Ever burned your thumb on the spool?

NCYankee · 01-02-06, 08:13 PM

A couple of days ago, I bought a Quantum Accurist PT. It's nice - hope it's worth the money. I paired it with a mh 6'6" rod. Anyway, the first time I used it, I started out fishing with lite jigs. Then, I put a heavier lipless crank on just to test out how far I could cast with the reel. I don't know why, but on the first cast, the spinning spool burned my thumb. It actually left two parallel thin burn marks on my thumb. I immediately wanted to take my thumb off the spool when I felt it but didn't because I figured a burned thumb is not as bad as the backlash that would have occurred.

KH. · 01-02-06, 08:43 PM

umm,i rarely get backlashes that i cant fix.the first thing i do when i have a backlash is turn the drag up,then i put my thumb on the spool and reel forcefully about 3 times.then i pull.

saw it on bill dance one day this year,hasnt failed since.

Rebbasser · 01-02-06, 08:52 PM

Never burned it as such, but have had it heat up on occasion

Been doing that to get a backlash out for years, kh-read it in Bassmaster. Most it will work on, but occasionally you will get one of those world-class backlashes where only surgery will fix it.

lovinfishin9 · 01-02-06, 10:06 PM

i saw that same bill dance show and thats what ive done ever since. Like reb said never had a bur but had it heat up on my thumb.

Fishie · 01-02-06, 10:52 PM

I did this a couple of times about 8 years ago when I was first starting out with baitcasters and throwing cranks like you mentioned. How long have you been baitcasting? I haven't done that in years. I kinda just lay my thumb on the spool. Probably kinda weird but I never get a birds nest that I can't pick out. After years of fishing you get a feel for your reels and its like second nature.

bassinbob · 01-02-06, 10:55 PM

I've had it heat up too. One of the worse things I did was when I was trolling for walleyes with a spinning rod, I was holding the line wrapped around my index finger so I could feel a hit and got a bad snag. I went crazy trying to unwrap my finger. I almost jumped out of the boat. Ended up with a deep cut around my finger. Never did that again.

Bob

NCYankee · 01-02-06, 11:02 PM

This is my second bait cast reel. I usually use very little thumb pressure. Usually I just kind of hover my thumb over the spool. Must of been a one time thing.

Fishie · 01-02-06, 11:42 PM

hmmmmm probably power fishing huh? They get warm occasionally.....

BassinSoldier · 01-03-06, 12:10 AM

I have burned my thumb but under different circumstances. I used my Daiwa procaster for snook and reds when I lived in Florida and I was in vacation in the keys and accidentally (I emsphasize ACCIDENTALLY) hooked a huge tarpon. I tried to slow his first run and burnt my thumb. I had 20 pound mono with 50lb fluoro leader. No way I woulda ever landed that fish but I got burnt and my reel got ruined.

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01-02-06, 08:13 PM	#1
NCYankee BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 188	Ever burned your thumb on the spool? A couple of days ago, I bought a Quantum Accurist PT. It's nice - hope it's worth the money. I paired it with a mh 6'6" rod. Anyway, the first time I used it, I started out fishing with lite jigs. Then, I put a heavier lipless crank on just to test out how far I could cast with the reel. I don't know why, but on the first cast, the spinning spool burned my thumb. It actually left two parallel thin burn marks on my thumb. I immediately wanted to take my thumb off the spool when I felt it but didn't because I figured a burned thumb is not as bad as the backlash that would have occurred.

01-02-06, 08:43 PM	#2
KH. BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,316	umm,i rarely get backlashes that i cant fix.the first thing i do when i have a backlash is turn the drag up,then i put my thumb on the spool and reel forcefully about 3 times.then i pull. saw it on bill dance one day this year,hasnt failed since. __________________ and god said let there be bass, and there was bass

01-02-06, 08:52 PM	#3
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,142	Never burned it as such, but have had it heat up on occasion Been doing that to get a backlash out for years, kh-read it in Bassmaster. Most it will work on, but occasionally you will get one of those world-class backlashes where only surgery will fix it. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

01-02-06, 10:06 PM	#4
lovinfishin9 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Middletown, VA Posts: 566	i saw that same bill dance show and thats what ive done ever since. Like reb said never had a bur but had it heat up on my thumb. __________________ Take your caviar and that fish that ain't cooked, take if off a cracker and throw it on a hook. :D :)

01-02-06, 10:52 PM	#5
Fishie BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,145	I did this a couple of times about 8 years ago when I was first starting out with baitcasters and throwing cranks like you mentioned. How long have you been baitcasting? I haven't done that in years. I kinda just lay my thumb on the spool. Probably kinda weird but I never get a birds nest that I can't pick out. After years of fishing you get a feel for your reels and its like second nature. __________________ Kick some Bass

01-02-06, 10:55 PM	#6
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	I've had it heat up too. One of the worse things I did was when I was trolling for walleyes with a spinning rod, I was holding the line wrapped around my index finger so I could feel a hit and got a bad snag. I went crazy trying to unwrap my finger. I almost jumped out of the boat. Ended up with a deep cut around my finger. Never did that again. Bob __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

01-02-06, 11:02 PM	#7
NCYankee BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 188	This is my second bait cast reel. I usually use very little thumb pressure. Usually I just kind of hover my thumb over the spool. Must of been a one time thing.

01-02-06, 11:42 PM	#8
Fishie BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,145	hmmmmm probably power fishing huh? They get warm occasionally..... __________________ Kick some Bass

01-03-06, 12:10 AM	#9
BassinSoldier BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ft. Campbell, KY Posts: 14	I have burned my thumb but under different circumstances. I used my Daiwa procaster for snook and reds when I lived in Florida and I was in vacation in the keys and accidentally (I emsphasize ACCIDENTALLY) hooked a huge tarpon. I tried to slow his first run and burnt my thumb. I had 20 pound mono with 50lb fluoro leader. No way I woulda ever landed that fish but I got burnt and my reel got ruined.

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