Quote Originally Posted by J.M. View Post
Could be but it shouldn't be wrong after letting it out behind the boat and reeling it back on the spool
Probably true, but IF it's reeled back in with no tension applied to it ... then it "could" come off in a coiled mess.
Chances are he had too much line on the reel, but

I put my 10/2 PP braid on under more finger/thumb pressure than I do mono ... and I've never had it spring off in a birdsnest. When casting light lures with it for any length of time, I will occasionally make a cast away from where I'm fishing & put the finger/thumb pressure on it and reel it back in ... just to get rid of any loose loops/coils that I may have put in the line around the spool, from reeling in a light lure on loose line. When I'm casting and cranking a heavier lure, I seldom have to do that.

... cp