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Preferred Gear Ratio
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04/16/15 04:15 AM
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CLedbetter
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I am still pretty new to LMB fishing and working on buying more rods and reels. All I have in my boat so far are at least 7.1:1 reels. Everytime I buy a new one I'm drawn to the fast gears...is this a problem? Should I have at least one 6.4:1? I find myself finesse fishing plastics a lot and throwing crankbaits, spinners, and chatter some too.
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Re: Preferred Gear Ratio
[Re: CLedbetter]
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04/16/15 04:42 AM
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cephusjoe
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I prefer 6:4 for an all around reel, very good for what you have mentioned above. I do like a 7:1 but not for cranking... Wears my shoulders out and eventually the reel
Mcurtain county okie
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Re: Preferred Gear Ratio
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04/16/15 05:12 AM
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timwins31
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I don't use anything over 6.4:1 for moving baits, it makes me work them way too fast. The only reels I have that are 7 or over are my hand to hand combat rigs, flipping sticks mostly. I like the high speed reels for fishing heavy cover so I can get the fish out of the crud as quickly as possible. Basically I use a 5 to 1 for cranking, 6.5 to 1 for general use, and 7 to 1 for heavy cover.
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Re: Preferred Gear Ratio
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04/16/15 06:09 AM
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Harleydude
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I don't use anything over 6.4:1 for moving baits, it makes me work them way too fast. The only reels I have that are 7 or over are my hand to hand combat rigs, flipping sticks mostly. I like the high speed reels for fishing heavy cover so I can get the fish out of the crud as quickly as possible. Basically I use a 5 to 1 for cranking, 6.5 to 1 for general use, and 7 to 1 for heavy cover. ^^^^^^^^what he said!
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Re: Preferred Gear Ratio
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04/16/15 06:25 AM
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Jay Kendrick
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I use 7:1 + gear ratio reels for everything with the exception of magnum deep diving crankbaits (10 XD's). I use 8:1's for flipping, pitching, frogging and ripping traps out of grass. I prefer high speed reels because they make me more efficient and allow me to quickly move my bait out of dead water for the next cast. If they made 10:1 reels I'd use them. You can always make yourself slow your reel handle down, or use your rod to move your bait slowly, but you can't make a slower reel move your bait faster.
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Re: Preferred Gear Ratio
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04/16/15 12:30 PM
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TanHner36
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I don't use anything over 6.4:1 for moving baits, it makes me work them way too fast. The only reels I have that are 7 or over are my hand to hand combat rigs, flipping sticks mostly. I like the high speed reels for fishing heavy cover so I can get the fish out of the crud as quickly as possible. Basically I use a 5 to 1 for cranking, 6.5 to 1 for general use, and 7 to 1 for heavy cover. This.
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Re: Preferred Gear Ratio
[Re: Harleydude]
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04/16/15 12:42 PM
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SteezMacQueen
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I don't use anything over 6.4:1 for moving baits, it makes me work them way too fast. The only reels I have that are 7 or over are my hand to hand combat rigs, flipping sticks mostly. I like the high speed reels for fishing heavy cover so I can get the fish out of the crud as quickly as possible. Basically I use a 5 to 1 for cranking, 6.5 to 1 for general use, and 7 to 1 for heavy cover. ^^^^^^^^what he said! another vote for the above!
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: Preferred Gear Ratio
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04/16/15 02:05 PM
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CLedbetter
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Thanks for all the advice! I think I will go ahead and pick up a 6.4:1 reel. Seems like based on what y'all are saying and what I have read, I should be using the lower gear ratio for my moving baits going forward.
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Re: Preferred Gear Ratio
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04/16/15 03:58 PM
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Jigfish
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for cranking deep I like the 5:4:1. Slow gear.
Thanks,
The weak call it obsession, the strong call it dedication! Jigfish
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Re: Preferred Gear Ratio
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04/16/15 04:05 PM
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fouzman
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7.9:1 for flipping, pitching, crig and bed fishing 6.3:1 for most moving baits and topwater 5:1 for deep cranking, strolling
"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
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Re: Preferred Gear Ratio
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04/16/15 04:17 PM
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Thad Rains
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I still use the old Curado B200B5s for most of my cranking, because I am trying for a different reaction strike than what Keith Combs does. When you bounce it over cover and let it set for a 1/2 a second, you can get slammed. Keith is trying to get a reaction strike by reeling fast and present a fleeting bait fish, to each his own. Hope this helps. I KNOW I feel better at the end of the day of cranking with the 5.1:1 vs. the 7.1:1 reel. Tried it and don't like it. Tight lines, keep safe and good luck.
Thad Rains
Tight lines, keep safe and good luck.
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