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Post by nige_LS7 on Aug 9, 2015 15:38:37 GMT
An ebay job lot of prototype reels has turned into what looks like a reel bargain for our Claire - she's nabbed 4 reels for total £35 incl p&p, which look as if they retailed for an average of about £60-£70 each. Looks like the seller didn't even know what brands & models two of them are, cos it's not marked at all on the reels, and that's why they were sold as a job lot. It's taken quite a bit of googling round to find the images of the same reels in their branded versions, but all components are identical, and obviously posher than the cheaper reels I tend to look at. We're going to keep these two Trabucco baitrunners and she'll give the other two (Fish Zone brand, similar price range) to her dad.
Anyone ever used a Trabucco baitrunner? Reliable? they seem to be very smooth with like about 9 and 10 ball bearings...
And if you have used one, am I right in thinking that the rear drag ONLY comes into play with the baitrunner on? (it does with these prototype models, anyway). If so, I wish I'd used this reel yesterday (they arrived a few days ago, but I hadn't looked at them properly till today) and I would have landed that barbel!
Could be that at last Nige has a bit of non-cheap-end gear!
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Post by patterdalewilson on Aug 9, 2015 20:47:14 GMT
Hi Nige,
I would think all reels with a baitrunner facility either have a front drag independent to the br facility, or a rear drag also independent of the br.
Not sure about the reels you speak of on eBay or the one you were using Saturday.
A good smooth drag is really crucial on a reel and the front drag versions are superior.
Unfortunately quality reels don't come cheap, but I believe korum do a nice one also greys and the okuma ones seem to be up to the job.
Regards Mick.
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Post by nige_LS7 on Aug 9, 2015 21:02:55 GMT
Cheers Mick, this one just seems different from the cheap end baitrunners I've had so far, in which the baitrunner seems to act as a 'loosener' on the rear drag, another gear if you like, so I've hardly ever adjusted my front drag at all. Maybe I've been using them wrong the whole time? [EDIT - YEP, I HAVE]
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Post by patterdalewilson on Aug 9, 2015 22:06:02 GMT
On the common front drag br reels the main drag is obviously on the front of the spool this needs tensioning correctly to give line before the line breaks when playing fish. The br tension will be adjusted by a k#ob at the rear of the reel.
On the rear drag versions the main drag is usually a large k#ob at the rear of the reel with a thin collar just forwards of this to set the free spool or br facility.
Hope that makes sense without sounding patronising.
Mick.
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Post by nige_LS7 on Aug 9, 2015 22:43:09 GMT
Haha, thanks Mick, it's always been a bit trial and error for me and I've never had a good brain for "how things work".
I've just tested about 4 different baitrunner reels here, and I now realise they all work the same way, well all the ones i have here do anyway, and the new trabucco one I was asking about has just made me realise how all the other ones worked all along.
It seems that i have generally been muddling through OK but not quite realising that tightening my rear drag once the baitrunner had flicked off was futile, and I now realise that waste of a vital second or two was a big part of why I lost a fish when the line was screaming out yesterday.
Fortunately my front drag has been set OK during most of my barbel experiences, and I have sometimes adjusted it while playing a fish, but I never realised that ONLY the front drag was having an effect!
It's a wonder I've landed any fish at all, but now that I know what I'm doing ...
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Post by nige_LS7 on Sept 22, 2015 23:49:30 GMT
Anyway yes, the Trabucco reels Claire bought are the best I've used yet.
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