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#1 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 163
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1 speed vs 2 speed reel
When would you use a 2 speed reel vs a 1 speed reel? |
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#2 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 186
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when you have the money to afford it
![]() ![]() ![]() boat guys love them. braid, heavy hooks, put the rod on the rail and wind, wind, wind. fish don't have a chance. tons of fish have been killed (um, released unharmed into the water, meg) on 500's, 146's, 99's, 2/0's, 3/0's, 4/0's, old newell's, and a whole host of single speed relics. do we need one? how many 100lb tuna are we going to hook? they work great on the boats though. "oooh, he's got shiny 2 speed lever drags". "ooh, he's got all grafighters". sealines, saltists, toriums, etc. solid, work great. and they do have a ton of cranking power, even the sealines in 6:1. you'd be amazed. |
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#3 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Clairemont
Posts: 813
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well when throwing a surface iron its nice to have 6:1 and then when you hooka feeesh, use the 3:1 and just turn the handle.
when fighting a fish in the low gear then he turns and heads straight towards your yak, slap into high and keep that line tight. do you need em... nope are they nice to have.... yup |
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#4 |
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 84
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the tackle stores that do reel repairs love for you to be taking your two speed reels with all those nice seawater collection devices...I mean bearings out through the surf ....I had a sx avet that had bearings seize after just five or six trips but have 30 year old jig masters that take a licking and keep on ticking that has been on forty or fifty trips with no work other than a good hosing off.
I have not taken any "good" reels on the yak since.A well lubed and drag washered 500 high speed in the "jr" size will kill almost any thing at lajolla.You don't reallly need the line capacity of the bigger reels as your sleigh ride will keep the fish close. but then I'm an old fart so what do I know! |
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#5 |
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Redlands CA
Posts: 871
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Avets are high maintenance when used in the yak.But then again ferraris need to be tuned often...
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#6 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Chula Vista
Posts: 1,589
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The low gear of a 2 speed reel is designed for the end game of a big tuna or bill fish fight where the fish is straight under the boat and doing the big circles. It can also be usefull for getting large bottom dwellers, groupers and big jacks, away from the rocks at the start of the fight. Other than that i can't see too much use in a 2 speed especially for a kayak application. Mike
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#7 |
Deep Release Specialist
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Mission Viejo
Posts: 94
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Most of the smaller 2-speeds like the Avet SX and MXJ/MXL, are really two reels in one... a bait reel with 4:1 gears and a jig reel with 6:1 gears. They don't have a low, winch, granny gear like some big tuna iron. So from that perspective they're nice in that you do have 2 reels in one. If you can swing one, go for it. My smallest 2-speed is an Avet JX (6:1/3:1) that I use for 40#.
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#8 | |
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: San Diego
Posts: 2,385
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Someday I may buy a 2 speed, but I'm in no rush to do so. Trust me no matter how fast you think you are reeling that iron in, it's still not faster than the fish can swim. ![]() |
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#9 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Rancho Bernardo-San Diego
Posts: 117
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different perspective
2-speed reels are nice and very durable. I've been launching thru the surf since 2000, and carried Shimano's, Diawas, and AVETS in 1 and now 2 speed. No mechanical problems, and they perform better/smoother than the older designs. Technology does improve, despite the success guys have using older reel designs. Take care of any gear you get by fresh water rinsing, and maintain them regularly.
Here's an better thought for you- get Lever-Drag reels instear of star drag.... you will get finer, quicker adjustments for trolling live bait or rapalas, and can shift up or down load as might be needed fighting a big fish. More important, carry 4 rigs- one with a sabiki rigged fgor catching bait, two for live bait fishing (maybe one set up with hook only- fly line... and one down-rigged with a two oz torpedo, or differnt size lines, depending on the time of year and target fish.) You want to avoid missing the bite because you have to re-tie. Just my limited perspective...
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#10 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 520
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Caught and killed lots of Tuna and YT, and even a Halibut! ![]() 2 speed is for the ritch, I figure if you pay more for a reel than half of what you paid for your kayak, you should be in a boat ![]() |
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#11 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Coto de Caza, CA
Posts: 155
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