IAtegeler

nice looking fish! I need to work on my jig fishing I always seem to just want to throw the spinnerbait

Awesome! I have a bionic reel that I bought probably 7 years ago and I use it for crankbaits. awesome reels! Glad you are enjoying the baitcasting world

wow nice catch! and looks like a place I would love to fish with back drops like that

Sounds like he had the luck and maybe a slightlt different retrieve speed. I use flouro on my crankin rod

The daiwa aird combo can be had for that price range. Thw rod is solid but im nor sure about the reel

When i put ant setting of brakes up it has WAY to much tension. It leads me to think they just arent working right

I love this reel to death lol but i tore it down to clean it and made the mistake of not noticing my brake positions. I think I only ever had one birds nest before messing with it. If you want to sell yours I would buy it thats how much I like this one lol. Like it better than my mid range Daiwa and abu

awesome thanks! I will have to give this a try tonight and see if I can get this reel to really throw the spiinerbaits out there with ease

So the missing bloocks will be like having it in the "off" position?

also appears I am missing one of the small white pieces. I bought this from a friend so who knows if he had tinkered with it. But will missing on effect casting at all?

When I move them to the out position the side cover will not go back on because the stick out so far.

I am trying to dial in my older extreme reel. When I take the side plate off this is what i see. How do I adjust these brakes to help me stop getting birds nest and still get a good cast? I have adjusted the dial on the other side of the reel to just let the 3/8Oz spinnerbait fall lightly to the floor without over running the spool.

Jerkbaits and soft plastics like a senko work well for me. I still throw a spiinerbait hoping for a strike though. Also REALLY slowing down my presentation helps.

Same results for me yesterday. Went to a pond with a muddy bottom and no luck for me fishing fast or slow

It may make them last a bit longer. But I buy my rods to use them and I like the feel of cork better than plastic. I can always clean the cork handle and keep it looking good.