11-28-11, 12:34 PM | #26 |
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The Shimano braking design is very user friendly. It's about as close as you can get to set it & forget it.
IMO $250-$300 is the point of diminishing returns for baitcast reels.
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After I tricked out one of my c3's to the max I found the mass of the spool was too great to control with only the two brake blocks this reel was fitted with (newer models now have 6 brake blocks and an expensive lighter whiffle spool is available). I found I needed to under fill the spool and use a heavier oil in the bearings to give me the needed braking. All of a reel's parts should work to maximize the reel's efficiency not merely increase bearing counts, lower weight or increase smoothness. oe |
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It is not correct to say that a plastic framed reel is always going to be bad either.I use 2 old Team Daiwa TD2 reels for pitching jigs.They have a plastic frame but are rock solid performers.I used the TD1's until I pitched with a TD2.The wider spooled TD2 pitches jigs farther because the weight of the spool reduces the brake settings of the reel.The spool start up is slower and so there is no professional over runs or backlashes. I thumb the spool and slightly lift the rod tip to stop the momentum of the jig as it is about to enter the water surface, therefore I have very little spool tension control setting and it allows the jig tofall more freely and naturally through the water colum.The TD2 is plastic framed but it doesn't matter to me,they work flawlessly.
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