Originally Posted by
Short Fuse
I don't really notice line twist giving me any problems with braid. It certainly seems to handle it better than mono does.
Years ago, I used to do a lot of float lining for snapper. We would anchor up current of a reef patch and get a good berley trail happening and float lightly weighted pillies down the berley trail on either 8kg or 10kg mono. After a couple of hours hard fishing, particularly when using Alveys there would be heaps of twist in the line to the point that it would develop twist bunches that would not go through the guides. By then, we were generally ready to try a different spot, so once we were underway we would cut the leaders and terminal bits off the gear and run a 100 metres of line out the back and drag it along under power.
The water pressure would force the mono to unravel. After being towed for a minute or so, there would not be any twist left in the line at all. I reckon the same method would work for braided lines as well if necessary. Give it a try and see how it goes.
cheers
Jeff