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Post by SkyJay on Dec 1, 2008 18:32:13 GMT -5
Jab, On the side of your reel, you will find a little doo dad, that tightens, or loosens your "brake". The tighter you screw it in, the slower your spool will revolve. What causes a backlash, is when your spool gets to spinning faster than the line is coming off the reel/the speed your bait/terminal tackle are going. If you are just starting to learn, I would suggest you adjust your tensioner to where the spool barely revolves with the weight of your terminal tackle hanging at the end of your rod, and your reel in free spool. As you get the hang of it you can back off on the brake a little at a time to give you more distance. It takes allot of practice but given time in the end its pretty easy to master. In time you'll learn to sling 8 ounces into the wind in complete free spool, but your gonna have to put in your time my friend. The only way to learn how to get a backlash out quickly, is to learn how to cast the conventionals. By the time you do that, you'll be an expert at both. If I had a buck for all the miles of line I dug out of reels over the years I'd be set. Trust me I feel yer pain. I notice you said you just had your reel spooled... If you had it completely filled, a 4/0 ain't gonna cast as well completely full. Might try removing a little line to. I'll close with this little piece of advice... "It's all in "The Thumb  "! Good luck sport... Hope that helps. SJ  |
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Post by jab on Dec 1, 2008 19:53:02 GMT -5
thnx sky jay. i listened to the guy at the bait shop he said not to completely spool it so i went 350 yards. ill have to spend time with yeah.
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Post by Look'n4Tuna on Dec 1, 2008 20:28:53 GMT -5
Is it harder to cast a levelwind reel than a non-levelwind reel?
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Post by jab on Dec 1, 2008 21:11:46 GMT -5
idk i have no idea what that is.
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Post by Look'n4Tuna on Dec 1, 2008 22:07:33 GMT -5
The reels with the guide on the front, that slides back and forth while you reel to wind the line on evenly.
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Post by olbob813 on Dec 1, 2008 22:27:06 GMT -5
Look'n4tuna, the level wind is easier to cast if you have trouble thumbing the line back onto a free spool evenly. If you can reel the line on a free spool evenly then it will cast better because it takes energy away from the cast to make the worm gear turn and the guide to go back and forth on a level wind. Hope this helps.
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Post by rayswin on Dec 2, 2008 21:24:51 GMT -5
idk bob, I would rather have the guide on any conventional reel, I am lookin to cast out with or use for that matter. Hey jab 4/0 should be perfect for the grouper I would go with 65lb power pro, then a 10 to 12 foot 1001lb leader line then #9 or 10 gamagatsu. Oh yeah don't forget the swivel or blood knot if u were wanting to tie that all together. Then get you a nice pinfish and let the little peice of grouper candy drift out over those reefs out there. Then all you got to do is suck it up and reel when you hook em cause it can be 1 hellava fight with some out there. Can't let up the whole way in or they will own you in some rock pile. GL and get some keepers.
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Post by olbob813 on Dec 3, 2008 19:03:22 GMT -5
Hey rayswin, I'm with ya casting anything less than 2-3 onces. but if i'm trying to cast a load like a 8 ounce sinker and a hunk of bait i would have a hard time holding the spool with the level wind in the way. All my smaller reels are level wind, but anything 3/0 and larger doesn't have levelwind. Still, i gotta admit that whatever works for you works for you.
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Post by jab on Dec 3, 2008 20:08:09 GMT -5
1001lb leader?i know this sounds dumb what ima askin but is that braid or mono?just kiddin.
thnx guys
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Post by montylfl on Dec 3, 2008 23:04:43 GMT -5
jab... u need to go with the one ton braid. anything smaller and you will get break offs.
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