break on the first good fish to take your bait. Other than the time that it takes to try and untwist that big jumbled up mess of fishing line, most people will cut the line at least 15 to 20 feet ahead of the twist, and then fish on with what fishing line is left on the reels’ spool. The problem with this is that you are now fishing with an unstable fishing line, liable to snapping when shocked with great resistance, like the hooking of a 20 pound steelhead, or a 10 pound Atlantic Salmon.

Tried, tested and true, how to keep fishing line from twisting is to fish with freshly spooled new fishing line, and to use a ball bearing swivel. The less expensive the fishing line the more likely it is to twist and bundle up. Try using the more expensive, quality fishing lines; you may be amazed, but in the long run you will actually be saving money, and catching more fish, with the better fishing lines, and quality ball bearing swivels.

And take care of your fishing line while you are fishing. If you snag your line on a tree branch or other shore-line obstacle, lay your rod down and go and cut the line as close to the lure as possible without letting go of the line that is still attached to the lure. You can now try to retreive your lure by pulling on the line, or trying to reach it. When your line snags on the bottom of a lake, or deep in a weed bed, the same advice holds true. You are probably going to lose the lure anyways, so why ruin a spool of perfectly good fishing line pulling hardly on a stuck lure? Cut the line, and hold onto the line while pulling hard to try to retreive your lure.

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