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| Was wondering what your thoughts on IPT are? Is more always better or do you find slower IPT reels to have some useful scenarios as well? |
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Location: ontario | Ipt will determine the speed u can move ur lure. jerking baits makes slack line so a HIGH ipt is preferred to pick up that slack FAST. For slow rolling or even some top water applications a LOW ipt is preferred to move the bait SLOW. Typically lower ipt reels are associated with lower gear ratios and reels with high ipt are associated with higher gear ratios. |
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Location: oswego, il | It has been discussed here many times, wars have been fought over it, there is nothing more important in this world than IPT or as I prefer to call it IPC(inches per crank). |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Hiya,
I would say the importance of inches per turn/crank is totally lure dependent. Slow moving lures like a hog wobbler or creeper a lower number is better as with those baits, the slower you go, the better they can become, depending on the fish.
Now, lets say you are in prime/peak periods like that mid July time....burning blades can be dynamite. In this case, a higher number is better to get those baits moving as fast as you can, given the reel can handle the bait. Throwing twin 10's with a bass reel and high gear ratio will quickly shorten the life of the gears, but throw that big twin 10 with a reel designed for it and designed to go fast, you have a great combination...especially with a power handle that is longer than the twin paddle handles or standard handles. It may be a touch harder to turn and can wear you out at the rod, but your muscles will build and they can handle it....
If you are looking to have one reel to cover lots of situations, then I would go bigger on the reel and higher on the gear ratio. You can go slow with high gear reels, but it will feel like you are being extremely slow with the crank...which is fine. It is just really easy to over crank things, so one has to stay mindful of turning sometimes painfully slow. Many would probably recommend a 500 tranx HG, and if you don't want to go that fast, a PG. I went with an HG last year and couldn't be more happier. I put a power handle on it, and that thing is awesome!! For me, though...it is a dedicated twin-8 to twin-10 reel. It can be a touch bulky, but I don't need to move the rod too much as I am usually burning those blades in.
I have other reels that fit the bill for lures requiring more subtle retrieves, or more movement of the rod.
In most circles, I'd assume guys/gals will have at least 2 different set ups, with one set up for faster lures, one or more for slower lures.
Steve
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| So I have a 7.1.1 Lexa pulling 34+ per turn that I plan on using for a lot of my applications. But I also have a winch that pulls 22” per turn. Was thinking the winch might be good in early spring to slow roll or slow crank baits. I am thinking of having three set ups the Lexa, a 28” per turn and the winch. Going to pair the reels with an 8’ MH and two 7’6” heavy fast rods. What do you guys think? Will this cover my needs decently? Thanks in advance. |
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| Inches per turn are about as important as it gets when taking reels. One thing up above I disagree with is I would use a higher gear ratio on slow moving top waters cause they don’t put much resistance in and sometimes a fish will charge you so keeping up is important. Or to burn it back when it’s not in fish holing zone anymore. |
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Location: Aurora | ToddM - 12/21/2017 5:48 AM
It has been discussed here many times, wars have been fought over it, there is nothing more important in this world than IPT or as I prefer to call it IPC(inches per crank).
LESS FILLING !!!
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| If I were you I would get rid of the winch just way too slow I used it for about a week and just too slow....Slowest I use is 27IPT and seems like a crawl...Id get a burner reel something picking up 38IPT or More.... |
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| Makes me wonder if people even caught fish before we had HS reels. People seem to think if you are not burning baits you wont catch fish. |
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Location: Aurora | For those that have a winch and aren't happy with the gearing, I'd suggest changing the gears in the winch to 5's or 6's.
Calling Abu and giving them the reel seat foot # from the reel tells them what particular gear set to send as some have varying drag diameters. It's around $40 and something you can swap out yourself.
For me, the winch seems to hold up longer and has fewer issues than the NaCl version had with binding/sticky cast button & release mechanisms, and power handle engaging issues during the cast that i've experienced and others have expressed in past posts also. Lightly used winches can be had for half the price of a used NaCl. |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | jvlast15 - 12/22/2017 8:32 AM
Makes me wonder if people even caught fish before we had HS reels. People seem to think if you are not burning baits you wont catch fish.
Sure we did...but with the newer technology out there, the higher gear ratios have made it possible to go faster, and there is absolutely no doubt about it...speed is an awesome trigger!! It's as simple as that. And...to be able to go fast with big lures?...all the better at times!! All depends on what the fish want, and with more options out there, you can tailor to what feels good for you while fishing.
I started fishing for these critters when all that was really out there was the Ambassadeur 5000 - 7000 series made in Sweden. They had something like a 4.6:1 ratio and did just fine. They were not speed demons, but they got the job done. But...the largest lures available at that time were along the lines of an 8" reef hawg and in blades...a Mepps Giant Killer Tandem.
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