ot casting reels

Just chase the fish. Biggest salmon I ever hooked was on 6# on a Diawa
spinner. Throwing rattletraps for 3-6# stripers and a 40+ salmon took the
trap. 2 hours and 10 minutes later the line broke where it was rubbing the
gill raker. Had the fish to the boat 3 times and partner said it was not
ready to net. Hell, I was ready. I have landed 38# salmon on 12# in the
river and this fish was much bigger. We land lots of ocean chinooks and a
few silvers (silvers must be released) on 12# line on baitcasters. I use a
TLD-10 most of the time, but also my Browning, and 6500 abu.
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"Gone Angling" wrote in message
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You can also get spooled by a foul hooked fish. They swim stronger and
faster
and you don't have the leaverage to turn them around.

Upgrade to a 4000 or 5000, have caught lots of Chinook on them. Also sounds
like you had a tackle mismatch rod wise. Casting reels have better drags
usually and are stronger because the line comes straight off the reel
instead of making the 90 degree bend, but their drags change as line goes
out just like spinning reels, you can't beat physics. That said me 2000s
will hold anything my light spinning rods will hold. Some class records have
been broken lately on 6 1/2 ft Loomis rods, Stella 2500 reels and 6 to 8 lb
line.

His current tackle far exceeds his angling skills..He buys Snoopy
outfits from Wal Mart..





I fish therefore I lie

Rich, you have class. I know this guy can seem frustrating, but we
really don't know his situation in life. Some have gone so far as to
suggest he kill himself, not having any idea what his daily life is
like. I know that at least lately he has tried to stay on topic and
seems sincere in his wish to learn more about fishing. I don't pretend
to be an expert fisherman, If I were I probably wouldn't be reading this
newsgroup so much. I am here to learn from guys like you and I
appreciate the info you provide. Anyway, I'm sure you will get some
grief for your post from some, and I wanted to let you know that at
least one of us sees your responding as a class act.

To those of you that can't stand to read Al's posts, a killfile is very
easy to use.

Henry

I think it is a conundrum. It is likely an operator problem. Rich is
somewhat right about the reel, in my opinion, it is a Spirex and it likely
is the one with a rear drag. I have two of them and do not use them except
to provide them for the young inexperienced people to use because they have
the trigger.
Al Crumrine

"Gone Angling" wrote in message
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Richz
I said the bail jerks open momentarily. It then closes but it is quite a
jerking action. The fish pulls harder than the drag will allow and the
reel
goes into a backreeling mode. I don't have the anti-reverse engaged
because the
line would snap and i would surely lose the fish, The reel is a shimano
spirex
2000