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Posts: 114
Location: Kingston, Ontario | Pretty new to throwing large size baits and have been trying to experiment with different braking setups to see what is best. Any recommendations on setup for centrifugal + cast control systems? I'm having the most trouble (birds nests) when switching from large to smaller or vice versa. To solve the problem I went to 4 out of 6 brakes engaged and then just adjust the cast control for the size of lure. So far so good but definitely lost some casting distance with that setup that would be nice to get back.
Any general rules I should be working with? More brakes for bigger lures, less for small? |
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Posts: 1405
Location: Detroit River | I leave my brakes set for my lighter lures & just use my thumb more when throwing the larger lures. When throwing Bull Dawgs I keep my thumb very lightly on the spool the whole time & don't have issues with casting distance or backlashes. |
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Location: Wayzata, MN | Try adjusting the spool friction as well - that's usually the big silver knob on the handle/brake side. It's not just a matter of braking, but if there isn't enough friction you will get over run all the time.
When are you getting rats nests? Early in the cast or at the end? |
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Posts: 97
Location: Pickering, ON | I've found the brakes to be useless in Musky reels, and rely on the cast control/spool tension knob and my own thumb. |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | My Cast Control knob on the side of the reel I never touch, it is set so the spool has no side play, when U tighten down the Cast Control knob tight, U will have to reel in harder also. I will set the spool brakes at 2-3 for light baits and 4-6 for heavy baits. I have rod and reel setups for most baits so I don't have to change the spool brakes much. Use your thumb and keep the line tight on the spool, at the end of each day when I'm running back to the dock at speed in my boat I will run out all my line in the water and rewind the line tight back on the spool. Also on Shimano reels they have 4 different color spool brakes, gray is the heavy one, then green, pink, and smoke as the lightest, so U can play around with different color/weight spool brakes for your style of casting. On some reels like the Toro they have fiber washers in the cast control knob so if U tighten them down to much U will dipple them and your spool will be off to one side, ALWAYS keep your Cast Controll just tight enough so the spool does not have any side play. Also on XXX rods that have no flex in the tip U will have to be very easy on your casts, do not try to bomb a cast with rods that have no flex with the tip. |
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Location: Minnesota: where it's tough to be a sportsfan! | train your thumb...with most rod/reel combos you can cast beyond your hookset ability. Watched that happen on a big fish last year...bomb cast fish did her best to hang herself too but came unbuttoned on a jump. |
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