Reverse on Spinning Reels??

[fishyman]

what the hell is it used for?

any of you guys have any idea what its used for/actually use it.

its somethign that ive never bothered with but it now has me puzzeled

[kevinchen19870316]

good question.

Some, i mean SOME england carp anglers actually always put the drag tight and use reverse to play the fish.

but seriously i don't see lure fishermen using reverse now.

[fishyman]

i say they should just get rid of it and make reels lighter.

[pinkey]

well once i had this realy crappy reel, the drag broke and for some reason it was always on reverse, when ever a fish took a decant run the reel would start viciously winding backwards ha ha was quite amusing...

[buzzid]

hey guys,

i actually find that it comes in handy, maybe just coz i'm an idiot, but i often reel in to far and hit the top guide with either lure, sinker or big ugly knot. i find it hard to lift the bale over to release line and annoying to release drag pressure or pull on braid with my soft tender hands hehehe, so i simple slip the reel into reverse and away i go. in summing up, i'd be buggered without it.

buzz

[Feral]

Buzz you must have some good drag dialed up if its that hard on the hands to peel off some line! Mind you it is one of the reasons I use baitcasters on my shark outfits, flick on the rear drag and peel line off easy!

Why not have it, no weight advantage in changing the reels so they can not work in reverse, only a very small switch on most reels, which you would still need to be present in the \"off\" posdition to stop reverse working.

A lot of people leave the bail arm open instead when drifting baits out, having it in reverse can sometimes be enough friction to stop the line coming off.

[Dinodadog]

Kim Bain wtote an article in one of the mags not long ago. Was something along the lines of you use it to keep tension on the line when releasing a bait or lure so you can see or feel the strike quicker. You slow wind the reel backwards to feed the line out under tension. The best I can explain it.

Dino

[fishyman]

well ill just glue it in off position

[Nastymind]

Alot of higher end reels such as Saltiga have scrapped it altogether. Except in the surf range.

Reason being, to eliminate unnecessary features that could potentially flaw.

Another example of this (in Saltiga) is the mechanism that clunks the bail arm over when it's open and the handle is wound.

[fishyman]

thanks for that nastymind

[Tim a]

I use it when bait jigging, then you don't have to keep flicking the bail arm over.

[Feral]

Tim a wrote:

I use it when bait jigging, then you don't have to keep flicking the bail arm over.

Thats what baitcasters are for! Love em for jigging!

[Tim a]

I don't have a salt water bait caster otherwise I would too!

[Feral]

There is a difference? all that loot you blokes spend on your gear and you cant use it in salt water? try Ebay mate!

[Tim a]

Haha Feral, Its made with different components to make it lighter, the downside is the components don't last in the salt. And it came from ebay too!