🔍 Key Concepts

• Construction of nylon line (laid vs braided) and how it ‘remembers’ twist • How twist, kinks, and hockles form when line is opened incorrectly • Best practice for paying out new line so it runs free without taking extra turns

💭 Think About

• Which method will let the line come off in the same direction it was originally coiled, instead of reversing the twist? • Which choices would clearly add twist or put an uneven strain into the line as it is first used? • If you wanted the line to run freely over the side or through a chock with no kinks, how would you arrange the coil and which end would you use?

✅ Before You Answer

• Eliminate any method that would obviously wind the line like a spring or twist it tighter as you pull it off • Think about how a manufactured coil is wound at the factory and which method keeps that orientation • Ask: Will this method let the line fall away in smooth loops with minimum handling and no figure‑8s?