04-23-2012, 07:48 PM
No problem Paul, your input is ALWAYS welcome! [
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You are right though, most[/i][/b] spincast reels have much less capacity than do baitcasting/spinning reels. I know of least one exception (there may be others) to that... and that's the Abu Garcia 170. I know that it can hold 140 yards of 12# (mono).
But unlike you lucky FLORIDA guys, the bass "up north" don't get as big. I fish mostly farm ponds and a 7lb. bass would be a monster. Most are in the 2-4lb range for which spincast reels (capacity) are not a problem.
And yet, most of my spincast reels are spooled with mono. I make short casts (due to farm ponds and fishing from a tube) and fish a lot of top water/sub-surface, so mono works fine. BUT, I have wondered how braid - and fluorocarbon for that matter - perform in spincasting reels. I've just never wanted to risk the effort to try. [crazy]
I'm hoping that BigN 2395 can tell us how good (or not good) BRAID works!
Tight lines my friend.
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]You are right though, most[/i][/b] spincast reels have much less capacity than do baitcasting/spinning reels. I know of least one exception (there may be others) to that... and that's the Abu Garcia 170. I know that it can hold 140 yards of 12# (mono).
But unlike you lucky FLORIDA guys, the bass "up north" don't get as big. I fish mostly farm ponds and a 7lb. bass would be a monster. Most are in the 2-4lb range for which spincast reels (capacity) are not a problem.
And yet, most of my spincast reels are spooled with mono. I make short casts (due to farm ponds and fishing from a tube) and fish a lot of top water/sub-surface, so mono works fine. BUT, I have wondered how braid - and fluorocarbon for that matter - perform in spincasting reels. I've just never wanted to risk the effort to try. [crazy]
I'm hoping that BigN 2395 can tell us how good (or not good) BRAID works!
Tight lines my friend.
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