gear ratio

[flfireman]

This is an awesome message board. I have learned so much from you guys. As a female angler who absolutely loves to fish, sometimes people do not tell you what you need to know. Please explain what gear ratio is and how it works. Thanks

[BassNva]

welcome to the board.don't step in the BS.gear ratio is the number of turns the spool makes in relation to the number of turns of the handle.for example a 5:1 ratio would be one turn of the handle,the spool would turn 5 times.the higher the ratio the faster you can retrieve your line.in some situations a low gear ratio comes in handy,other times a faster retrieve in necessary.
hope this helped a little :-/

[Rich]

Welcome to the forum!

To add a little to what Tom said, the lower the gear ratios are good for baits like crankbaits where winching power is more important than speed, where the higher gear ratios are good for fast moving lures like a buzzbait.

Don't let these guys fool you-the fur does fly on occasion, but they are a great bunch of folks. They even know how to fish a little bit ;D.

[Rob Mak]

welcome to the funny farm watch your step-it may come up gooey.


zooker

[fredhatch]

They have covered the gear ratio. Welcome aboard. Take the wheels off your computer chair- Its wintertime and the hot air blows a lot this time of year. 8)

[jeffman]

QUEEN,

You will note that most of the warm (HOT) air eminates from the sunshine state!!!

JackL

[fredhatch]

Some of that may be true, but the northeners w/ cabin fever seem to blow harder Nov-Feb.

[Rob Mak]

i have to agree with hose holder on the warm wind blowing between them to months.

oh queen if you know any good sercert spots on falls lake DO NOT tell them to bassman 30.


zooker

[profishermenkid16]

FishingQueen, If your not married ,please send pictures of your truck and bass boat. I am willing to devorce in a moments notice.(wife doesn't fish ;D ) P N J

[profishermenkid16]

Flowerfireman, What the h@ll was that suposed to mean?Your mission is to put the fires out not fan the flames. ;D Oh never mind I ain't got no cabin , just a slight fever. Is it really true about the statistics saying a large percentage of fires started were by firemen ? :P P N J

[ALAN_RAMSEY]

hey little-sister-Queen!!!!carefull of all the bull!!
nice to see ya in the forem!! gear ratio's already covered

[fredhatch]

If you believe everything you read then we need to start over. Yeah Im sure theres fireman who start fires. But some of us have way to much pride in what we do. 8)

[macgyver]

Welcome to the addiction hall of fame, watch out for the bait monkey or you could turn into one of us

Lizards

[profishermenkid16]

Lizard, Thats a terrible thing to hope the poor girl turns into a lizard. ??? ???I can't imagine what you say about your mother in law. ;D P N J