Braided line questions.

[mmullins]

I've been running power pro 30-50 lbs braided line for my float set up. It's relatively inexpensive and seems to work ok for float fishing. I am just getting into jetty fishing for SeaBass and lingcod and now running in to trouble with the line getting knots in it and tangling up. I believe it's due to casting 1oz jigs into the wind and it just gets a random knot somewhere. Does all brain do this or just the cheap stuff?
Any recomedations of what to spool my jetty reel with?

[jasnt]

I don't have any exp with this type of fishing but I run 50lb fire line on my sturgeon poles. Normally casting with 8oz weight from shore. That fire line is good stuff. I don't get knots very often unless I run the leader too long i.e.  5' or more    Hope that helps

[Mfowl]

I run power pro braid as well on several of my reels for a variety of fishing. I have encountered knots in my line but I don't attribute it to the line itself. I assume you are using the same rod/reel combo? Is it a spinning rod? If so try flipping the bail over with your hand after you cast. If you engage the bail with the reel handle, it will cause a twist to develop in line and eventually a knot or birdsnest will be the result. Now I won t tell you that you will never get a twist/knot again but it does make a difference in a day of fishing.   

[mmullins]

Hmmmm. Never thought about using the reel to flip the bail would cause that but I'll give it a shot.

[Mfowl]

Also when casting into the wind, if you have room, try a lower trajectory side cast as opposed to an overhead high arching cast. When you sling your lure up high into the wind it will slow your lures momentum but your line may still be coming off the reel at the same rate causing loops or twists.

[7mmfan]

Mfowl isn't far off. When casting into the wind, you have a lot of slack line before the lure even hits the water. Then you flip your bail and start reeling all that slack line in without any tension on it. That is what causes the knots and tangles. When your lure hits the water, you need to reach up, grab the line and reel in the slack with tension put on it. If you do this, you will not get anymore tangles.

If you're using a bait casting reel, you can put your thumb tightly on the spool and reel in the slack, and basically accomplish the same thing. If its really loose line, you may still need to grab the line itself to put tension on it.