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Never thrown an inline spinner, weightless worm, or casting spoon on this rod. It’s my dedicated ned rig rod. I’m familiar with spinning reels and the the memory they develop. I also always use KVD line conditioner on fluoro, great stuff. I’ve used other brands of fluoro on this rod with no issues. I also frequently walk my line out in my yard. If I tie my line to a heavy object and pull drag tight coils develop at my rod tip(2lbs of drag). Almost like when you run a ribbon against a blade and it makes it curly. The coils are about a 1/4 inch in diameter and so tight they’re almost touching. I’ve had 10lb mono sitting on spinning reels for years with less coils Definitely not a bad roller bearing. Coils develop at the rod tip. I did double check just to make sure and it spins freely.

Reel is a shimano vanford. Definitely a bearing lol

Pretty sure the issue isn’t line twist but I will try this

I use a line spooler specifically made for spinning reels. Been using it for a while with other brands of fluoro with no issues.

The rod is a medium light 7ft rated for 6-14lb line and a 2000 size reel. Checked with a scale and my drag was set at 2.4 lbs. Turned it down to 1.5 lbs and I am still experiencing horrible coiling but it does get better the more I turn down the drag. Is it possible that I got a bad spool of line?

Just spooled my spinning reel up with 8lb sunline super fluorocarbon. The line seems to have low memory and comes of the spool with no tangles. Where the problem starts is when a fish pulls drag. The line develops tight coils at the rod tip. I am not reeling under drag because I know that twists the line. I’ve inspected my tip for scratches or chips and it’s smooth as can be. I literally have no clue what is causing it.