11-20-2016, 05:36 PM
I love mine. I have an Eagle Claw. (Had two but one rod somehow got lost last year.)
You do have to adjust the freespool drag for each lure, but it's so simple it's a non-issue. Just tighten it until the spool doesn't turn, and loosen it gradually until it just barely does, and then go a wee bit more. Unless and until you change lures, you're done.
Lack of line twist is a HUGE benefit. Without those spiral coils of line between rod and lure, you see and feel many, many more bites. You have no idea how "springy" line is with a spinning reel until you use an inline.
I find that they are a bit large and heavy if used on the lightest, shortest rods. But for all others, they're just fine. I don't use a tent, so I can use longer rods. I have my inline on a 40" rod that was formerly the tip section of a 9-WT fly rod and it's perfect there.
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You do have to adjust the freespool drag for each lure, but it's so simple it's a non-issue. Just tighten it until the spool doesn't turn, and loosen it gradually until it just barely does, and then go a wee bit more. Unless and until you change lures, you're done.
Lack of line twist is a HUGE benefit. Without those spiral coils of line between rod and lure, you see and feel many, many more bites. You have no idea how "springy" line is with a spinning reel until you use an inline.
I find that they are a bit large and heavy if used on the lightest, shortest rods. But for all others, they're just fine. I don't use a tent, so I can use longer rods. I have my inline on a 40" rod that was formerly the tip section of a 9-WT fly rod and it's perfect there.
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