I religiously wear an auto inflate PFD While fishing on my boat
Had a stroke several years back and just a confidence thing. The inflatables are so comfortable I forget I’m wearing it
So today , I unhooked a nice saugeye and left the net on my casting deck. After untangling lure from net I quickly caught another smaller fish I flipped in the boat . While walking back to the livewell to deposit this fish, I tripped on the net and ended up face first into my passenger seat .
After regaining my senses (as if I had any in the first place), righting myself , straightening my bent glasses and wiping blood off my face, I started thinking that could have gone a whole lot worse.
Anyone ever have a close call?

The front loading of the spool is caused by the lack of or too many shims or spacers (really washers) on the shaft of the spool. Unscrew the drag adjustment. Carefully pull the spool off. You will note that there are typically several washers on the shaft. In your case I would say you don’t have enough. Here’s the hard part. You will have to search for parts.
What’s happening is as you crank, the spool oscillates in and out. The travel of your spool is centered too far forward thus stacking the line forward. An additional washer or two will fix that.