Reel up or down

[bigandy]

Reet lads, have been back into fishing for about a year now. i bought a wr300 and a new saltist 30 just before xmas. the wr300 come with a reducer, the reel seat is lower than I am used to but not what I would class as the low position having seen where other lads have their reels when low. im a big lad and have always fished with the reel in the high position, I realised that the reducer is to aid when reeling in, I fit it and use it when casting, as I have a large arm span. I am comfortable this way. I have just read an article in sea angler, alan yates is reviewing his new sponsored FT rods. he says you should only use the reducer when reeling in. he says you can damage the rod if you use for anything other.
can I have some advise please, i am over the moon with the rod and reel, I get a half decent cast, and don't se any problems.
is there a real benefit with the reel down?
I would be greatful of any advise
cheers

 

[g.ordon]

Reet lads, have been back into fishing for about a year now. i bought a wr300 and a new saltist 30 just before xmas. the wr300 come with a reducer, the reel seat is lower than I am used to but not what I would class as the low position having seen where other lads have their reels when low. im a big lad and have always fished with the reel in the high position, I realised that the reducer is to aid when reeling in, I fit it and use it when casting, as I have a large arm span. I am comfortable this way. I have just read an article in sea angler, alan yates is reviewing his new sponsored FT rods. he says you should only use the reducer when reeling in. he says you can damage the rod if you use for anything other.
can I have some advise please, i am over the moon with the rod and reel, I get a half decent cast, and don't se any problems.
is there a real benefit with the reel down?
I would be greatful of any advise
cheers

You should be able to move the seat mate.

 

[codseeker]

im sure you will gather many answers on this threads travels reel down for me wont look back at the reel up position

 

[john/r]

Reet lads, have been back into fishing for about a year now. i bought a wr300 and a new saltist 30 just before xmas. the wr300 come with a reducer, the reel seat is lower than I am used to but not what I would class as the low position having seen where other lads have their reels when low. im a big lad and have always fished with the reel in the high position, I realised that the reducer is to aid when reeling in, I fit it and use it when casting, as I have a large arm span. I am comfortable this way. I have just read an article in sea angler, alan yates is reviewing his new sponsored FT rods. he says you should only use the reducer when reeling in. he says you can damage the rod if you use for anything other.
can I have some advise please, i am over the moon with the rod and reel, I get a half decent cast, and don't se any problems.
is there a real benefit with the reel down?
I would be greatful of any advise
cheers

advantages imho better for lifting fish up piers etc/striking into fish/ makes casting for me anyway easier more consistant.
disadvantages imho reel gets more abuse from sand etc blowing into reel knocked on rocks

prob more advantages and disadvantages these are just mine.

 

[g.ordon]

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[FISHERMAN]

gud thread this was talking to a lad sunday nite he had his reel down said it was the way he started. ive had my reel at arms lenth as recomened by my uncle . ive never tried it in the down posation .. waiting for dryer weather to get on a field and give it a go as i wudnt wanna injur sum one or myself . ive got a pretty good cast as it is but reel down is better for distance ive been told...:question:

 

[codseeker]

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excellent reply m8 if in doubt say nowt

 

[Ddywalgi]

Hi bigandy,

Reel DOWN if you want a slow cast - ie the power of the rod arrives just before release on a full pendulum.
Reel Up if you want to "feel the burn" and you need to react quicker.

It all depends on your length of rod (no pun intended).

I use a 14ft reel up but I was taught to Pendulum on a 12ft reel up, so a 14ft allows me to admire the birds when I cast. It is all about the length and how quickly you react.

 

[fish fingers]

your best bet is to check with century i,ve seen and heard a few lads that have put a reducer in rods when casting and have broken them if the rod has specifically had a ect rap at the butt maybe it might be all right ,century used to sell 2 different reducers 1 was carbon composite and the other full carbon 1 for casting and 1 for reeling in or so i was led to believe to good of a rod to just take a chance on what other people might say even though they are just trying to help

 

[g.ordon]

excellent reply m8 if in doubt say nowt

or confused even

 

[Davey.B]

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Andy i use my tt match with reducer in for casting and winding in with no problems.I personally think reel down is nicer for casting and "softens"a rod slightly.As long as your bottom hand is on the rod butt and Not the reducer for casting,shoud be safe.If your reducer is too long you could chop it down as i have with mine.The only problem i found switching from high to low position was reeling in with a half decent cod on,soon got used to that though.Good luck,hope some of this makes sense to you.

 

[kingcod deano]

the way i see it is if you have your reel down you have more of your rod to compress which in theory should give a better cast but i suppose its down to the person using the rod i have tried the reel up and cant get no where near the distance i can with the reel down

 

[EddieS]

Personal choice mate - always used reel up - then tried reel down - reverted back to reel up. For me I find the reel up position more comfortable and to be honest the reel down position didn't add any extra significant yards to the casting distance. Its all down to personal preferance and what you are happy and comfortable with. Regardless of what position you decide on ENJOY YOUR FISHING MATE AND HOPE YOU CATCH LOADS, This fish certainly divun no where the reel is.

 

[john/r]

Personal choice mate - always used reel up - then tried reel down - reverted back to reel up. For me I find the reel up position more comfortable and to be honest the reel down position didn't add any extra significant yards to the casting distance. Its all down to personal preferance and what you are happy and comfortable with. Regardless of what position you decide on ENJOY YOUR FISHING MATE AND HOPE YOU CATCH LOADS, This fish certainly divun no where the reel is.

think this post sums it up in a nutshell

 

[Geordiejedi]

Up or down...yet to try!

Up or down...yet to try!

It is something I have thought about! It makes sense that due to the pivot angle and the length from the tip that it would generate more power (in my humble opinion). I am going to try it on the field with both my rods and reels. At the moment I have just conquered the 14ft with Saltist and Penn Mag (after being a fixed spool man).
A decent thread for general thought and conversation! Thanks!
Wayne.

 

[bigandy]

thanks for the excellent replies lads. The reducer in the rod was my main concern. I have emailed century today asking there professional opinion. still waiting for a reply. I'll let you know when I get an answer.

 

[phill_itofish]

As far as I can tell it makes little difference, I've spoke to many people who use the reel in the low position who say that you get more leverage but my engineers head tells me that it can't be so, if you have the reel low you still have your free hand higher than it on the rod so that will be your pivot point. So surely the amount of leverage is the same with the reel up or down because its your top hand that's creating the pivot. I've tried casting with the reel down and I didn't get as long a cast as I normally do but that's just me, give it a try mate and see what you think, different threads for different heads mate.

 

[g.ordon]

I think most fish reel down, personaly I fish reel up but once had to adapt to reel down after forgot to place shock knot at the side before first chuck, result was nice deep laceration to thumb. It felt strange to start with but got used to it pretty quickly. Back to reel up like after the wound healed. Reel down's got to give you more power as alot of it comes from punch part of the cycle and if your using yer thumb for reel control and power provider combined it's got to be a compromise in my opinion.

 

[clarky]

I'd fished reel up for around 15 years and tried it down 2years back now I find it awkward with the reel up, but its wot feels right with you, av seen lads bang out some big casts with reel up and down, no one can really say use it one way or the other as its which one suits your casting style. Try a few hours on the field or beach then a few sessions out fishn and you'll soon find what suits you best mate.

 

[canman]

I've allways fished reel up as it gets less abuse,but, in that position, on the very odd ocasion if the lead comes off at the start of a cast, I find I can't hold onto the rod as good and can get smashed over railings etc, simply cos your thumb isn't round the rod like it would be with the reel down. Now before you all say, the lead shouldn't be flying off, i'm talking about the years before shock leader was used. Thats my story, and i'm sticking to it:red::red: