So anyways I bought a type 2 in a 5weight because of the sinking line being heavy and all,,,I figured it will load my 6 weight just right at the long distances that laking requires.
I also had ordered an Okuma sierra reel and some flourescent orange backing to go with it from hook and hackle.
The reel got here in only about 5-6 days, Not bad. I tore open the box and only the reel was there, and No mention of my backing. So I proceded to take out the reel, which did not come with a reel bag. I was a little disappointed about that, But no big deal. I checked the reel all out and decided to just put some left over white dacron backing on the reel. I did this and then tied a nice improved albright knot to my sinking line. I then wound on the sinking line and strung up my 6 weight for some impending fun at the local lake.
The reel felt a little small on the 6 weight because the size was a 4/5. I got the smaller size because I wanted a lighter reel.
Anyhow I took it out and the line casted like a dream with my G.loomis 9' 6Weight! It was accurate at short distances and I shot the whole line with backing to boot easily when a couple double hauls were added to the cast. It is a fantastic line, I was worried the line would belly like crazy...it didn't do it hardly at all though! It amazed me.
As for a little review of the reel, it is silent on the retrieve which is nice! The drag is smooth with a good clicking adjustment knob. The spool pops off easily and the handle is of good quality. Very solid reel in my opinion.
The only con of the reel I could find for me was the loud outgoing click when you pulled line off or were fighting a fish. I don't like noisy reels. So when I got home that day I checked out the reel innards to see if I could remove the clicker. I found the clicker upon first glance and with one little screw it came out easily! I installed the other pieces and now the reel is silent on the retrieve and silent on the outgoing! Its awesome. I would recommend this reel to anyone looking for a cheap, but good quality reel.
However the reel felt strange on my 6weight, by strange I mean to small. so what I did was take a large arbor reel which was oversized and was on my three weight, ( a cabelas CSR I love those reels to!) and take the DT line off it and exchange the sinking line onto the large arbor and the DT onto the small arbored Okuma. All is well now as the Okuma balances my 3weight perfectly and is the perfect size for it.
As for that damn backing,,,3 weeks later after the order for the reel was done,,,the backing showed up...
All is well with the reel and backing dilemma now.
Tight lines.
No comments:
Post a Comment