mikench
Well-known member
Something else for me to try if and when fishing is resumed.
I'm a shameless and unrepentant backwinder....probably because I grew up in an era when clutches were as sticky as hell. The clutches on my reels are almost all screwed down tight.
I'm perfectly content backwinding. It feels natural to me and I can't honestly recall it ever costing me a fish.
Just think how much more efficient backwinding would be with a double handled reel? :wh
Modern Shimano clutches are so good that I am always happy to rely on them.
Is there a better feeling (outside of the bedroom) than seeing and feeling a through action rod take on a severe battle curve whilst hearing a well adjusted clutch whizz as a good fish goes on it’s first run?
Like a few on here I tend to use a pin much more often than a f/s and 100% for trotting. That isn't because my f/s reels are inadequate, most of them are the original Japanese Shimanos, and work beautifully. It's personal preference and my belief that you have the best control over big fish on light gear once you instinctively know/feel the limits of how your setup behaves under stress...................
Enough of that Ian or I'll start a thread on 'what is the best line'...........................
Winding power, spool sizes and robust bail arms is the short answer. For me, a clutch is utterly superfluous and could be dispensed with by the manufacturer.WHY SPEND ALL THAT MONEY, on a reel with gears and fine clutches, only not use them? You may as well buy a reel simply to store line, Oh yea! a centrepin sure now you're talking. I was taught to set a clutch from the start, just a little before the line would break, its a feeling you cannot explain? I cannot remember a line breaking. Normally if I break, its curly tail at the spade end, or where any join is on the rig TBH. Its why for people like myself a good clutch is vital.