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Ardent f500 pitch n flip - John_C - 03-23-2011
I recently bought an Ardent F500 Pitch n Flip reel. I spooled it with the new suffix 862 65# flourobraid. I attempted to make sure it spooled evenly, however when i used it for the first time the other day keeping the line even became a problem and ended up with a small but unfixable backlash. The line seemed to spool over itself almost knoting as i reeled in. Im not sure if this is exactly what happened, but i need some advice on how to fix this. I may very well be doing something wrong causing it to not spool correctly upon reeling in line. thanks in advance for any help/suggestions.
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Re: [John_C] Ardent f500 pitch n flip - bigpikeguy - 03-23-2011
Geez i dont know what to tell you on that one. Aint that the reel with the narrow spool?? When i look at that in the stores i think to myself "how the hell is this supposed to work". If you figure it our please post because i think the idea is cool but i still dont see how it would work properly, and so far you are proof of why i did not buy one yet lol.
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Re: [bigpikeguy] Ardent f500 pitch n flip - John_C - 04-06-2011
Well bigpikeguy, here is the update on teh F500. After speaking with a buddy of mine who does charters, he suggested using line conditioner on the suffix 832. I used the KVD line conditioner, sprayed half of it then spooled the rest and sprayed that as well. I let it dry for 24 hours then sprayed it again before I fished with it the next day. Problem solved. It works like a charm. I can easily (not that youd want to ) pitch one handed the entire spool with perfect acuracy. when reeling back in it does not tangle or get stuck on itself when casting anymore. If I was to buy another one, I would buy the upgraded version F700. Well worth the 150 in my opinion.
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Re: [John_C] Ardent f500 pitch n flip - bigpikeguy - 04-06-2011
Nice good to know. I use reel magic on all my line. I give it a little spray everytime i go out and i never really have any problems at all. It keeps your line fresh and helps out alot with the memory on it. Thanks for the update
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Re: [bigpikeguy] Ardent f500 pitch n flip - swinger20 - 04-09-2011
That sounds good. How much is a bottle of that?? I always replace line on my rods every year, especially my trout/steelhead rods. Does it work good on 2-6lb test? What about florocarbon?
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Re: [swinger20] Ardent f500 pitch n flip - bigpikeguy - 04-13-2011
You can get a can of it for about 7 or 8 bucks , and it goes a long way. It works good on all types and strenghts of fishing lines, even braid.
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Re: [bigpikeguy] Ardent f500 pitch n flip - swinger20 - 04-13-2011
sweet!! Ill definately try it out. Thanks
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Re: [swinger20] Ardent f500 pitch n flip - John_C - 04-20-2011
yeah its a must have for any tacklebox. Works great with the new fleourbraid.
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