Homemade "Rattle Reel" My buddy showed me his new "rattle reel". He took an old fishing line plastic dispenser put nuts in the open end. Then put a piece of cardboard on the open end so the nuts can't fall out. He then mounted it in his shack above his jig hole. It rattles when the line starts reeling.
That bushing for the reel center hole should be less in length than the distance thought the reel hub, helps with a fine tuned drag. When ready for final assembly, lube all contact points with your favorite. With that plastic mount removed, install a guide as Kevin related, in an earlier post.
The reel is not bad, but you get what you pay for. It is a real cheap way to get into inline reels and see if they are for you. Yes, the drag stinks, but you can just palm the open side like a fly reel. My bait clicker broke but I never really used it anyway. I would suggest taking the reel apart and de-greasing, then lubing it up with better stuff. I have one and pulled up about a 3.5lb LMB ...
13 Descent in line reel They are about the same as the other inlines in their price range. If you clean them up and add a thin washer under the drag wheel and a small o-ring between the handle and the drag they work ok. I only fish for panfish so I don't have the drag set very tight.
That's if you're familiar with working your inline reel to gradually increase line. It's actually a unique advantage to like fly reels, schooley type of spools. Yes you can do it with a spinning reel too, but you have to be familiar with the adjusting of your reel and do it efficiently.
Schooley Reel Handle/Knob I'm starting to see a lot of guys with bigger handles/knobs on their schooley reels that look like they are made of EVA foam. Any idea where a guy can pick some up? Love my schooley reels for shallow water panfish and would love to have something more to grab when I decide to reel a fish in! Thanks!
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