Cabelas Inner Cast Sticking (reel OK)

FEENIX

I purchased it for my Saskatchewan fishing trip last year. It is a medium action. I started with a 12 lbs spiderwire, and was OK for the first couple of casts, and then it starts sticking. Reel/drag set-up was all good. The vanish fluorocarbon was a little better but had the problem. Luckily, I brought another rig.

Does anyone have any suggestion? Thank you in advance for your advice.

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COLT

...Feenix, A rod reel combo? The reel is sticking? What type of reel, spinning reel, bait casting, closed face? If so, try posting the topic "REEL QUESTION, Need Help" will probably get more attention...[;)][img][/img]

FEENIX

Bloviator,

It is an open reel casting type. I know it is not the reel because I tried it on non-inner cast rod and it works. It seems like too much internal friction once the line is wet. Thanks.

COLT

...LINE: Some lines have a memory that when they spool off the reel, they "remember" their coiled shape. You mentioned spiderwire, no memory. As the coils in the line hit the eyes on the rod, the distance of your cast is lessend, and the speed of the cast is dimenished, as the line is "funneled" throught the eyes. This is where memory hurts you. A line with little or no memory does not have the coils, hence the speed and distance of your cast is not effected as much.

...ROD: The eyes of rods are made from several materials. The faster the eye material, the less friction on the line. Spiderwire and other braided lines are very abrasive. There are numerous eye materials, steel, titanium, ceramic, etc. The ceramic eye inserts are quick and tough, resists abrasive lines.

...If the rod in question, is a $125+ you may want to have the eyes replaced with better eyes. If the rod is not an expensive rod, Id just pull the reel off and buy a different rod. There is not a lot of components in a rod that can effect a reels performance as you described. The eyes, are about it. If you have tried different lines, and the rod still effects the performance of the reel, change the eyes or get another rod...[;)] Overspooling the reel, too much line maybe? Too much line will slow dn a reel, and put it in a bind too, maybe some of this will help.





...or, you might want to borrow my gun for really insurmoumtable problems......[:D]

shoff14

I don't know how long you have used vanish fluorcarbon, if your new to it, you won't keep it very long, the stuff is the worst flourcarbon line on the market.

FEENIX

Bloviator,

Thanks for taking the time and your honest opinion ... except for the last advice [;)]!