bailed Van Staal

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

I cast my eel and reel it in slowly with the rod held at almost 12o'clock.When I feel the tap,I lower the rod to 9o'clock.This gives the beast enough time to do what she wants and when the line tightens;BANG.Less gut hooks and better hookup ratio since the Iron Man showed me this technique.

If you're fishing from a place where you can take 2-3 steps forward without falling off a rock or stepping into deeper water on the beach, you can drop the tip, step and give it a few extra seconds before it comes tight.

Another way to feed line on a manual pickup reel when drifting a live bait is to hold the line on your finger while drifiting, release the line when you feel a pick up, drop the rod to 9 and raise it quickly to 12 to throw some slack, and get the line back on the roller before it comes tight and your fingertip goes flying

[Joe]

I'm surprised at the bad reviews before its even in the stores....

[Pete_G]

Fished the 150 on my 10ft Arra 1205 tonight. A 1204 might be perfect. It balances out surprisingly well and it looks at home on there due to the flyer making the reel look a bit bigger. Submersion testing began tonight; a lot of it intentional, some not so much. I'm not that tall so I don't have to go too far before the reel is underwater.