Thanks CrappiePappy: Mono Stretch Idea Works Amazing

I have hated mono line for years because of the coiling and twists it provided. I would soak the line, I would put it on with the label up and or against the label. No matter what I did "it just did not stay straight."
So I became a diehard braid fan. However, braid has it issues when cutting and tying jigs. And when it fowls up it is a nightmare.

But I came across your threads on how to stretch mono. I took a chance and bought 6 pound hi vis. Tied it to the garage door. Walked 90 feet and stretched it! Then slowly reeled the loose end through the grass.

Absolutely amazing. All my reels are now mono. All are smooth casting with 1/16 jigs. easy to cut and tie.

I am beyond happy!

Thanks again.

D

Interesting. Glad it worked well for you

You're quite welcome, BigD .... I just got thru stretching line on a couple of outfits, this morning, that will be slinging minners under a slipfloat tomorrow & Saturday. I didn't do it before my last trip, and the memory coils were a hassle to deal with, so I made sure I remembered to do it this time. :ThumbsUp

One thing I have noticed recently is that reels that are not instant anti-reverse are more prone to having the line wrap around the head or cylinder of the reel, if the line has a lot of memory coils. Now, I love my Shimano Spirex reels ... but, they are the ones I have to remember to stretch the lines on if they haven't been used in the last month or so. :twocents

Good stuff. Guess I’ve never had issues with mono and line twist. I use wire cutters to cut braid and snips it no problem. All designated braid cutters I’ve used don’t work well. I use a palomar knot with it. Can get wrapped around your rod tip or tangled with another line something wicked. If you ever get tired of mono again look at getting some gamma panfish. Hands down best non braid line I have used. Smooth as can be and no line twist problems or stretching required.

I will have to try this, thanks pappy!

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Originally Posted by CrappiePappy

You're quite welcome, BigD .... I just got thru stretching line on a couple of outfits, this morning, that will be slinging minners under a slipfloat tomorrow & Saturday. I didn't do it before my last trip, and the memory coils were a hassle to deal with, so I made sure I remembered to do it this time. :ThumbsUp

One thing I have noticed recently is that reels that are not instant anti-reverse are more prone to having the line wrap around the head or cylinder of the reel, if the line has a lot of memory coils. Now, I love my Shimano Spirex reels ... but, they are the ones I have to remember to stretch the lines on if they haven't been used in the last month or so. :twocents

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Please explain, I guess I missed the thread explaining how to stretch mono.
Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Bert

Please explain, I guess I missed the thread explaining how to stretch mono.
Thanks!

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you throw the bait as far as you can with the mono all coiled up looking like a spring , then you hammer hookset a big fish and crank it in fast and hard as ya can .....
that is how we stretch our mono and this ain't no fooling around ,,,,,,:Rofl

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Originally Posted by BigD

I have hated mono line for years because of the coiling and twists it provided. I would soak the line, I would put it on with the label up and or against the label. No matter what I did "it just did not stay straight."
So I became a diehard braid fan. However, braid has it issues when cutting and tying jigs. And when it fowls up it is a nightmare.

But I came across your threads on how to stretch mono. I took a chance and bought 6 pound hi vis. Tied it to the garage door. Walked 90 feet and stretched it! Then slowly reeled the loose end through the grass.

Absolutely amazing. All my reels are now mono. All are smooth casting with 1/16 jigs. easy to cut and tie.

I am beyond happy!

Thanks again.

D

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I do this before every outing.

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Reel Magic is good too. Just spray on the line on the reel and let soak in a few minutes.

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Originally Posted by llg

Reel Magic is good too. Just spray on the line on the reel and let soak in a few minutes.

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That stuff makes my mono brittle as all get out after it dries.

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Originally Posted by Bert

Please explain, I guess I missed the thread explaining how to stretch mono.
Thanks!

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https://www.crappie.com/crappie/main...y/#post3610913

Great tip on stretching mono to remove line memory. Been fishing with mono nearly all my life and never heard that one before. Will be doing this going forward.

CrappiePappy is the man. :cheers2

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Originally Posted by CrappiePappy

You're quite welcome, BigD .... I just got thru stretching line on a couple of outfits, this morning, that will be slinging minners under a slipfloat tomorrow & Saturday. I didn't do it before my last trip, and the memory coils were a hassle to deal with, so I made sure I remembered to do it this time. :ThumbsUp

One thing I have noticed recently is that reels that are not instant anti-reverse are more prone to having the line wrap around the head or cylinder of the reel, if the line has a lot of memory coils. Now, I love my Shimano Spirex reels ... but, they are the ones I have to remember to stretch the lines on if they haven't been used in the last month or so. :twocents

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Thanks for sharing this tip and I also love my Spirex reels. Just wish they made the rear drag models again.
Tightlines to Ya
Krappie Krane

I'm going to give that a try. I've had some reels sitting for too long.

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Originally Posted by Ranger690

I'm going to give that a try. I've had some reels sitting for too long.

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You will love it. After 3 decades of fishing and 15 years of forum reading, why ow why, did no one else have this explained to us crappie dudes...lol
I tell everyone now crappiepappy's idea, and they are very happy with results. If they don't believe me I send them here.
Now, if you want to get rich, make a machine do it for us in the warmth of our home and you will crappie fish out of a 200, 000 dollar boat...haha

D

Another way to do it...
I cut my jig head off and later the line trail in the water behind the boat as I move forward with the boat in gear. Once a little bit of line is out it will come off the real easy. Once its all out simply reel it back in, tie your jig back on, and memory is gone.

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Originally Posted by zummy

Another way to do it...
I cut my jig head off and later the line trail in the water behind the boat as I move forward with the boat in gear. Once a little bit of line is out it will come off the real easy. Once its all out simply reel it back in, tie your jig back on, and memory is gone.

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Twist may be gone, but it don't do a whole lot for coil memory in my experience. That's why I do both the "stretch" procedure and dragging the line thru the grass (un-twist) procedure on idle casting outfits .... before I go to the lake. And yes, I have used the "drag the empty line" behind an idling boat procedure on several occasions. It's a very helpful "real time" fix for severely twisted line. :ThumbsUp