The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums : Wind Knots https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:04:39 +0000 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:06:16 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.01 360 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=61405 <![CDATA[The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Wind Knots : Yeah my first guide is reversed,...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61405&PID=877216&title=wind-knots#877216 Author: fish i
Subject: 61405
Posted: 09 Jan 2011 at 3:06pm

Yeah my first guide is reversed, but it's not all that big. Put what you cats suggested into practice today and no knots.]]> Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:06:16 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61405&PID=877216&title=wind-knots#877216 <![CDATA[Wind Knots : Yip and could be your leader,...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61405&PID=877014&title=wind-knots#877014 Author: timfish
Subject: 61405
Posted: 09 Jan 2011 at 1:16am

Yip and could be your leader, had probs when using flouro, and shorten your leader so knot is not on the reel. I used to loose 2 or three lures a trip now maybe a tangle once every 20 trips, good luck]]> Sun, 09 Jan 2011 01:16:20 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61405&PID=877014&title=wind-knots#877014 <![CDATA[Wind Knots : main cause of wind knots is...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61405&PID=876875&title=wind-knots#876875 Author: of2fsh
Subject: 61405
Posted: 08 Jan 2011 at 8:20pm

main cause of wind knots is the cast line leaving the rod tip slows down its speed  due to the lure causing drag in the air, the line leaving the reel spool is still rocketing off the reel due to its thin nature and lack of resistence ( it isnt affected by drag like the lure) .its leaving the reel in loops and gets to the point where the lure is no longer dragging the braid off  the spool in small loops at speed its naturally free flowing and the loops get bigger..they will loop over the 1st guide causing a breakage or it will bunch up at the 1st guide and  make a knot before the lure drags the messy knot thru all the rest of the guides.this is a big problem with single foot guides on s/b rods..i spent ages with Kojak trying to fix this problem on my custom rods and production rods..reversing the 1st guide or stripper guide  and using a double foot guide works very well.if going to this amount of effort replacing it with a larger guide is more effective.most production rods use the bare minimum guides  and the smallest they can.this can save lots of $$ over millions of rods,the second main reason i found was bulky knots,casting with the leader on the spool is good for giving it as big heav but the  braid to leader knot going thru the guides slows the  line down ,a slim  neat knot fixed this with s/b fishing and ive found the yucatan is spot on..new braid is also alot more prone to wind knots as its slippery and fly off the spool extremly quickly...loosly packed line is another,after getting busted off applying hand pressure to the retieved braid packing it tight onto the spool is a good idea ...hope this helps

in my opinion make of braid isnt a huge  problem except when brand new ,some braids like suffix pro are very slippery or smooth where as others like tuf line are a bit ruffer.when the braid is used for a while it becomes worn or the coating on it become warn and it settles down in the spool and the problem happens less often
]]> Sat, 08 Jan 2011 20:20:44 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61405&PID=876875&title=wind-knots#876875 <![CDATA[Wind Knots : ReelAppealLures wrote:What...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61405&PID=876427&title=wind-knots#876427 Author: Coxy From Gold Coast
Subject: 61405
Posted: 07 Jan 2011 at 10:35pm

Originally posted by ReelAppealLures ReelAppealLures wrote:

What guides are you running on the rod mate? Some reverse the first guide for better casting...
It would seem if it is happening at the first guide all the time there is some reason for it, can you move your reel seat? can you change reels or even rods? Might pay to ask some of the rod builders??
 
Fuji made a self detangling guide - K series... for the problems associated with braid...kinda cool to watch a wind knot in super slow mo...


Was just about to say that, the new Jigging Master popper rods and Shore Game have the new K series guides on them, they look rather cool and should fix the problem.
Sometimes it can be the braid though, had a few problems once before and now use tuffline XP seems to be rather good for the price.
]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:35:08 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61405&PID=876427&title=wind-knots#876427 <![CDATA[Wind Knots : What guides are you running on...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61405&PID=876389&title=wind-knots#876389 Author: ReelAppealLures
Subject: 61405
Posted: 07 Jan 2011 at 9:28pm

What guides are you running on the rod mate? Some reverse the first guide for better casting...
It would seem if it is happening at the first guide all the time there is some reason for it, can you move your reel seat? can you change reels or even rods? Might pay to ask some of the rod builders??
 
Fuji made a self detangling guide - K series... for the problems associated with braid...kinda cool to watch a wind knot in super slow mo...
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loQvH25QVUk&feature=player_embedded#
]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:28:51 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61405&PID=876389&title=wind-knots#876389 <![CDATA[Wind Knots : One tip too if you getting wind...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61405&PID=876317&title=wind-knots#876317 Author: ginga
Subject: 61405
Posted: 07 Jan 2011 at 7:22pm

One tip too if you getting wind knots in the line use a crochet hook to pick them out, some guys simply pull them out but i feel this may damage the line a bit. ]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:22:07 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61405&PID=876317&title=wind-knots#876317 <![CDATA[Wind Knots : Yep loose loops are the main problem...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61405&PID=876315&title=wind-knots#876315 Author: ginga
Subject: 61405
Posted: 07 Jan 2011 at 7:20pm

Yep loose loops are the main problem here, bloody hard to prevent. I have seen it happen with both novice and expert anglers.
If it is a consistent problem then some things to look at are spool capacity, too much line is a big cause. Change the braid out completely if it keeps happening.
]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:20:05 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61405&PID=876315&title=wind-knots#876315 <![CDATA[Wind Knots : Yep,I think your spot on there...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61405&PID=876291&title=wind-knots#876291 Author: snapazapa
Subject: 61405
Posted: 07 Jan 2011 at 6:42pm

Yep,I think your spot on there too Hookerpuka,I now try to keep more tension while retreiving.
 
Edit;I also found that i was trying to hard to do big sweeps,have cut the sweeps down 1/3 and relaxed more,found that my timing got alot better.
]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:42:54 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61405&PID=876291&title=wind-knots#876291 <![CDATA[Wind Knots : Heaps of fish bro, just nothing...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61405&PID=876277&title=wind-knots#876277 Author: fish i
Subject: 61405
Posted: 07 Jan 2011 at 6:22pm

Heaps of fish bro, just nothing big, ratz]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:22:32 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61405&PID=876277&title=wind-knots#876277 <![CDATA[Wind Knots : Found I was getting them later...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61405&PID=876273&title=wind-knots#876273 Author: hookerpuka
Subject: 61405
Posted: 07 Jan 2011 at 6:19pm

Found I was getting them later in the day once I was getting lazy. I found your action when retrieving has allot to do with it. if you get loose wraps of line on the spool then when you cast they tend to fal off in a bunch. also if your spool is to full can cause issues etc. you been doing well fishi? ]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:19:23 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61405&PID=876273&title=wind-knots#876273