John Keane
Well-known member
Same for me
Don’t get tangles around the reel foot with a line guard.
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Same for me
Don’t get tangles around the reel foot with a line guard.
you can’t really do a decent Wallis cast with a line guard fitted.
Some interesting points being raised in this thread, useful for a centrepin newbie like me. So with my Speedia, a true pin, I should keep it horizontal for the trot to offer less resistance?
Some interesting points being raised in this thread, useful for a centrepin newbie like me. So with my Speedia, a true pin, I should keep it horizontal for the trot to offer less resistance?
JW Youngs (very recent model) - Check.
Bearings - Nope.
Greenheart (or any other obsolete nonsense) - Not a chance in hell.
Bearings aren't a holy grail for a centrepin, nor are they the work of Baelzebub. Not all true pins are antiques.
Youngs Atom.
Lovely looking reel but those handles!
I’m thinking of making a line guard for my Speedia and not sure where it will be best located, the positioning of yours would impede batting?
They probably wouldn't have been my choice. However, they look a lot better in the flesh and I've grown used to them.
Yes, it does impede batting, but I'm a finger through type anyway. I don't much like batting, except perhaps on a bearing reel without a line guard. However, it is possible to employ a strange kind of handle flick-cum-bat on a reel with a line guard fitted. If you think you are going to bat to retrieve, then it might be best if you don't fit a guard.
Won’t be a permanent fixture, just a little project to keep me occupied during rainy days. I was thinking of positioning it between 15 and 30 minutes past in clock face terms, wouldn't impede batting but will it do it’s intended job in such a position?
It is of the utmost importance that the reel is very free and fast running and of a size from 3½ to 4in. without any line guard.