Reel Repair by Alan Tani

The line spooler come in today . I take a reel with old 4 lbs test ,transfer line to a small empty spool then reel it back with Piscifun line spooler . It works to remove line twist , also help to keep line laying flat in spool ,don't shot out with out holding with rubber band . The trick is keep tension tight and for large spool I think we need an  extension between the handle and spool yoke as Ohreely said .
I learn the trick to stretch line to remove line twist from Dan Garpen ,an outdoor writer for Midwest Outdoor about 30 years ago , I only stretch 30 feet just enough so when I drop my jig ,the jig won't spin around

I do something similar to what jtwiil does if the line on a reel gets a little twisty. I put a loop of line around a post or tree. Tie a swivel to the end of the line on the reel, clip the swivel on the loop I put around the post, loosen the drag and walk the rod and reel out at least as far as I know I can cast it. Then I tighten the drag enough so I can reel it in without stretching the line as I walk it back. Seems to work.

This line spooler will save me some money for mono line . Just make a longer handle for this ,this is only for spinning reel . I have a spool station for baitcasting

Line twist and fixed-spool reels go hand-in-hand 
I'd been told the way to fill such a reel is to let the line slip off the side of the spool and ensure it goes onto the reel the same way round that it comes off the side of the line spool.
Try it once and you soon know if you have the spool the wrong way up as the tangle will be quite amazing.
But, I don't do it that way, simply let it unwind from the bulk spool under tension (fingers or a gadget - all work, sort of) as I wind onto the reel spool.
Casting and winding in soon puts twist into line when using fixed-spool-reels; 'tis the nature of the beast.
Chris

Quote from: UKChris1 on October 19, 2026, 10:49:58 AMLine twist and fixed-spool reels go hand-in-hand 

Casting and winding in soon puts twist into line when using fixed-spool-reels; 'tis the nature of the beast.
Chris

Those statements are true, to a point. The main culprit of line twist on an open face spinning reel is reeling against the drag while a fish is pulling out line.

Those of us that are experienced using open face spinning reels have learned by experience to never turn the crank handle while the fish is running/extracting line against the drag. We just let the fish run and when it's done running pump and reel line in normally. Doing it this way accomplishes two things, it helps to reduce line twist and, if you are using mono, the weight of the fish, especially if it's a larger one, will stretch some memory loops/kinks out of the line.

Spot on! If you are not getting line back, stop winding 

A back-and-forth battle can have the same effect.  Line pulled out against the drag and then wound back on the spool accumulates twists.

Quote from: oc1 on Today at 04:31:30 PMA back-and-forth battle can have the same effect.  Line pulled out against the drag and then wound back on the spool accumulates twists.

That maybe true, but I don't seem notice it as an issue. Maybe that's because I only freshwater fish.  🤔