Paraffin and Power Pro

[RichG]

On another Fishing site, a fisherman was commenting that he had a lot of
"wind knots" occurring when casting.
Since I have a lot of small "backlashes" with my Shimano Chronarch reels,
spooled with Power Pro or Stren braid......I suggested that adding paraffin
to the line MIGHT help. I've listed below the results of my one night
trial...

"The Paraffin worked.....After a couple of hours of casting with a Shimano
Chronarch, and getting tiny "backlashes" every five or ten casts.....I put
the paraffin on.

FYI... my 'backlashes" were not the "pull out " kind. They were slight
"grabs" of the line whenever I cast into the wind. The lure would stop in
mid-air...and I'd pull line off the reel, but NO real backlashes ever
appeared. It seemed that the line was just too "rough" or "coarse" to let
the lure go smoothly to windward.


Anyhow, I added the paraffin by letting a ton of line out, and then reeling
back in, against pressure, with the line held tightly against the block of
wax.

Once that was done, my casting distance and smoothness into and also
with-the-wind increased dramatically. In 50 or so casts, I had ONE "tiny
backlash" like I was getting constantly before the addition of the wax to
the line.

I am going to swipe my wife's spray wax ( for floors and furniture, I guess)
and try spraying it on the spool the next time out. RichG"



--
RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN
http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners

[Dan, danl, danny boy, Redbeard, actually Greybeard]

Rich, I was having the same problem with my new 6.6' ultra light rod
and a 1500 Sahara Shimano reel. I went down to 8# Power pro from 20#
and it appears to have solved it. I may try waxing the 20# as I like
the heavier test for when a toothy critter hits my small lures, less
bite offs. Have you tested out any Teflon spray on a sample of Power
Pro? I'll have to try a test because I do have a few backlashes on my
Abus with 50# Pro. Not as often as you are talking about though.
Maybe I am throwing heavier lures? Any problems with waxy thumb?

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 03:29:28 GMT, "RichG"
> sent into the ether:

>On another Fishing site, a fisherman was commenting that he had a lot of
>"wind knots" occurring when casting.
>Since I have a lot of small "backlashes" with my Shimano Chronarch reels,
>spooled with Power Pro or Stren braid......I suggested that adding paraffin
>to the line MIGHT help. I've listed below the results of my one night
>trial...
>
>"The Paraffin worked.....After a couple of hours of casting with a Shimano
>Chronarch, and getting tiny "backlashes" every five or ten casts.....I put
>the paraffin on.
>
>FYI... my 'backlashes" were not the "pull out " kind. They were slight
>"grabs" of the line whenever I cast into the wind. The lure would stop in
>mid-air...and I'd pull line off the reel, but NO real backlashes ever
>appeared. It seemed that the line was just too "rough" or "coarse" to let
>the lure go smoothly to windward.
>
>
>Anyhow, I added the paraffin by letting a ton of line out, and then reeling
>back in, against pressure, with the line held tightly against the block of
>wax.
>
>Once that was done, my casting distance and smoothness into and also
>with-the-wind increased dramatically. In 50 or so casts, I had ONE "tiny
>backlash" like I was getting constantly before the addition of the wax to
>the line.
>
>I am going to swipe my wife's spray wax ( for floors and furniture, I guess)
>and try spraying it on the spool the next time out. RichG"


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[RichG]

I'm using 30 lb exclusively, so I don't know about other
diameters/strengths.

I was throwing fairly light spinner baits (not the most aerodynamic lures in
the world) directly into 15/20 mph gusty blasts. Downwind, I had a few
""catchcasts" ( not really backlashes), but none as bad as the SB against
the wind.

I have previously tried spraying both WD 40 and Silicone on the wound up
reel. Neither seemed to help for very long. The wax job may not last either.
I don't have enough hours on it to tell. Clearly if it helps as this
application did, and I can substitute spray wax....( Hell, I may even try
PAM..It'll smell like food for the fish! )....it would be a big help in the
wind, with light casts.

I almost exclusively use baitcasters, and I know that they are more of a
problem, but I'm from Texas and it's a Texas thing! Besides, I love them and
their control and the ability to use topwaters; walk the dog; etc. My
experiences with spin casting ( I've owned spinning reels since the original
Mitchell 300's & now own some Penns) leave me pretty cold.

No noticeable problems with "waxy thumb"...what should I be looking
for...slipping off of the reel; failure to hold the rod; unable to open the
tackle box...Ho Ho Ho???

Please do try the Teflon and let me ( us ) know the outcome. As a group we
can experiment with a lot of ideas.
RichG
--
RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN
http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners

"Dan, danl, danny boy, Redbeard, actually Greybeard now"
> wrote in message
...
> Rich, I was having the same problem with my new 6.6' ultra light rod
> and a 1500 Sahara Shimano reel. I went down to 8# Power pro from 20#
> and it appears to have solved it. I may try waxing the 20# as I like
> the heavier test for when a toothy critter hits my small lures, less
> bite offs. Have you tested out any Teflon spray on a sample of Power
> Pro? I'll have to try a test because I do have a few backlashes on my
> Abus with 50# Pro. Not as often as you are talking about though.
> Maybe I am throwing heavier lures? Any problems with waxy thumb?
>
> On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 03:29:28 GMT, "RichG"
> > sent into the ether:
>
> >On another Fishing site, a fisherman was commenting that he had a lot of
> >"wind knots" occurring when casting.
> >Since I have a lot of small "backlashes" with my Shimano Chronarch reels,
> >spooled with Power Pro or Stren braid......I suggested that adding
paraffin
> >to the line MIGHT help. I've listed below the results of my one night
> >trial...
> >
> >"The Paraffin worked.....After a couple of hours of casting with a
Shimano
> >Chronarch, and getting tiny "backlashes" every five or ten casts.....I
put
> >the paraffin on.
> >
> >FYI... my 'backlashes" were not the "pull out " kind. They were slight
> >"grabs" of the line whenever I cast into the wind. The lure would stop in
> >mid-air...and I'd pull line off the reel, but NO real backlashes ever
> >appeared. It seemed that the line was just too "rough" or "coarse" to let
> >the lure go smoothly to windward.
> >
> >
> >Anyhow, I added the paraffin by letting a ton of line out, and then
reeling
> >back in, against pressure, with the line held tightly against the block
of
> >wax.
> >
> >Once that was done, my casting distance and smoothness into and also
> >with-the-wind increased dramatically. In 50 or so casts, I had ONE "tiny
> >backlash" like I was getting constantly before the addition of the wax to
> >the line.
> >
> >I am going to swipe my wife's spray wax ( for floors and furniture, I
guess)
> >and try spraying it on the spool the next time out. RichG"
>
>
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[RichG]

Strange, but the first message ( Paraffin and Power Pro) that I sent now
has an "attachment" that I DID NOT SEND! I will not open it , nor do I
think you should RichG

[RichG]

Strange, but the first message ( Paraffin and Power Pro) that I sent now
has an "attachment" that I DID NOT SEND! I will not open it , nor do I
think you should RichG

[alwaysfishking]

I scanned it and it's harmless, just a smily face. But as Rich says, open at
your own risk.
"RichG" > wrote in message
m...
> Strange, but the first message ( Paraffin and Power Pro) that I sent now
> has an "attachment" that I DID NOT SEND! I will not open it , nor do I
> think you should RichG
>
>
>

[alwaysfishking]

I scanned it and it's harmless, just a smily face. But as Rich says, open at
your own risk.
"RichG" > wrote in message
m...
> Strange, but the first message ( Paraffin and Power Pro) that I sent now
> has an "attachment" that I DID NOT SEND! I will not open it , nor do I
> think you should RichG
>
>
>

[Dan, danl, danny boy, Redbeard, actually Greybeard]

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 17:59:16 GMT, "RichG"
> sent into the ether:

>Strange, but the first message ( Paraffin and Power Pro) that I sent now
>has an "attachment" that I DID NOT SEND! I will not open it , nor do I
>think you should RichG
>
>
Never saw it here Rich.

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[Dan, danl, danny boy, Redbeard, actually Greybeard]

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 17:59:16 GMT, "RichG"
> sent into the ether:

>Strange, but the first message ( Paraffin and Power Pro) that I sent now
>has an "attachment" that I DID NOT SEND! I will not open it , nor do I
>think you should RichG
>
>
Never saw it here Rich.

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