im a 2#- 4# guy myself reguardless of the cover. like the others said ya have to spool a spinning reel correctly or the line will uncoil. when you put it on pull out about 2 foot out. if the line hanging off is twisting up on itself its on backwards. thats still not a big deal. tie a swivel on to the line and have someone hold the swivel or tie it off walk off about 40 or 50 foot further if you wish and then just real it back up under slight tension. the on water solution is to take lure off and drag the bare line behind the boat a ways.