Fishing Reel
Posted by fallenx888x on Sunday, November 13, 2011
A fishing reel is a round spool device mounted on an axle attached to a
rod called a fishing rod. Its purpose is to deploy and retrieve the line
for catching fish, plain and simple.All reels will hold your line. A
reel body can be made of plastic, aluminum, steel, or graphite. Which is
better depend on the kind of fishing you want to do. Plastic is great
for the beginner and children who want to get in on the enjoyment of
catching fish, as far that goes. For the more experienced fisherman,
aluminum is the way to go, because of its durability for rigorous
fishing. You may be dropping your rod at times or maybe it will fall
over, get bumped up against something, or something else could happen.
You never know.Secondly, lighter is better, so they say. If you are
interested, take a look at Fishing Reel.
Again, all reels are not made the same. What kind of fishing you will
be doing will determine what you need. The reel with fewer parts, the
better. Why, you might ask? Because you will have a lessened chance of a
mechanical failure.The drag rate, gear ratio and spool size also play
an important part in reel selection. When I first purchased a fishing
reel combo at a local store back in the 80's I had no idea, back then,
of the little things that can make a difference. I would see others
casting their line way out there, and it seemed that mine did not cast
as far. In the back of my mind, I often wondered why. Sure, I tried
weights and so on, but it all starts with your fishing gear. Some reels
are better than others. So keep that in mind before you purchase your
first or next reel. Remember that you get what you pay for. Your reel
should deploy your line smoothly, with ease.One other thing you should
know is that there are a few different types of reels
out there that vary in size and purpose. There are Spinning reels,
which are most popular in use today, for spin casting, which is great
for children and the beginner. There is bait casting used by anglers who
want to cast larger baits and catch big fish. Of course, there are the
Fly fishing reels that have fewer parts. There are also Specialized
reels you see mounted on boats.Finally the most important part of the
fishing reel is the gears. It keep things smooth for you. The gears
determine how many revolutions the spool makes. You know, when you hook a
fish, you start to reel it in and pull back on your rod and reel in
some more, that's the drag system that's applying the pull on your
hooked fish.Until next time, Good Luck & God Bless. For more info,
visit Fishing Reel.