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Post by grumpy on Nov 3, 2005 18:25:45 GMT -5
Question 1 How many times have you been out fishing, when all of a sudden a loop forms on the spool of your spinning reel?? Question 2 What do you do to get rid of it?? The original Grumpy
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Post by Jeremy on Nov 3, 2005 18:42:31 GMT -5
Hi Grumpy To many times to count Put it down and pick up another Rod of the dozen or so in the boat. Just joking ;D What I will do is cut the bait off the line run it out into the water with the big motor until its past the loop normally can cast about 30yds so i will run it out past this amount. By cutting the bait off you allow the line to straighten itself out. Sometimes I will just use my line stripper and peel off about 30yds or so and retye aspecially when I'm using 4 and 6lb test and I'm in a tournament. The twist that happens can kink the line and when fishing these lit lines its not worth the risk of loosing a fish. A kink can reduce line strength by as much as 70%. Not good odds to land a fish? Jeremy
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Post by Pete on Nov 3, 2005 20:05:56 GMT -5
Hey Grumpy, It used to happen to be all the time. The way to prevent that from happening is to close the bail by hand instead of reeling in. By this I mean that most times after we cast, we just start reeling in. It's that reeling in that causes the line to get twisted and loose because for a fraction of the turn there is no tension on the line causing it to become loose. After you cast, take your free hand and close the bail. Then you can start reeling in. There is tension on the line and this prevents slack line from getting bunched up in your spool. Try it next time. Let me know how it works out for you. Pete
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Post by grumpy on Nov 5, 2005 4:50:23 GMT -5
Just to make sure that were on the same wave=length here's the scenario for Question# 2 Youv'e just reeled in your about to cast again when you notice a loop on the spool. Pay close attention cause there will be a test ;D ;D
Grumpy
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Post by Pete on Nov 5, 2005 17:38:34 GMT -5
Jeremy, What Grumpy is asking is not the same as line twisting from fish tubes. 2 separate items here. My answer was for his question. To avoid line twists, either tie on a BB swivel or don't fish tubes with spinning gear. Pete
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Post by grumpy on Nov 6, 2005 21:20:46 GMT -5
Well guy's the questions were not what caused this loop but how many times it happened and what do you do to get rid of it? Pete you must have been talking to the same wise old Bird that showed me and has told thousands of others on a spinning reel open and close your bail by hand thats part of the reason why Quick-Fire reels never really caught on with the tournament crowd hook sets and line twist. The answer to question # 2 will be posted soooon. Just to prepare all of you for the next questions will be about backlashes { professional override}with/on Baitcasting reels. Junior member ;D ;D Grumpy
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Post by Pete on Nov 7, 2005 8:06:09 GMT -5
Hey JR member Grumpy, I konw the answer to the next question.......use spin cast reels. ;D Pete
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Post by Gary on Nov 7, 2005 14:40:31 GMT -5
Cane poles are a good solution as well. Gary
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Post by Pete on Nov 7, 2005 17:06:27 GMT -5
True enough Gary but I think I'll stick with my Dale Earnhardt Jr spin cast rod and reel combo with my matching tackle pack. ;D Pete
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Post by Jeremy on Nov 7, 2005 18:04:21 GMT -5
Hi Guys look closely you won't see a quick fire in my boat, all my reels are 15 plus years old too. Years ago i purchased a film by Guido Hibdon and he stated about the quick fire. He helped Diawa design the SS series of reels notice no quick fire. Sorry if I offended anyone, withdrawn the comment? Jeremy
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Post by Pete on Nov 8, 2005 13:22:26 GMT -5
I have a quantum sure shot spinning reel. I have used it for years and to be honest with you, I have never had a problem with it. Even though you still have the trigger for casting, if you manually close the bail you will not get those loose line bunches at the end of your reel. Pete P.S Perhaps it's just the difference between Diawa and Quantum. Just joking.
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Post by grumpy on Nov 8, 2005 19:56:44 GMT -5
Gary-- Pete thems jigger poles right I say jjjigger poles boy ;D ;D Grumpy
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Post by grumpy on Dec 11, 2005 18:03:31 GMT -5
Halooo to all, my computer is almost up to snuff so here goes, I'm sure there are a few good solutions to the loop problem on spinning reels, here's one DON"T open the bail, back the drag off , then slowly pull line off til you reach the loop then slowly pull it thru, then holding the line, tighten the drag, and rewind the line onto the spool. Baitcaster solution Wed. ? Grumpy aka Tony
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Post by bigbass613 on Dec 30, 2008 21:00:46 GMT -5
Hey pete i was at the 2008 Goerges bass derby at golden and i noticed that you fish south-eastern and renegade my question is me and my dad are entering the south-eastern bass club and i was wondering the difficulty of some of the tournements
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Post by Pete on Jan 2, 2009 8:08:34 GMT -5
Hey BigBass!! Welcome to the board! I'm glad to see that you will be fishing South Eastern Bass Opens this year. SEBOs are well run tournaments that Laurent puts on every year. To answer your question, there are a lot of good anglers that fish those events and that know that bodies of water like the back of their hands. So the calibur of anglers in these events is good. However, with the proper preparation before each tournament any angler that enters into these events has the same opportunity and chance of winning it. So the better prepared you are before you arrive and your ability to make on the water decisions at the right time is what makes the teams that win the successful ones. I wish you and your Dad the best of luck with these events. You will enjoy them for sure. Pete
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