12 minutes ago, Bazoo said:

Occasionally, depending on what you're fishing and how, you might need to make a long cast to clear the line and reel it back in with tension to give yourself a reset.

 

I put the same effort into line management with a baitcaster, but of course, with its own idiosyncrasies. Once you it becomes habit, you don't think about it, and it saves you a huge amount of frustration.

 

Great advice here, and in previous posts. 

 

It takes time. I hated baitcasters when first tried them in the 1990's...spooled with mono. They were a mess and I could just not get the hang of it. Then tried braid on my casting rods...touchdown! Yep, there were some backlashes, but easily picked out. Kept experimenting and trying different things. You get the hang of it. All my casting reels are 1990's vintage Shimano Citica or Curado's. I just LOVE them! Yep, they are old school...and yes, I can fling light lures a long, long way...do get some backlashes, but not a ton. 

 

I switched to 10lb braid and fluoro leaders on my spinning rods. Game changer! When loading braid on my spinning rods (and even casting rods), I tie on the line, set rod down...then walk out in to my yard letting the line come off the spool...usually walk about 100-120 yards down. Then I cut the line...and walk back to my rod-reel. I apply good tention to the line with my fingers and reel it all in. Helps eliminate line twist. 

 

And every once and a while, I make a long cast with spinning rod...then apply tension as I reel braid back. 

Never got bird nest on spinning rods in my whole life except once during that huge wind storm. Most of the time is the braid on baitcaster ...

 

Spinning reels don’t backlash!
Spinning reels do twist line with every revolution of the bail.

My guess is you are tripping the bail using the reel handle and that creates a loop in the line. Manually flip the bail over and watch for line loops.

Don’t reel against a fish with the drag is slipping, that also causes more line twist.

Bait casting reels require a different casting motion and more skill to cast without backlashing.

Tom

 

 

Here's how to use spinning outfits without any problems:

 

 

Thank you, That video was very helpful.