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Post by squideyebarnes on Jan 19, 2007 16:05:48 GMT
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Post by Pete B on Jan 20, 2007 22:05:14 GMT
I was chatting with Ad 'reelbargains' & he made a good point about spool shape concerning braid. To avoid alot of probs go for coned spool shape (daiwa calls theres ABS) purely designed to eliminate line loops when casting braid It stops loops dropping straight off the end of a fully loaded spool. Good tip thought!
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Post by reelbargains on Jan 20, 2007 22:13:42 GMT
Just to clarify - it's specifically the 'reverse' coned spools - i.e. the front of the spool is slightly larger than the diametre at the rear. Tapered spools with a smaller diametre at the front, designed to make longer casts with mono actually make the situation worse with braid. As Pete said, the Daiwa ABS is a good example of the better design for braid.
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Post by Pete B on Jan 20, 2007 22:21:00 GMT
Just read this on a review from Tackletour
Casting: Casting tiny lures requires the right setup. Trying to do so when you are over-rodded with heavy line can be futile. For our tests the Laguna balanced out our 6ft Fenwick ultralight rod perfectly. Using 2lb line rather then 4lb will greatly enhance overall casting distance and stealth, the only downside is you must finesse fish to land them rather then simply haul them in.
For most of our casting tests we used gold 1/12oz Kastmasters. Often times when going with smaller reels you will have to sacrifice something for the advantage of size and weight. In the case of the LA500 that sacrifice is the removal of the terrific Daiwa ABS spool. All the larger Laguna's come with a ABS spool, which helps reduce line coils and in turn allows for much nicer casts. Including a ABS spool would have been impossible on the LA500 due to the spool diameter limitations. Still the LA500 casts very well for it's size, and for the most part you won't need to do any extreme casting to catch your petite prey.
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Post by Dave.S on Jan 21, 2007 1:46:55 GMT
Hi Guys Went to West Bay today with the FPO, just HAD to look in the fishing shops there. Asked about the new Berkley Crystal line and was told that it looked like it was designed for the freshwater guys. Min size 1lb and Max size 20lb braking strain and cost was too high for most punters. Thought I would pass it on  Dave  |
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Post by reelbargains on Jan 21, 2007 11:12:26 GMT
And local tackle shops wonder why they are losing support...
It's designed for lure fishing - fresh or salt - hence the low breaking strains - not much need for a line for spinning over 20lb. It's totally suitable for saltwater and as much as I hate the mag it was even in Sea Angler last month.
It's most probably going to be expensive as no doubt there isn't much call for it in the UK as yet, as everytime someone does get interested (like Dave) they get a negative response from their tackle shop. Bloody typical. They probably have a nice range of cat-gut though!
Sorry, off my cynical high horse now :0)
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Post by slippery on Jan 21, 2007 23:25:16 GMT
Just to clarify - it's specifically the 'reverse' coned spools - i.e. the front of the spool is slightly larger than the diametre at the rear. Tapered spools with a smaller diametre at the front, designed to make longer casts with mono actually make the situation worse with braid. As Pete said, the Daiwa ABS is a good example of the better design for braid. Have you heard of these? They look the part, cost the part but I have no idea if they are? www.tacklebargains.co.uk/cgi-bin/ss000006.pl?page=search&SS=quantum+carbo&PR=-1&TB=A |
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Post by reelbargains on Jan 22, 2007 19:05:22 GMT
Good spot, yeah I've only ever seen them on that site - those have all sorts of weird and wonderful features like a magnetic bail arm or something. That Quantum stuff is pretty big in the US but I've always steered clear of it myself.
If it was super cheap I might give it a punt but at that price I wouldn't take the risk and would stick with something more recognised.
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