I dont fish too many rivers here (£££££££) but have a similar problem when
playing fish.
SO I just got me a new reel. Its a Large Arbor and a Multiplier. It turns
the spool twice for each turn of the handle. Gets the line back on the reel
nice and quickly.
KP
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Goldsmith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 3:25 AM
Subject: [VFB] Line control and Large Arbor Reels
Listers,
I am wondering about line control when trout fishing on
rivers with current. I noticed when I was retrieving line
after catching a trout this past week, I frequently got all messed
up when the trout would start running into the line that I had
been hand retrieving. It made for quite a mess.
Even worse, after releasing the trout, my line would be way down stream and
tangled. It was a major pain to get the line untangled and then back
in place so I could cast again. Eventually, I started to get every fish on
the reel. I mostly used the "slap the reel" method to get the line back on
the reel and once I got caught up, I simply played and landed the fish using
the reel. I am quite used to doing this , because most of my saltwater fish
are landed on the reel.
It dawned on me that a large arbor reel would get the line back on the reel
more quickly.
So, I have two questions:
1. How do you land a fish on a river with current ? If you do not use the
reel, how do you control the excess line.
2. If you do use a reel, is it a large arbor?
Thanks,
JG
Jerry Goldsmith
Altamonte Springs, Fl
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