Wiggle Wart - REEL

[cheesemaster]

I picked up the PQ on a Black Friday special last year or the year before for $49.99 - of coarse I had to get 2 for that price.

[MOsmallies]

I personally throw mine on a Shimano Curado 6.3:1... I didn't want to have to by a 5.4:1 reel and only be able to use it for cranking. I have no other technique I use that I want that slow of a gear ratio. I slow down when I need to but still have enough speed to catch up to a fish if I need to.

Another thought comes from a David Fritts crankbait seminar that I went to at the Collinsville fishing show several years ago. I remember him talking about using a reel WITHOUT anti-reverse when cranking. I just found this excerpt from an FLW article where he explains it...

Q: Hi David, you mentioned at Guntersville that you used a reel that was not anti-reverse and that you can feel the fish better when you are cranking with this reel. I always thought that the better reels had the anti-reverse mechanisms because there is no play when you wind up the line. Could you go into detail about what you meant about feeling the fish and how that plays out when you're retrieving the crankbait? 
-- Dan Carlson (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) 
A: What happens with reels with anti-reverse is they have clutches that tighten down on the spool to keep it from going backwards. But that pressure that those reels have take away the feel you have when you're retrieving. The reels without the anti-reverse mechanism have a lot more feel to them when you retrieve your baits. It's not so much of a factor with worms or jigs but with crankbaits it is key. I would not even consider fishing a crankbait without that type of a reel. Unfortunately, the David Fritts cranking reel is the only reel made with the anti-reverse feature - unless you go way back to the older reels that are 15- and 20-years-old. 

I think that David Fritts Cranking Reel was a BPS reel

[abkeenan]

12 minutes ago, MOsmallies said:

I personally throw mine on a Shimano Curado 6.3:1... I didn't want to have to by a 5.4:1 reel and only be able to use it for cranking. I have no other technique I use that I want that slow of a gear ratio. I slow down when I need to but still have enough speed to catch up to a fish if I need to.

Another thought comes from a David Fritts crankbait seminar that I went to at the Collinsville fishing show several years ago. I remember him talking about using a reel WITHOUT anti-reverse when cranking. I just found this excerpt from an FLW article where he explains it...

Q: Hi David, you mentioned at Guntersville that you used a reel that was not anti-reverse and that you can feel the fish better when you are cranking with this reel. I always thought that the better reels had the anti-reverse mechanisms because there is no play when you wind up the line. Could you go into detail about what you meant about feeling the fish and how that plays out when you're retrieving the crankbait? 
-- Dan Carlson (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) 
A: What happens with reels with anti-reverse is they have clutches that tighten down on the spool to keep it from going backwards. But that pressure that those reels have take away the feel you have when you're retrieving. The reels without the anti-reverse mechanism have a lot more feel to them when you retrieve your baits. It's not so much of a factor with worms or jigs but with crankbaits it is key. I would not even consider fishing a crankbait without that type of a reel. Unfortunately, the David Fritts cranking reel is the only reel made with the anti-reverse feature - unless you go way back to the older reels that are 15- and 20-years-old. 

I think that David Fritts Cranking Reel was a BPS reel

Lew's has a reel that does exactly what you have posted here. It was designed with Fritts' input. It has back play in the reel handle without the anti-reverse. Lews's calls it  "Multi-Stop Anti-Reverse (PS1 model)" (BB1 Pro Model)

Model	Retrieve	Gear Ratio	Weight	Bearings	Line Cap. (Test/Yd.)	Stock	Price	Qty
PS1	Right	5.1:1	6.5	9SS + 1RB	12/160	In Stock: 1	$199.99

They also have it in just the regular BB1 models. ( BB1, BB1L, BB1H)

Model	Retrieve	Gear Ratio	Weight	Bearings	Line Cap. (Test/Yd.)	Stock	Price	Qty
BB1	Right	5.1:1	7.1	9SS + 1M-RB	12/160	In Stock: 3+	$159.99
BB1HZ	Right	6.4:1	7.2	9SS + 1RB	12/160	In Stock: 3+	$159.99
BB1HZL	Left	6.4:1	7.2	9SS + 1RB	12/160	Out	$159.99
BB1Z	Right	5.1:1	7.2	9SS + 1RB	12/160	In Stock: 3+	$159.99
BB1SHZ	Right	7.1:1	7.2	9SS + 1RB	12/160	Out	$159.99

 

 

[Champ188]

I'm with him ^^^ on the Shimano Curado 6.3:1. I can slow down plenty when I need to and still have the speed to keep pressure on the fish if he runs straight at me during the fight.

 

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

I just picked up a new Diawa Tatula for 99 new on amazon.  Love it so far. 

[jolicious]

I have a little fishing money on the way next week, and surely appreciate all of the input

[abkeenan]

2 minutes ago, aarchdale@coresleep.com said:

I just picked up a new Diawa Tatula for 99 new on amazon.  Love it so far. 

I have 2 regular Tatulas and a Type R. I friggin' love them. If you notice pretty much all Daiwa's now have the T-Wing system. 

[fozzype]

I use the Gen 1 revo sx in 6:4...these are as good if not better in casting distance than the bb1.  The new gen 3 ones are ok, but not as good as the Gen 1 revos. I will use suffix elite 10 lb mono or 12 lb trilene pro flouro.

If you pararel the bank as fast as I do, a 5:1 reel just won't cut it.  Sometimes I use a 7:1.   

By the way, I use a 7 ft older all star cranking rod made before they were bought  out.  Just an awesome rod...

[dblades]

've been using my Curado B5 for so long I can't imagine using anything else for the wart. I think a slower reel has more sensitivity and  I can only remember ONE time that I lost a fish that ran at me.  I use the same reel for square bills.  

[bluebasser86]

I fish mine on a supertuned E5 Curado. It'll sling them a mile.