Anyone ever seen a BPS qualifier spool without holes?

sharrison · 08-25-11, 02:57 PM

I bought a 5.2-1 PQ a few months back and never paid much attention to it untill last night when I was respooling it. I noticed the spool is a bit smaller in the center then any other PQ i've had/seen and has no holes, just dimples.

Was new in the box from BPS..

Thanks

Jrob78 · 08-25-11, 03:12 PM

The lower gear ratio PQ's have deep spools with no holes.

sharrison · 08-25-11, 03:16 PM

Thanks alot for the info. It's the first 5.2-1 PQ i've bought so it puzzled me..

Jrob78 · 08-25-11, 03:21 PM

Yeah, I wondered the same thing when I bought a 5.2. The 4.7 and 5.2 have the deep spools, the 6.4 and 7.1 have shallow wiffle spools.

DVT Mike · 09-04-11, 01:34 AM

This because low speed reels are for techniques where you are casting for distance. THe heavier spool stores inertia which aids in longer casts. A wiffle spool is lighter and will start spinning easier making them better for lighter baits and softer casts like flipping.

wallywallace · 09-04-11, 02:12 PM

hey, dont mean to hijack, but how wold you spool somthing like that, i bought a cheap one at a yard sale, and having looked at it, i am confused, i know the other ones, you have to run line through the hole

Bassboss · 09-04-11, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by wallywallace

hey, dont mean to hijack, but how wold you spool somthing like that, i bought a cheap one at a yard sale, and having looked at it, i am confused, i know the other ones, you have to run line through the hole

I could try to sit here and explain it, but it'd be easier just to you tube it!

wallywallace · 09-04-11, 03:05 PM

duh... no i just did a quick search, could do the same search.. it it a wiffle spool..

sharrison · 09-04-11, 11:27 PM

I just tied a double overhand knot and spooled it right up. after one or two wraps it doesn't slip..

08-25-11, 02:57 PM	#1
sharrison BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 15	Anyone ever seen a BPS qualifier spool without holes? I bought a 5.2-1 PQ a few months back and never paid much attention to it untill last night when I was respooling it. I noticed the spool is a bit smaller in the center then any other PQ i've had/seen and has no holes, just dimples. Was new in the box from BPS.. Thanks Attached Thumbnails

08-25-11, 03:12 PM	#2
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	The lower gear ratio PQ's have deep spools with no holes. __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

08-25-11, 03:21 PM	#4
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Yeah, I wondered the same thing when I bought a 5.2. The 4.7 and 5.2 have the deep spools, the 6.4 and 7.1 have shallow wiffle spools. __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

09-04-11, 01:34 AM	#5
DVT Mike BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Milford,PA Posts: 312	This because low speed reels are for techniques where you are casting for distance. THe heavier spool stores inertia which aids in longer casts. A wiffle spool is lighter and will start spinning easier making them better for lighter baits and softer casts like flipping. __________________ Visit us at www.delawarevalleytackle.com

08-25-11, 03:16 PM	#3
sharrison BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 15	Thanks alot for the info. It's the first 5.2-1 PQ i've bought so it puzzled me..

09-04-11, 02:12 PM	#6
wallywallace BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 849	hey, dont mean to hijack, but how wold you spool somthing like that, i bought a cheap one at a yard sale, and having looked at it, i am confused, i know the other ones, you have to run line through the hole

09-04-11, 03:05 PM	#8
wallywallace BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 849	duh... no i just did a quick search, could do the same search.. it it a wiffle spool..

09-04-11, 11:27 PM	#9
sharrison BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 15	I just tied a double overhand knot and spooled it right up. after one or two wraps it doesn't slip..

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