Braid on non level wind reel
Submitted by Colin Hay on Fri, 2008-06-20 14:49
Reading the recent discussions on Saltists and non level wind reels, I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how best to handle braid when you are trying to feed it onto a non level wind reel.
Many thanks, Colin Hay
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thumb
i just guide my line with my thumb.simple and effective
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Yep thumb works fine - just
Yep thumb works fine - just watch out when the fish takes a decent run - Ouch :P
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the same Col
Yeah, do the same Col, interesting that you ask. I have only recently swapped from level wind to nons (and now back again), so I'm no expert at it. It's not hard to do, the hard part is remembering to do it when you have a good fish on the other end LOL.
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The problem I have found is if you are fishing in deep water
and you get a big run. I have to admit, I don't get to fish in boats too often, but I found it a bit awkward trying to guide the line with my thumb when the fish was running. Would a finger stall work?
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Dont bother when the fish is running
You only need to guide the line to a degree it tends to follow the run of line anyway,dont worry to much when you first hook up just give it curry and let the line do its own thing when you start to get some progress in retrieve then just keep an eye on it and feed it where you want it to go,not even something i think about really now after using them, even if its a little out of whack sort it out next drop when the fish is in the tub.
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I was really worried about
I was really worried about it as well on my brother's Saltist 40, but Diji is right. It will attempt to fill itself to the lowest point, in my limited experience.
I only had to push it over to the other side of the spool occasionally and I've only caught two fish that have taken any line on that saltist.
I think its a problem that looks worse on paper than IRL, especially if you're not casting the reel.
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Yeah, just use your thumb.
Yeah, just use your thumb. When bottom fishing or drifting it's easy, it gets hard when you try high speed jigging for sambos and the like, but it still can be done. Have a friend back in Singapore who is a real pro at it.
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as they say practice makes
as they say practice makes perfect the thumb learns what to do pretty quick
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thumbing
the line takes a lot of practice.i use non level wind reels i have no probs now was difficult when i first used them
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Its easy once you get used
Its easy once you get used to it you'll be using your thumb to guide it over and not even think about it , when fishing deep i always tend to fill both sides of the spool first then leaving the centre section for the final metres of line giving me a straight drop off the spool when im sending the baits down the next drop and less of a chance with the braid to overspool and catch or the harness eyes on my reels
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Many thanks for your input everyone
Looks like I need to get my thumb out (lol) and do some practicing. Thanks again.
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Personally thumbing on line
Personally thumbing on line is better than levelwind especially with braid.
Levelwinds interfere with distance especially when they fall out of sync.
When you thumbing line (especially braid) onto an overhead do some radical cross the spool wraps every "roughly" 50 metres.
When you do a radical cross the spool couple of wraps it prevents the braid cutting into the spool of braid line. Line can cut into the spool line when the line is under heavy drag setting, using a locked up drag or when you have been spinning and the braid with no stretch loosens up when less retrieve pressure occurs under certain low resistance lures.
Every 5 or 10 casts retrieve with the line under tension between your fingers so you dont get wind knots or loops in the braid.
You may even have to have a cast onto the sand then retrieve between the fingers just to rid any suspects characteristics in the braid.
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