line lay on tss-4

[lippa]

is there anyway to improve this? the line is thick at the ends and skinny in the middle. it is not exccesive, but very noticable, or is it part and parcel of the dated technology?

cheers

lippa

[JB]

Yeah mate, thats one thing the tss4 does a poor job on, laying the line evenly. Its much worse when your using braid, i went back to mono and its layed a touch better but hasnt got the caliber or class of a stradic when it comes to line lay. You could add some thing to the spool in the middle to try and even it out, but not worth it IMO.

Time for shimano to bring out a new model tss4 with some extra class that doesnt hurt the hip pocket... stellas dont count !

[Heath]

I reckon they all do it. some may do it more than others.

A pic of mine....

[StevenM]

Bloody hell Heath

the braids worth more than the reel

I know you love it and give them a hard time every summer...so your excused

Cheers

Steven

[lippa]

cheers, my line lay is exactly the same as yours heath, so not to much to worry about, i'm trying a new mono saltwater hard? (i think, threw spool awy) 30lb is the same diameter as what 15lb would be in a mono.

cheers

lippa

[Heath]

Briad aint all the dear if you look around.

That reel is loaded up with 30lb Spider Wire Stealth.

[HST]

its very easy to over come ,just hand pack the first 50 or so meters the opposite way and then put the spool on the reel and wind the rest of the line on ,you may need to do this once or twice to get it spot on ,it will also give you a few % more in distance ,

[2DKnBJ]

Read a post on here some time ago and was suggested to add another washer.Can't remember where though :-?
The 2 i have lay the line fairly even yet to try the 3rd.

Cheers Dazza

[setthehook]

I have 3 speedies and they all do it..... :-/

[NeilD]

I level the spool by hand before the final couple of hundred metres of line go on. Seems to work OK

Neil

[wheezer]

i've been told to add another washer underneath the spool to reposition it further forward in relation to the line roller. the line should then lay alot better. never tried it myself, decided to retire the old faithful and get a stradic instead...but it makes sense

[craftycarp]

you want good line lay? get a stradic or even better a daiwa emblem pro.

[capt]

Yeah Ive put another washer behind the spool on one of mine that was not spooling evenly ........big help ! Jimmy