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I use both styles and I do really like my inlines for the drop and for keeping coils out of the line. There is a learning curve with them though. You have to be careful with the free drop and with slack in the line or you can have line winding outside the spool. I always have my hand resting gently against the spool. The Black Betty 6061 is awesome. Chew on that Slayerfish!
I would take a inline over a ford...
I use both styles and I do really like my inlines for the drop and for keeping coils out of the line. There is a learning curve with them though. You have to be careful with the free drop and with slack in the line or you can have line winding outside the spool. I always have my hand resting gently against the spool. The Black Betty 6061 is awesome. Chew on that SlayerfishYeah chew on that Mikie
I guess I have to differ with you on this issue. I would like to know if there is "ANY" reel on the market where the line doesn't freeze up, while sitting on a bucket? I sit on one all the time outside and yes, the line freezes up. But I simply reach down and strip the ice off of the line. Just like I do with the spinning reel I use for walleye fishing. I guess if you don't like in-line reels that is up to the user. However, please don't give some bull-ch _ _ reason why you don't like em. Especially when "all" line freezes up when ice fishing, if you're sitting out in the elements!
Like I've always said, anything NEW and exciting in the ice-world hooks a human first...
Here's proof of concept. See how many times you can wrap a garden hose around your hand to elbow before it's twisted too badly to continue. Now pull out and reel in a hose with a hose reel.
If you're wrapping a hose from hand to elbow, you're doing it wrong. Big loops on the ground prevent twisting. Its the same technique for electrical cords.As for $75 inline reels. Just buy a $5 schooley rod and go back to 1975.
Damn schooly for 10$.come get a few.3$ with rod lol
I actually just bought a Schooley for this season for nostalgia's sake, and have ended up catching most of my fish this winter so far on it Well worth the $10.99 it set me back.
Whoa! How long did it take ya to fight that monster in??? Did ya burn yer drag up?? Actually, that's what I get stealing my bait all day long sometimes.....
It is bullchit if you think line on an inline will freeze worse than line on a spinning reel. Line freeze happens on "all" line, no matter what kind of reel it is on! I used Schooley's for fifty years, so I would think I know a little about them. After those fifty years, I changed to the Snitch. I must have had a good reason. And I believe I said that I too use spinning reels, for walleye fishing both through the ice and on soft water! "I" just prefer my cheap inline reels for gill and speck fishing. Yes, I pay a little more for the rod and reels, approximately $50. But, I'm sure you have heard the "OLD" saying, "You get what you pay for"! I suppose there must be a reason for that saying, as well! If you want to use a Schooley have fun! I gave valid reasons why I thought your comment was bull, if you have a valid reason why in-lines aren't as good as spinning reels, I'd love to hear them. But saying that line twist is not less for in-lines or that the line freezes more on them, is just not true! And, how it is easier to use a Schooley than it is an in-line. You still have to pull the line off the reel. The reel and line are still exposed to the elements. But, when I use my in-line, I don't have to pull a pin to let line out and put it back in to stop the line where I want it! To me that is harder not easier. Just another reason why your comments are bull! Own it.
River scumMay I ask how you trick out the schooley drag
I enjoy other's opinion when it is useful information! But, if you think that line on an in-line freezes any more than line on "ANY" other kind of reel, your wrong! Wrong is Wrong, like I said own it!!! It is a matter of fact, when ice fishing outside, when it's cold, the line will freeze from the tip of you rod and work its way toward the hole. You simply reach down and remove it. It is like that no matter what kind of reel you use. I suppose next you'll try and tell everyone that the guides on your pole freeze less while using a spinning reel? Facts are facts and if you can't understand that, then you're simply a Moran. And I don't have time for Moran's. Like I said, if you want to give facts, I'm all ears! The only opinions I'm unhappy with are those that are lies, not those that disagree with what I happen to believe. Is that clear enough for you?
