How Many Magnetic Brakes Do You Have Turned On Your Reels? Anyone Have None?

[tcbass]

As the title states:


How many magnetic brakes do you have turned on your baitcasting reels?




Anyone have no brakes on at all?

[doyle8218]

Depends on the lure, weight and wind for me.

[baluga]

It depends on the condition of the spool bearings and the model of reel. 

None if bearings are sticky and need cleaning. 

[ABW]

I tried casting with no brakes on the first time I used my baitcaster.... Never going to do that again

[Raul]

You can't have magnetic brakes with a S because a reel has ONLY ONE MAGNETIC BRAKE. The magnetic brake is set by a turning a dial.

[new2BC4bass]

I've only been using baitcast reels since '09 and I learned on a magnetic brake only reel.  Since just over half of my reels are made by Diawa and 2 are Gen 1 Revos, I use mag brakes a lot.  I run factory stock reels at 8-10 and tuned reels around 5 or 6 as a general rule.  I do run spool tension lighter than suggested because I think that light spool tension with more brakes gives me better distance than low brakes and more spool tension.

 

I have accidentally made a couple casts without realizing the brakes were completely turned off.  It wasn't pretty.     I'll be the first to admit that I am not a fantastic caster.  I'm sure some (especially those who learned on reels with no brakes) can handle zero brakes.  I can't.  I can on the T3 1016 reels, but I have to assume that even when on Longcast and zero on the side wheel that there is still some braking force being exerted.  Otherwise I am sure that I couldn't cast these reels without nasty overruns or backlashes.

 

[greentrout]

I remember a time watching a gentleman skulling a jon boat on a good sized farm pond all the while using an old Abu Garcia

Ambassador with casts that were a sight to behold.

 

Old school basser...

[ColdSVT]

Lews tp - 3

Revo stx -3

Bps rick clunn - 2

Eack reel is is quite specific to its job and the lure weights dont change a whole lot lol...i minor spool control tweak is all they ever really need.

I prefer centri brakes however. Most of my reels are centri only...im a shimano guy what can i say lol

[Catch and Grease]

I have them all the way off on my tataula usually, but if its really windy or something I'll turn it up alittle....

But on another reel I have them half way up.

[OnthePotomac]

Two centrifugal brakes on on all of my Curados, Citicas and Chronarchs forever no matter how new, or old they are.  I never change them.  No magnetics on these reels.

[BrianinMD]

I usually have 2 brakes on.

 

After just getting my reels back from cleaning I forgot to double check the brakes, made one "cast" and that reel was done for the day. Worst backlash I ever had, even ones from when I was just learning them. Ended up cutting out almost a full reel's worth of 20lb Abrazx when I got home. There were 0 brakes on, will never do that again.

[rippin-lips]

I use the least amount for the bait and conditions. Some reels may be 3 and others 5 or 6. Shear distance isn't something I worry about. Putting the bait in the right location is more important to me. If you make a 50 yard cast on fluoro/mono,you aren't going to be in a good hookset range anyhow with a single hook. Cranks are a little different story.

[ChrisD46]

Current fav little gem (H2O Express Mettle) has centrifical only brakes, so I use 2 sometimes 3 brake pins out .