Thread: Pulling Cranks 101

Fred you are a great writer with some good stories. You should send them in to a magizine or two. I have read alot of stories in Field and Stream that don't come close to yours in content or style.
Thanks for sharing.

Wow, thanks so much for the ego boost.....I sincerely appreciate it....happy fishin', Fred

Seriously, Slab is always looking for good stories to post on the home page. You should Pm some to him.

Been reading some on here and did a search on here. Got a question bout okuma line counters. I am respooling my reals I bought used last year. Was looking at the specs on them as well as on the reels themselves. Chart shows for 12 lb test line on a magda pro 15 to put 290 YARDS of line on them. That is 870' roughly. Y'all really put that much line on them?

I do for a couple of reasons.

1) The counters are more accurate when at capacity.

2) Probably the main reason.

Fill em up!!! They aint near accurate when they get down low. Its all relative anyways, if they are all spooled the same you can duplicate what you are doing.

I use cheaper line to fill the reel and then spool on the last 50 yards of the good line that I use for fishing. Yes, I am cheap. But I never let out over 300' of line while fishing.

Originally Posted by bdunn3

I use cheaper line to fill the reel and then spool on the last 50 yards of the good line that I use for fishing. Yes, I am cheap. But I never let out over 300' of line while fishing.

That's what I do except I put on a little more of the good line.....enough that I can let out a 160 ft. and I use 10 lb. mono so it will be in compliance with the trolling depth charts