What I have learned using braid on spining reels is if you dont close your bail by hand a loop will develop and you will get what they call wind knots. And to help more with the "wind knots" make sure the line stays packed tight on the spool, a tug every few cast will keep it tight. There is a learning curve. When spiderwire came out we got so many knots the first hour we just replaced with mono the newer braids are a little more rigid. I found with baitcasting a profesional overrun( AKA birdsnest) can get very deep into the spool. I hope this helps being my first post This forum is active and will help me get back into freshwater Specks in no time.