You can tie a piece of line to a pole and catch fish, but it's a really tedious way to go about putting a meal on the table and frankly you're unlikely to end up with too many fish unless you're a Tuna pole fisherman. I'm afraid you'll have to buy a fishing reel one way or the other, as it is one of the most important pieces of fishing tackle.
A reel holds a fair amount of fishing line, and, together with the rod, allows you to cast your lure or bait exactly where you want it to go. It also assists you to fight or "play" the fish. So what sorts of fishing reels are available? Lets take a quick look:
A reel holds a fair amount of fishing line, and, together with the rod, allows you to cast your lure or bait exactly where you want it to go. It also assists you to fight or "play" the fish. So what sorts of fishing reels are available? Lets take a quick look:
- Spinning Reels - the easiest of all reels to use, with perhaps the exception of the spin casting reel shown below. Spinning reels come in all sizes from ultra light to quite large, large enough to fight oceanic pelagic. A big advantage of spinning reels is that they can cast very light weights, something that other reels can't easily do. Most spinning reels also come with a spare spool so that line weights can be changed at the push of a button or by undoing a knob and replacing the spool. A really good reel for beginners as well as the experienced anglers.
- Casting Reels:
- Baitcasting Reel - low profile and round available. Bait casting reels are quite tricky to use without practice. Great for very accurate positioning of you lure or bait. Difficult to cast very light weights. Great for heavier line and big fish in amongst snags. The weight of the lure or bait is used to drag the line from the spool, whilst the thumb is used to control the line on a cast. Favored by many expert anglers.
- Casting or Conventional Reel - not unlike the round bait caster, but normally used for dropping baits or lures from a boat or for trolling. Catch a Marlin with the bigger reels. Can be successfully cast with a longer rod, but without practice you'll end up with bunches of grapes.
- Spin casting Reels - like a spinning reel with a closed face and an eyelet at the front of the reel for the line. Can't see the line on the spool. Small line capacity. Normally a push button enables line release on a cast. Probably easier to use than a spinning reel and often chosen by a young first time angler. Normally mounted on top of the rod. Inexpensive.
- Fly Reels - a specialist reel for use with fly rods. Once the exclusive domain of trout, salmon and steel head anglers, but now used even for saltwater applications. Sometimes considered to be just a storage device for the fly line and backing, but if you latch on to a larger fish you'll be using the reel and its drag system to fight the fish into submission. Center pin and Mooching reels probably fall into the same category as Fly Reels, but they are used quite differently. Get some experience under your belt before you move to these.
HiTackle is a great place to find all of your fishing needs, from fishing rods, reels and lures to fishing apparel and even fishing books and DVDs. It really is a one-stop-shop for the angler.
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