Neil Maidment
Moderator
I've generally favoured using the "backwind" method of giving line when playing a decent fish. But I think I'm converted to using the clutch now!
Spent yesterday playing around on my local commercial with my new toy, a little Shimano Stradic 1000FH (bought for a very cheap price in The States) and managed to land quite a few Carp up to around 14lbs.
I know it's a decent bit of kit and the engineering is of high quality but I was still suprised at how sensitive and smooth the clutch is.
I even changed the spool for lighter lines (from 6lb down to 4.5lb and then 3lb - the price included 1 spare spool and I managed to blag another from the salesman) and found it worked just as well.
Well impressed. I know you generally get what you pay for and I may have to invest in something similar if I want to replicate it but it's a real pleasure to use.
Will still use the ultimate control measure for the margins though.... my trusty centrepin and thumb/fingers!
Spent yesterday playing around on my local commercial with my new toy, a little Shimano Stradic 1000FH (bought for a very cheap price in The States) and managed to land quite a few Carp up to around 14lbs.
I know it's a decent bit of kit and the engineering is of high quality but I was still suprised at how sensitive and smooth the clutch is.
I even changed the spool for lighter lines (from 6lb down to 4.5lb and then 3lb - the price included 1 spare spool and I managed to blag another from the salesman) and found it worked just as well.
Well impressed. I know you generally get what you pay for and I may have to invest in something similar if I want to replicate it but it's a real pleasure to use.
Will still use the ultimate control measure for the margins though.... my trusty centrepin and thumb/fingers!