Little Green Fish
Sealiner
Hi Guys
Thought I'd let you know how I got rid of the frustrating phenomenon known as Overwinds using my Baitcasting reel.
Reel your lure (entire rig) up close to the tip of your rod. Thighten your cast control on the right fully and loosen magnetic drag on the left completely. Now hold the rod at about 60[suP]0[/suP] press your cast lever and slowly start loosening your cast control on the right so that your lure slowly travels down to mother earth at a rate of about three seconds per meter. Once there, thighten your magnetic drag on the left to almost full or full, reel up the lure and cast and it should not overwind at all even if you do not have your thumb on the spool. If not, repeat the process and ensure that your lure falls down to earth slower than before, you'll eventually figure out what the speed should be.
Please, remember that you need to repeat this process for every lure type/weight and rig type/weight that you change. If you only replace your ripped lure with another exactly the same then it isn't necessary to go through this process again.
Saved me countless hours of sorting out the ensuing "Kraaines" as a result of an unwanted and very unwelcome Overwind.
Try it, it works.
Happy Hunting those LGF's
LGF
Thought I'd let you know how I got rid of the frustrating phenomenon known as Overwinds using my Baitcasting reel.
Reel your lure (entire rig) up close to the tip of your rod. Thighten your cast control on the right fully and loosen magnetic drag on the left completely. Now hold the rod at about 60[suP]0[/suP] press your cast lever and slowly start loosening your cast control on the right so that your lure slowly travels down to mother earth at a rate of about three seconds per meter. Once there, thighten your magnetic drag on the left to almost full or full, reel up the lure and cast and it should not overwind at all even if you do not have your thumb on the spool. If not, repeat the process and ensure that your lure falls down to earth slower than before, you'll eventually figure out what the speed should be.
Please, remember that you need to repeat this process for every lure type/weight and rig type/weight that you change. If you only replace your ripped lure with another exactly the same then it isn't necessary to go through this process again.
Saved me countless hours of sorting out the ensuing "Kraaines" as a result of an unwanted and very unwelcome Overwind.
Try it, it works.
Happy Hunting those LGF's
LGF