01-11-2022, 05:17 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-11-2022, 05:40 PM by SkunkedAgain.)
I have a couple including the regular black betty, I like/dislike the reels... First let me tell you what I like them for. I love the trigger line release, and they are great for panfish and shallow water type fishing.... The lack of line twist is excellent... Where they fall short, they take up more room in the rod case and make it hard to get my rods put away... But the big drawback and this may depend on the line you use, but the line from time to time unspools weird and tangles around the reel and I have to take the spool off to get the line straight... (This isn't a backlash situation, which you have to get used to putting a finger on the spool to avoid, or set the tension tight enough so you have to pull the line off the reel when you drop.) This is a situation where line off the spool slips out the crack between the housing and spool and gets tangled. If this happens when I'm fighting a big fish it would be a very 
situation... Now I am using the white line that looks like dental floss... I'm not sure if it's nano-fil or something similar, it was packaged as ice line.... Anyway no good on the ghost.... I like the reel, but I actually like the (13 Fishing) Decent reel a lot better, it doesn't have the trigger drop, but it's a great reel and about half the cost... I'm actually switching back more to a conventional reels because they are better to fight big fish with... Kind of a phase for me, I like to have one for perch, gills and crappie, but if I'm fishing trout I'll stick with my conventional reels. Hope this helps a little... If not find me on the ice and I'll let you try them and see what you think... Later Jeff
Hey Bob, you'll have to let us know how you like them, they look great if I was in need of another one.. Oh well I best resist or I'd have to buy a new pole also... Thanks for posting that, i hadn't seen that kind before... Thanks Jeff
situation... Now I am using the white line that looks like dental floss... I'm not sure if it's nano-fil or something similar, it was packaged as ice line.... Anyway no good on the ghost.... I like the reel, but I actually like the (13 Fishing) Decent reel a lot better, it doesn't have the trigger drop, but it's a great reel and about half the cost... I'm actually switching back more to a conventional reels because they are better to fight big fish with... Kind of a phase for me, I like to have one for perch, gills and crappie, but if I'm fishing trout I'll stick with my conventional reels. Hope this helps a little... If not find me on the ice and I'll let you try them and see what you think... Later JeffHey Bob, you'll have to let us know how you like them, they look great if I was in need of another one.. Oh well I best resist or I'd have to buy a new pole also... Thanks for posting that, i hadn't seen that kind before... Thanks Jeff
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