confused?

[BigBurlyBass]

OK, so Skeet Reese's 7.0:1 gear ratio baitcasting reel brings in 27.5 inches of line per turn of the handle, now the 6.2:1 gear ratio reel brings in 23.5 inches of line so what I am wondering is this reel is on the "slower" side so I should get the 7.0:1 gear ratio for the more speed, which is actually 6.4:1 gear ratio's inches per turn. It is slower than most 7.0:1 gear raito reels, but does it have any more tourk? the 6.2:1 is really slow, it has the speed of a 5.3:1 gear ratio speed. so should I go with more speed or tourk on this one?


Thanks.

[BigBassin144]

This must be a preference of Skeets because his signature Revo with 6.4:1 reels in 24 IPT.

The long handles will give you more torque, as will a lower gear. It depends on what you're doing with the reel. If you're fishing cranks, I'd go with the lower IPTs. Anything else, I'd go with the higher IPT. I actually like something around 32" for jigs, worms, etc. and around 28" for things like spinnerbaits.

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[Pharticus]

Where are you getting these #'s?

A 7.0 means the spool turns 7x's per revolution of the handle. Is the circumference of the spool REALLY 4"? I haven't seen the thing, but that seems way too big.

[BigBurlyBass]

I will Be using It for mostly everything, BUT, cranks

[BigBassin144]

Originally Posted by Pharticus

Where are you getting these #'s?

A 7.0 means the spool turns 7x's per revolution of the handle. Is the circumference of the spool REALLY 4"? I haven't seen the thing, but that seems way too big.

Where did you get 4" from?

Originally Posted by BigBurlyBass

I will Be using It for mostly everything, BUT, cranks

Then I'd go with the higher IPT.

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[Pharticus]

Originally Posted by BigBassin144

Where did you get 4" from?

28" per crank divided by 7 spool rotations = 4"

[BigBassin144]

Originally Posted by Pharticus

28" per crank divided by 7 spool rotations = 4"

ah, ok. I guess I didn't think of that. DOH! lol. Anyways, that seems feasible, since the diameter would be approximately 1-1/4" if the circumference in 4".

To answer your original question, the retrieve rates are provided by the manufacturer and can be found on some retail sites like BPS.

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[BigBurlyBass]

Yeah the higer inches per turn still should have a good amount of tourk because of the longer handle right? why, because I have a citica in a 6.4:1 ratio, and throwing a spinner bait on that the handle is pretty hard to turn, and so since the 7.0:1 has less tourk I don't want the handle to be really hard to turn but the longer handle should make up for the gear ratio right?

[MississippiBoy]

You've got a good grasp on it, I think. Longer handle, less inches per turn retrieval speed, and a lower gear ratio will all gain you more torque, with less speed. Whether or not an X.X:1 ratio reel with Y amount of IPT with a Z length handle will give you less/more torque/speed than a A.A:1 ratio reel with B amount of IPT with a C length handle is hard to judge.
All three measurements change the amount of effort needed to turn the handle. Whether a 7.0:1 ratio reel with a longer handle will be the same as a 6.4:1 with a shorter handle is anybody's guess, but the longer handle will help.

[BigBassin144]

Yeah, MB's right. It'd be hard to tell you how the torque of THAT 7:1 reel with the long handle would compare to say the Citica. You'd have to run the numbers through some fancy math formula that maybe NFE can tell us.

I can tell you the 6.4:1 Skeet Reese Revo with the long handle cranks very easy. I don't know how much is due to the long handle though.

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[BigBurlyBass]

OK, It is looking like I am going to be getting the 7.0:1 because most topwaters you use the rod tip same with jerbaits and jigs and worms it is just the spinner bait that I am concerned about but... o well, haha. Welp, then I am hoping the longer handle will make up for the loss of tourk, It should,

[MississippiBoy]

Realistically, unless you're throwing something with a lot of drag, like a big deep-diving crankbait or a spinnerbait with a huge Colorado-style blade, the 7.0:1 will work just fine. 6.x:1 ratio reels are considered pretty much the "all-purpose" reels, with the slower 5.3:1 or so reels used for the high-drag lures, and the 7.0:1 "burners" used for something you really want to reel fast, such as waking spinnerbaits just below the surface.

[BigBurlyBass]

23.5 inches per turn would make it harder to do certain techniques like jerkbaits and topwaters and worms cause you use the rod tip so a faster gear ratio would be better, but, I should be able to get away with the 7.0:1 because most of the time I will be reeling in just to pick up the slack line. I am not concerned about fighting the fish either.

[MississippiBoy]

We're saying the same thing....

[BigBurlyBass]

OK. Thanks for your guys help i am gonna get the 7.0:1 gear ratio. I am glad that when I wen't to gander mountain they only had the 7.0:1 ratio cause I would have already had the 6.2:1 if they had them, but now I will go back to get the 7.0:1. haha

[bamabassman]

<<<still ocnfused, BWAHAAHAHAHHAHAHA!!! not really.

[BigBurlyBass]

Hahahahahaha Nope not any more hahaha Thanks guys