Line twists - solutions

[fishing_in_israel]

When I used to go deep sea fishing in the English Channel we would let our lines run free behind the boat on the way back to port to get all the twists out.
How do you guys do it - especially shore fishermen?

A friend suggested attaching a kite via a swivel to the end of the line but I'm not sure about the line stretch hauling the thing back in against the wind.
Another similar thought would be to use a helium filled balloon. Much easier to wind back in again.

Any other ideas?

Nigel

[Fishooked]

Sept 9, 2009 13:00:01 GMT -4 fishing_in_israel said:

When I used to go deep sea fishing in the English Channel we would let our lines run free behind the boat on the way back to port to get all the twists out.
How do you guys do it - especially shore fishermen?

A friend suggested attaching a kite via a swivel to the end of the line but I'm not sure about the line stretch hauling the thing back in against the wind.
Another similar thought would be to use a helium filled balloon. Much easier to wind back in again.

Any other ideas?

Nigel

My solution is to just keep fishing with the rod, until I hook a large enough fish that causes the line to snap. Then I throw the rod down and don't use it for the rest of the day. That usually does the trick for me...

[walter]

since i fish primarily with spinners, i use a barrel swivel. and every few casts i make a longer one for this.