thumb slipping
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onefortheroad
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I use a thumb off a pair of marigolds .
I was thinking of taping something under the reel seat to stretch up to the reel so when you cast out the material comes straight of the thumb to control the spooldo you not get any problems with controlling the spool with wearing it on the thumb , thanks for your reply mate..
Tonygdodds
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Iv got a small strip of rubber underneath the reel seat & just fold it onto spool while casting
onefortheroad
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I don't thumb once the leads been sent. 
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that was the reply I thought I would get backI don't thumb once the leads been sent.
none of my reels have mags in them either ...that was the reply I thought I would get back
inner tube can help , but some are even slippier when wet as some not proper rubber
andy shagannis uses the rubber tube thats used on buson burners, any thing that is true rubber should help
mick, or could learn to cast properly LOL
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anyway good luck for the shields open am not doing it you might have a chance
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I no bob i'll haft to improve on my 240 yards mateinner tube can help , but some are even slippier when wet as some not proper rubber
andy shagannis uses the rubber tube thats used on buson burners, any thing that is true rubber should help
mick, or could learn to cast properly LOL
anyway good luck for the shields open am not doing it you might have a chance
Stewart 1971
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Actually Bob is on to something - it is a technique thing. On the odd occasion I suffer from spool slip I know it's because I've got the timing a bit wrong.
Spool slip is generally the result of too much power too soon - slow your cast down and hit it later and you should find it much less of a problem whilst maintaining or even improving your distances
Spool slip is generally the result of too much power too soon - slow your cast down and hit it later and you should find it much less of a problem whilst maintaining or even improving your distances
If you can, get a wagon inner-tube from a tyre fitter. Much thicker than bike inner-tube and mine is still producing "thumbies" 15 years on! Cut the reel seat end as a T shape, then wrap tape around the base of the T which traps it in place on the rod. The longer part of the T becomes the long thumby itself to stretch over the reel spool under your thumb.
Bolta
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I use braid and have been using the thumb (For Multiplier) and the index finger ( for fixed spool) cut off an old pair of motorcycle gloves for the last 18 months. Bore a small hole at the base of the leather finger on the top side, and loop an elastic band through. I wear it on my wrist until I need to use it then put it over my finger or thumb for casting.
A couple of pics
A couple of pics
I steward I am a otg caster I done a bit tournament casting on here I was ok with smaller reels ,I haven't the biggest of hands lol, , I have a slight weakness my hand I thumb the reel with due to a brain injury I had 5 years back ,plus I grease all my bait with crab, blacks,squid,macki oil extracks which doest help and all my m8s seem to always use my rags ,never mind cheers and have a good winter..
