tip up setup

I think you are putting it on wrong...I've never had that problem....Has anyone else?.....

[Chrisk]

Factory twist plus your twist when spooling, pull it off and rewrap the line and you should be ok.

[njbassman]

you have to roll the line on the spool... if you wind it on by hand it will put a twist in the line each time ending up with knots at the end...

what type of knot do you guys prefer with the flourocarbon leader... i switched over last year and had problems using the cinch knot...

[gwl2oneida]

Thanks for all the input guys. My point was that there was defects in the line, a pull in the braid and little kinks. I've spooled braids and super lines in the past. I had no problems with the red 20lb HT. It was in black 30lb HT. I was thinking it was a defective batch.
Seth

[GetANet]

What do you mean roll it on? How do you do that? I always wound it on by hand and never had any problems but maybe you have a better way.

[Twins n Fins]

check out the PR Bobbin knot for the braid to floro! use it on my tog rods for top shots..... 100% knot strength takes a little practice to tie but if I can tie it anybody can.

[jimmythegreek]

best thing you can do is take all the line off (maybe outside) and snap a weight on the end and rewind it using the tipup spool and u MUST feather the line w ur finger or angle it so it goes on evenly. Braid like powerpro is usually NOT a good idea on tipups cause if you get a good fish or a runner it will cut ur hands up easily, and its not very abrasive against the bottom of the hole on side running fish, dacron is much better for this. GWL u might have a bad batch of line there, I grabbed mine for the local bait shop and havent changed it, u can go a few years w the same tipup line. I use the smallest egg sinker (1/16) above a small swivel and then run 24"-30" of floro leader in 10# or 12# to a #4 or #2 mosquito hook. If ur fishing up high for trout etc. a tiny split shot will do, but I dont think a swivel has enuff weight to put a shiner or fathead on the bottom and keep him there IMO. I use the frabill tipups that are discs and have the foam insulator and the holes stay open and they work great, never any issues w freeze ups. I had a flag in the snowstorm sunday morning and they were covered in snow and still popped no problems