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Nope, looks like it has a solid spool shaft that the pinion rides on. Here's the link to the schematic .pdf: http://www.mikesreelrepair.com/schematics/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=6250#top_display_media

Ugh, that's a tough pill to swallow. It just gives you a good excuse to keep your eyes open over the winter for some good deals :-D

Rods: Bass Pro, Rapala, Abu Garcia, Quantum, Berkley. Reels: Shimano, Daiwa, Bass Pro, Abu Garcia, Rapala, Quantum.

Nice looking fish! What happened to your reel...?

Ha! Guess it pays to read once in a while, eh...? Thanks

Are you sure? If so, I'll have to place an order sooner than later. Can anyone confirm...?

A Revo LT is bound to find it's way into my tackle stash over the winter. Who knows what else will sneak into that particular order though...

Thanks for the suggestion, those will end up on my winter shopping list!

Wow. Just wow.

Yes it would.

I just picked up my 5th baitcaster setup yesterday and by far my nicest, a Revo STX paired with a 6'6" MH Vendetta (2 pc because I don't have a truck, cottage or boat to store 1 pc rods in... yet!). I have 4 spinning setups that I use for lighter baits since my baitcaster thumb is still being trained. I was done with baits and lures while living in Halifax, however, since we just moved to Toronto, there are a lot of lures that work here that I don't have. Darn, I guess I'll need to be making trips to Bass Pro on occasion, especially during their sales. Thankfully my wife loves going there as well, not to mention she does a great job of wielding a spinning rod armed with a senko Short answer: no, we're not done (thank goodness it's "we", that expands my fun budget immensely!)

Drag on the Revo is stronger too. That being said, I was faced with the same decision and went with the Orra. Had I taken the braking systems into consideration, I may have gone with the Revo but I'm really happy with the Orra right now.

Is a Zara Spook too large a lure to target ~3Lb SMB...?

I have 3 baitcasting reels, a BPS Bionic w/dual centrifugal braking, an Abu Garcia Orra 2SX with magnetic brakes and a Daiwa Tatula with Magnetic brakes. I am wondering if each of these reels is more suited to throwing certain lures types than the others? Are there any guidelines regarding type of lure and weight versus braking system...? I'm throwing a Zara Spook with the Tatula, Spinnerbaits with the Bionic and lighter topwater lures with the Orra. Any guidance is much appreciated. Thanks!

So I've been following the thread in the General Discussion subforum about targeting big bass and I'd like to know how to go about this with SMB since that's all there is in the lakes here in Nova Scotia.I live in Nova Scotia and we only have SMB, no LMB. I would say the largest ones being caught regularly are in the 3-4 Lb range. I am only not starting to diversify and figure out what's working for me and what isn't. As much as the locals are helpful, most of it is the same as what you have said about the blind squirrel. Lots of senko's being thrown and the occasional big (for around here) bass being caught. Typically, I will use 4 spinning rods for various soft plastics: wacky and texas rigged senko's, texas rigged super flukes, and then either a tube jig or a shaky head. I also have smaller top water lures (poppers etc) but just recently picked up a Zara Spook. I also throw spinnerbaits. My questions is, where do I start with swimbaits? Should I try to match the kind of bait fish that are in the various lakes, or go with the coours and patterns of the senko's and flukes that usually catch fish? How big is too big a bait to throw when the bass aren't California/Texas huge? I want to maximize my time fishing these because I don't get out on a boat too often. I don't have my own boat, just a kayak. I usually tag along with a friend of mine when he goes out for a few hours after work. I realize that lure selection and tactics are going to be different based on my location, I'm really just looking for some general guidelines and principles to get started. If there are any good articles worth reading or videos worth watching, links would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for being so helpful guys!

I'm glad I stumbled upon this thread, there's lots of great pointers being made. Which leads me to several questions: I live in Nova Scotia and we only have SMB, no LMB. I would say the largest ones being caught regularly are in the 3-4 Lb range. I am only not starting to diversify and figure out what's working for me and what isn't. As much as the locals are helpful, most of it is the same as what you have said about the blind squirrel. Lots of senko's being thrown and the occasional big (for around here) bass being caught. Typically, I will use 4 spinning rods for various soft plastics: wacky and texas rigged senko's, texas rigged super flukes, and then either a tube jig or a shaky head. I also have smaller top water lures (poppers etc) but just recently picked up a Zara Spook. I also throw spinnerbaits. My questions is, where do I start with swimbaits? Should I try to match the kind of bait fish that are in the various lakes, or go with the coours and patterns of the senko's and flukes that usually catch fish? How big is too big a bait to throw when the bass aren't California/Texas huge? I want to maximize my time fishing these because I don't get out on a boat too often. I don't have my own boat, just a kayak. I usually tag along with a friend of mine when he goes out for a few hours after work. I realize that lure selection and tactics are going to be different based on my location, I'm really just looking for some general guidelines and principles to get started. If there are any good articles worth reading or videos worth watching, links would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for being so helpful guys!

I was using Flambeau's big mouth spinnerbait box which was great except for it's awkward size. That honking thing doesn't fit in any tackle box or bag very easily. The smaller one from Plano isn't much better for being able to put it somewhere. I started using Plano's newer 3700 size spinnerbait tray. So far, so good. It's not as versatile for buzzbaits and double arms spinnerbaits but I can manage trying to find space for a few awkwardly sized lures, versus one huge awkwardly sized box.

I guess it could decrease spool resistance but that would imply that the spool bearings take axial loads as good, if not better, than they do radial loads. I'm not sure that's the case though, especially when considering stock bearings. Thanks for the input, I'll give those suggestions a try next time out!

Great discussion guys, thanks! It raises one question though. When talking about casting a baticaster, I take none of you cast your baitcasters overhead, correct? I do a lot of shore fishing from spots that I can't cast sidearm as I see most doing in videos so I am forced to cast overhead almost all the time. When I'm fishing from my friends boat however, I'm going to make a concerted effort to cast sidearm and toy around with keeping the reel perpendicular to the water to see it's effects. So my question is; what is the best way to control my casts while casting overhead? Thanks!

You're assuming that I sold all my spinning gear I see.. LOL! Not a chance of that since I can't afford the kind of baitcasters that will throw tiny inline spinners for trout. I run out of skill long before those high end reels are any good to me anyways!

Ah ha! Thanks for the input guys, I'm always looking for ways to spend more time fishing and less time picking out backlashes

I've seen some guys on youtube videos casting and it looks like they turn the reel perpendicular to the water halfway through their cast. What's the reason for this? Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

Zara Spook, Chug'n Spook, Super Spook Jr., a couple of Storm poppers and a Yo-Zuri Sashimi popper are on the menu but the top water bite has been great all summer here, especially in the mornings.

The water clarity probably hurt you a bit, but also the fact that a lot of bass feed heavily before a weather front moves in usually leads them to not feeding very aggressively after a storm. This is only what I have read, I have not experienced this personally. That being said, I have read this is several articles so it's gotta have some merit. Good advice on going with more realistic baitfish colours when the water clears up like that.

That's exactly how I did it, I used the handle from my long needle nose pliers to wrap the line around and pull it free. It definitely would have resulted in a broken rod had I tried to use the rod instead.