![]() ![]() If your spinning reel feels stiff, and the handle is hard to turn, this is most often caused by salt or sand getting inside the body, and forming deposits on the gears and other internal parts. Now when you close the bail arm, the line will run under it, and you’ll be able to retrieve the line by turning the handle. ![]() Then open the bail arm, and put the spool back in place. Unscrew the drag knob at the top of the spool, and remove the spool from the spinning reel. How to fix it: fortunately, this issue is very easy to fix. In that case no line will be wrapped around the spool when you turn the handle, even though the bail arm is rotating around the spool. ![]() If you’re new to fishing, there’s a chance that you forgot to run the line underneath the bail arm when you set up your rod and reel. So instead of attempting to fix a stuck spinning reel yourself, it’s better to send it to a professional cleaning service, who will probably do a much better job. ![]() If you’re a beginner, it’s usually better not to try this yourself, as it can be hard to put it back together again, and you also need to make sure to use only the right oil and grease (for more details on this, check out our article on how to maintain a spinning reel). How to fix it: in order to fix a jammed spinning reel, you’ll need to take it apart completely, clean the internal parts, degrease the gears, and then add new grease and oil to the appropriate spinning reel parts. Another cause of this can be sand or dirt getting inside the body. The saltwater can cause the reel to seize up due to salt deposits forming on the gears, ball bearings, and other internal parts. This happens most often to saltwater spinning reels without sealing technology, especially if they’ve been exposed to lots of salt spray (or even dunked in salt water). If your spinning reel gets stuck, and you find that you can’t turn the handle, that usually means it’s jammed. The second way to do this is by spooling a monofilament backing, and then tying your braided main line to that (which we cover in more detail in our article on using braid with a spinning reel). The electrical tape essentially makes your spool braid-ready, since braided line doesn’t slip on it. The easiest is to put electrical tape on the spool surface before tying the braid to it. How to fix it: there are two ways to stop braid slipping on the spool. When this happens, you’ll see the bail arm turning around the spool while rotating the handle, but without retrieving any line, due to line slippage on the spool surface. If you’re using a spinning reel that’s not braid-ready and tie braided line directly to the spool, this often results in line slipping, since the braid doesn’t stick on the smooth aluminum or graphite surface of the spool. Bass Fishing Tips Braided line slipping on spool ![]()
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