proper way to use a Van Staal

[jim sylvester]

its also on the salwater edge website

[NIB]

Very cool use of a free source.
How long till there's some shots of the moon on there..

On the manual bail I learned a neat trick I cannot wait to try next season..When fishing a needle fish to keep tension on the line so to prevent wind knots.Stick ur pointer finger out an just let the line tick ur fingernail as it winds onto the spool.I was told it just puts enough tension on the line to wrap it tight enough to prevent the blow-ups.
Seems like it might work anyone else do this..

[jim sylvester]

Originally Posted by NIB

Very cool use of a free source.
How long till there's some shots of the moon on there..

On the manual bail I learned a neat trick I cannot wait to try next season..When fishing a needle fish to keep tension on the line so to prevent wind knots.Stick ur pointer finger out an just let the line tick ur fingernail as it winds onto the spool.I was told it just puts enough tension on the line to wrap it tight enough to prevent the blow-ups.
Seems like it might work anyone else do this..

great, now I need to get a manicure to fish with NIB because he'll be looking @ my fingernails

[ThrowingTimber]

no this is the proper way:

[NIB]

Looks like Rob got the better rock..

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by NIB

Looks like Rob got the better rock..

To some degree it's the only rock. The one next to him is deceptively hard to stay up on...

[mosholu]

Pardon my ignorance but the trouble I have always had was that post cast the line is not always reachable by the top hand. If what I understand he is saying is that post cast if your hand is gripping the stem you should always be able to bring the line (smoothly) in with your finger so that it is picked up by the bail. Correct?

[Mike P]

I you don't know how to use one, or can't figure it out on your own, you shouldn't be buying one in the first place

It ain't exactly rocket science

[Sweetwater]

Originally Posted by mosholu

Pardon my ignorance but the trouble I have always had was that post cast the line is not always reachable by the top hand. If what I understand he is saying is that post cast if your hand is gripping the stem you should always be able to bring the line (smoothly) in with your finger so that it is picked up by the bail. Correct?

I think the idea if you keep the line roller at 8 o'clock (which I think of as being 10 o'clock (see earlier comment) on the cast, the line is always easy to pickup. Also note that there is no 'bail' but just a line roller on the model he's demonstrating.

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by NIB

On the manual bail I learned a neat trick I cannot wait to try next season..When fishing a needle fish to keep tension on the line so to prevent wind knots.Stick ur pointer finger out an just let the line tick ur fingernail as it winds onto the spool.I was told it just puts enough tension on the line to wrap it tight enough to prevent the blow-ups.
Seems like it might work anyone else do this..

I think I usually do this without thinking about it. It's just where my fingers end up. I hate to say something about it and have it bite me in the ass all season long, but I almost never get wind knots or tangles and it might be why.

[baldwin]

From the position he's looking from, with the reel foot at 6:00, the roller does look to be at 8:00.

[Sweetwater]

Originally Posted by baldwin

From the position he's looking from, with the reel foot at 6:00, the roller does look to be at 8:00.

I guess I see the reel foot as being at 12 o'clock (being at the top and not the bottom (which would be 6 o'clock)). Just a matter of perception I guess.

[baldwin]

Originally Posted by Sweetwater

I guess I see the reel foot as being at 12 o'clock (being at the top and not the bottom (which would be 6 o'clock)). Just a matter of perception I guess.

I'm just used to looking at things in an upside down sort of way.