Spinning setup

The old & renouned Zebco/Abu Cardinal series spinning reels all had rear
drags, and theirs was as good as any I ever saw.
--
Bob Rickard
(AKA Dr. Spinnerbait)
www.secretweaponlures.com
--------------------------=x O')))


"go-bassn" wrote in message
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Do they still make rear drag spinning reels?

Warren

"Steve & Chris Clark" wrote in message
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Front or rear drag is all a mental thing. Using the anti reverse
setting
on
a reel is required in both ways of adjusting the drag. Always set your
drag
lighter, if you can, then when the anti reverse does it thing the line
won't
take all the strain. You have to train your brain that there is only a
perceived problem. "Obsessive compulsive disorder". Talk to it like a
little kid and retrain it. Brain, it's OK that the drag is in the
front,
it's AUK that the drag is in the front ;-) Once the anti reverse is
engaged
both front and rear drags are exactly the same to adjust. The handle
stops
and it won't getcha. It's just that one is in the front and the brain's
perception is your hand will get tangled in the line or interfere with
it
coming off of the spool. It's just the brain being stupid, is all.
Well,
mine, anyways ;-) Doesn't this make sense when you think about it?
Front
drag is the better drag, of the two, so over ride the brain and make it
do
what it doesn't want to do. The brain's an idiot.
--
Stony
"Bob Rickard" wrote in message
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Rear drags are a little easier to adjust while playing a fish, but
front
drags are far smoother and work better due to larger contact areas of
the
actual drag contact surfaces.
--
Bob Rickard
(AKA Dr. Spinnerbait)
www.secretweaponlures.com
--------------------------=x O')))


"Bucket Mouth" wrote in message
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I was looking at Shimano Spirex and Solstace. Anybody use either of
these?

They both come in front drag or rear drag. Not to sound too
ignorant,
but what is the difference between front and rear drag?







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Now that you mention those Bob, I think My dad has a couple of those
squirreled away somewhere, you just gave me something to do! Thanks!
--
Stony
"Bob Rickard" wrote in message
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The old & renouned Zebco/Abu Cardinal series spinning reels all had rear
drags, and theirs was as good as any I ever saw.
--
Bob Rickard
(AKA Dr. Spinnerbait)
www.secretweaponlures.com
--------------------------=x O')))



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Shimano does still make rear drag for some of thier spinning reels.

Bob wrote:
The old & renouned Zebco/Abu Cardinal series spinning reels all had rear
drags, and theirs was as good as any I ever saw.


I never could figure out what all the fuss was about those reels. They
didn't feel particularly smooth to me. but then again, they didn't have a
reversible handle and were not available with the crank on the right side,
so I couldn't use one anyway.

No skirted spool, no instant anti-reverse, no silent anti reverse, no
big anti twist line roller. no bad for a 70's reel. no good fror
2004.JMO

But using one on the water was a dream!
--
Bob Rickard
(AKA Dr. Spinnerbait)
www.secretweaponlures.com
--------------------------=x O')))

"AJH" wrote in message
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No skirted spool, no instant anti-reverse, no silent anti reverse, no
big anti twist line roller. no bad for a 70's reel. no good fror
2004.JMO

Yah, but if you come fishing with me on the wrong day with nightcrawlers:

"AJH" wrote in message
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No skirted spool,

The skirted spool was a good idea back when to many fishing lines were much
stiffer than today and would try to unwind themselves. I can remember when
Trilene XL first hit the market, nobody wanted to believe that any fishing
line could be that limp! And before that, we all thought that Trilene (Blue)
and Royal Bonnyl (Brown) were limp lines.

no instant anti-reverse, no silent anti reverse, no

I own 3 reels of various makes, purchased within the last 4 years, that I
have removed the anti-reverse from AND have cranked down the drag so tight
that you have no recourse except that you have to back pedal when you get a
biggun' on that wants to take off on you.

big anti twist line roller. no bad for a 70's reel. no good fror
2004.JMO

If you back pedal, then you cannot ever twist your line. What wants to cause
line twist is the way line comes off the reel when the drag slips and the
bail stays put, or even worse gets wound forward at the same time.

FYI;
I own 8 spinning reels that are as the designer/engineer wanted them, drag,
anti-reverse and anti-twist rollers. They have their place for most fishing
and will work wonders.

Cast far
Bob

AJH wrote in message
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No skirted spool, no instant anti-reverse, no silent anti reverse, no
big anti twist line roller. no bad for a 70's reel. no good fror
2004.JMO

I have a model 3 and a 4. The non-skirted spools were never a problem. The
non-silent anti-reverse is a major annoyance. The 3 is a terrible
line-twister, while the 4 never gave me a line problem. Unfortunately, some
of today's reels with the vaunted anti-twist line rollers have worse twist
than some reels without an anti-twist feature. Other than the twist on the
3, the only problem using these Cardinals today is fishing with the
anti-reverse disengaged; that backfires on me every once in a while.
Nevertheless, I never quite understood why these reels had a cult-like
following.

I have one I inherited when my dad died. He was right handed but this is a
lefty spinning reel. Not only does the crank mount on either side, the bail
spins the opposite direction of every other spinning reel I've seen,
clockwise. When I got it the spool was empty so I took it over to Ray's and
had them put some line on it and when I tried to use it the line was on
backwards. It's a true lefty spinning reel by design. It's an Abu Cardinal
and it's in killer shape, I don't know if it was ever really used but I
can't fish with it. The bail thing drives me nuts, I don't know how you
lefty's do it.

Rich P


"RichZ" wrote in message
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Bob wrote:
The old & renouned Zebco/Abu Cardinal series spinning reels all had rear
drags, and theirs was as good as any I ever saw.


I never could figure out what all the fuss was about those reels. They
didn't feel particularly smooth to me. but then again, they didn't have a
reversible handle and were not available with the crank on the right side,
so I couldn't use one anyway.