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04-13-2009, 04:07 PM
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Ruled only by the tide
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Truro
Posts: 801
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Originally Posted by Mike P
This one I don't get--the spool doesn't travel during the cast. If you're able to open the bail to cast, you should be able to close it after the cast  |
Mike, I get your question and I wasn't clear I guess. I open the bail, make a cast, then turn the handle to close the bail (instead of by hand). As I turn the handle, sometimes the bail, during the retrieve extends beyond a point that the bail can't close.
Does that make sense?
And to other's points...for sure 80# is probably overkill for that reel. |
Three-fourths of the Earth's surface is water, and one-fourth is land. It is quite clear that the good Lord intended us to spend triple the amount of time fishing as taking care of the lawn.
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04-13-2009, 04:34 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Mansfield, MA
Posts: 5,238
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Originally Posted by Sweetwater
Mike, I get your question and I wasn't clear I guess. I open the bail, make a cast, then turn the handle to close the bail (instead of by hand). As I turn the handle, sometimes the bail, during the retrieve extends beyond a point that the bail can't close.
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I've found that using the auto bail flipping, as opposed to manually flipping the bail is asking for trouble. I consistently get loose wraps and wind knots when not flipping the bail manually. |
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04-13-2009, 07:32 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
Posts: 8,158
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Originally Posted by JohnnyD
I've found that using the auto bail flipping, as opposed to manually flipping the bail is asking for trouble. I consistently get loose wraps and wind knots when not flipping the bail manually.
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Yup--you are so much better off flipping that bail over by hand, especially when using braid. I don't think I've ever closed the bail on my Emblem Pros by turning the handle. |
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
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04-13-2009, 08:23 PM
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Registered Grandpa
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: east coast
Posts: 8,592
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Before opening the bail by hand, pull down a few inches of line over the bail
to avoid a loop on the spool which can put a braid cut in the line when you cast.
Sometimes the reverse happens getting a loop and braid cut before closing the bail
causing a break off at the roller as you set the hook.
Last edited by justplugit; 04-13-2009 at 08:32 PM..
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04-13-2009, 09:11 PM
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Too old to give a....
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,505
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Originally Posted by JohnnyD
I've found that using the auto bail flipping, as opposed to manually flipping the bail is asking for trouble. I consistently get loose wraps and wind knots when not flipping the bail manually.
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Oh well,. . . . I will give you two a refresher course this weekend for a few libations. We will start with the snoopy rods and by the end of the day you will be casting those pink rubber sinkers clear across your driveway.  |
May fortune favor the foolish....
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04-13-2009, 09:27 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Mansfield, MA
Posts: 5,238
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Originally Posted by MAKAI
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I'll give you a handful of homemade 4oz jigs I made this week for the canal if you *don't* do any of those things. |
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