Voltiq Reel Hype

[shorthairsrus]

What da h lot of hype. Anyone buy one yet? Reminds me of when daiwa came out with the magforce. No backlash so they say. Why would u have an adjustment at all? They show no thumb on spool just like daiwa did back in the day. I free spool 99% time. If the new reel is perfect then why the adjustment?

 

[luvcatchingbass]

Is the Shimono Curado DC still a thing? I remember seeing those back when I was getting into baitcasters, not very price friendly for a beginner coming out of college.
I stand by my electrical tape trick. Run 100-150ft of line out, put a piece of tape across the spool and reel the line back up. It really helps the oops backlash or while still learning how to control the reel by stopping it and being able to either pull it out or easily cut it out and reset it.

 

[risingsun]

I stand by my only using a spinning reel trick. I made a mess once with a buddies baitcaster. Was the last time.

 

[luvcatchingbass]

I stand by my only using a spinning reel trick. I made a mess once with a buddies baitcaster. Was the last time.

Sometimes I just like throwing a little bit of excitement into my day of relaxation. If I don't have electric tape on a baitcast reel I like to sing Danger Zone while I am casting and play clips of various high speed come-a-parts or wrecks in 1980-90's fashion in my head

 

[tdismydog]

I have a kid that has watched too many yt bass fishermen. He wanted a bait-caster, bought said bait-caster for his birthday. Birthday was the last week of march, I am pretty sure I am on my 5th re spool for him..... #deathtobaitcasters

 

[SDMF]

Is the Shimono Curado DC still a thing? I remember seeing those back when I was getting into baitcasters, not very price friendly for a beginner coming out of college.
I stand by my electrical tape trick. Run 100-150ft of line out, put a piece of tape across the spool and reel the line back up. It really helps the oops backlash or while still learning how to control the reel by stopping it and being able to either pull it out or easily cut it out and reset it.

I still have a NIB Shimano Calcutta DC LH retrieve on a shelf, never have given it a whirl. That said, I can toss a bait caster pretty fair. Less energy and movement required to toss a bait, less fatigue, better accuracy, better distance control, exponentially less line-twist, I LOVE a good bait caster.

 

[SDMF]

What da h lot of hype. Anyone buy one yet? Reminds me of when daiwa came out with the magforce. No backlash so they say. Why would u have an adjustment at all? They show no thumb on spool just like daiwa did back in the day. I free spool 99% time. If the new reel is perfect then why the adjustment?

Your only hope in Asia or the Pacific Rim to NOT end up with a hunk of dogshit is Japan. Reels are ‘Bout like boots, doesn’t matter what the box says, who put their name on it, it’s still dogshit.

 

[CatDaddy]

I have a kid that has watched too many yt bass fishermen. He wanted a bait-caster, bought said bait-caster for his birthday. Birthday was the last week of march, I am pretty sure I am on my 5th re spool for him..... #deathtobaitcasters

Have you tuned the reel correctly for what he's casting? I'm a newbie to baitcasters and this helped me a ton.

 

[svnmag]

I have a kid that has watched too many yt bass fishermen. He wanted a bait-caster, bought said bait-caster for his birthday. Birthday was the last week of march, I am pretty sure I am on my 5th re spool for him..... #deathtobaitcasters

Fill the reel with 6/20 braid at proper level. Tie on (Palomar Knot) a quality "saltwater rated" bbl swivel, attach a 4/6in leader of your choice of material (if braid ALWAYS Palomar--SCREW everything "else"). Pike cut braid like tissue paper. Be inventive of the presentation (wire) attached to the swivel: Spool depth will be preserved for years: The later "hairs" don't make a shit and Sharpie makes the markers to camo if necessary.

Anyways; send the kid out in the yard to practice casting with diminishing weight when one is "easy".

Braid backlashes can be 99% unfucked with patience. Mono will fuck your day.

Teach the kid how to fight a fish by being the target. The "lure" should land at your toes. Grab the weight, "fight" and coach/explain "things" all the way back to the toes. Try to create slack as things progress. This is by no means exclusive to BC.

Be creative. Preserve the spool. Fly fishermen know.

That is all.