rchiuz Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 Hi all, Most of my reels are 6 gear ratios and I am thinking of getting one in 7. What do you guys use your 7 gear bait casters for? I have been trying to learn jerk baiting finish but I find myself reeling more slack and was hoping a 7 gear would ease the trouble with it. Thanks in advance! Quote
Super User rippin-lips Posted January 31, 2015 Super User Posted January 31, 2015 Anything that requires me to take up slack fast. Basically techniques were I work the bait with the rod. For me it's more about ipt than ratio though. 2 reels can have nearly the same ratio but one can take up more line. Example: 6:4:1 - Lews tourny pro = 28" ipt 6:3:1 - Daiwa tatula = 26.3 ipt Quote
Super User deep Posted January 31, 2015 Super User Posted January 31, 2015 Don't have one, sorry. All of mine are either 5.x:1 or 6.x:1. Maybe y'all can convince me to buy one. (And catch more fish?) Quote
Ozark_Basser Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 Everything except deeper cranks (10ft+) Quote
Cgrinder Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 Frogs, walking baits, jigs, Texas rigs, Carolina rigs. Like rippin said, 7:1 gear ratios are great for taking up slack line quickly. Quote
Super User aavery2 Posted January 31, 2015 Super User Posted January 31, 2015 Work well for buzz baits. Quote
Super User gulfcaptain Posted January 31, 2015 Super User Posted January 31, 2015 I'm in the IPT group myself. Ratio's are just the number of rotations of the spool per handle turn. Most of your standard 7:1 ratio's are going to give you about 29-30" per turn depending on the size of the reel. But the different techniques mentioned about are all good. Anything where you will have to pick up a lot of line in a hurry is a good choice. So yes jerkbaits could be included. But cranking I would stick to the lower 6:1 or even 5.3:1 which will give you that IPT of about 23-26" or so. So don't get too hung up on gear ratio's and learn what the IPT on the reels you fish are(at full line captacity). Quote
Super User lmbfisherman Posted January 31, 2015 Super User Posted January 31, 2015 Everything really. In general I use them for anything that requires me to pick up line quickly. Quote
JLBrown Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 Carolina rigs, Texas rigged plastics, jigs, and buzzbaits. Quote
BadBassWV Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 I use mine for Spinner baits, buzz baits or any top water. Quote
Mass Bassin' Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 pitchin' and flippin' as well as frogs, spinnerbaits, jigs, t-rigs, and other things. Quote
Super User FishTank Posted February 1, 2015 Super User Posted February 1, 2015 Jerkbaits, spinner baits, buzz baits, and anytime I want to burn a bait. Quote
Super User F14A-B Posted February 1, 2015 Super User Posted February 1, 2015 In the old days I used a sloow ipt reel for flip/ pitch duty, reason: it was generally accepted that the perceived power assisted with wenching fish out of hydrilla, etc. but the past few years ipt is very high and allows for more target presentations in a 8 hour day. You simply can burn your bait back, pitch, fish or no fish, crank back and boom, pitch again.. Now throw in slack line ( line watching ) presentations and you have fast crank pickup with power to boot in modern reels.. They are very popular now.. I use 7.2.1 5.1 reels.. A couple of older 6.3.1 reels... ( BC ) Quote
Robert Riley Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 The higher ratio GENERAL implies higher IPT. IPT is definitely something to look for as there can be a difference in reels with the same ratio. Higher IPT reels are used for any baits that used slack line (walk-the-dog baits, frogs, jigs, etc), and lures that you want to retrieve at a high speed (Spinnerbaits, buzzbaits etc). Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted February 1, 2015 Global Moderator Posted February 1, 2015 jigs and plastics. Quote
Mr Swim Jig Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 Jigs, plastics, spinner baits, top water.... Pretty much everything for me except for crank baits. Quote
bigturtle Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 Everything, its the only gear ratio i own Quote
BasshunterJGH Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 Everything except deeper cranks (10ft+) X2. Plus big spinnerbaits and swimbaits. Quote
Super User HoosierHawgs Posted February 1, 2015 Super User Posted February 1, 2015 Pitching and Flippin', Jigs, Texas and Carolina Rig Plastics, Weightless Rigged Plastics, and other techniques like that. I prefer a 6.X:1 reel for my Jerkbait fishing, but I've heard that KVD uses a 7.X:1 reel for his Jerkbait fishing. I think it would work fine, as Jerkbaits are mostly being worked with the rod, and the reel is just used to pick up slack line. 1 Quote
BasshunterJGH Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 Pitching and Flippin', Jigs, Texas and Carolina Rig Plastics, Weightless Rigged Plastics, and other techniques like that. I prefer a 6.X:1 reel for my Jerkbait fishing, but I've heard that KVD uses a 7.X:1 reel for his Jerkbait fishing. I think it would work fine, as Jerkbaits are mostly being worked with the rod, and the reel is just used to pick up slack line. I use a 6.8:1 lews for jerkbaits, seems like a good in-between. Idk, probably isn't all that different from a 7:1, lews tend to run a little high on the ipt. 1 Quote
Pinoy_Basser Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 7+:1 Ratios: Mostly for Frogs and Burnin' Buzzbaits. 6:1 Ratios: The rest 5:1 Ratios: Deep Diving Cranks especially with big lips. Quote
plumworm Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 Isn't ipt based on the size of the spool? A larger spool ( in diameter) would produce more ipt than a smaller diameter spool regardless of gear ratio. Quote
Super User HoosierHawgs Posted February 2, 2015 Super User Posted February 2, 2015 Isn't ipt based on the size of the spool? A larger spool ( in diameter) would produce more ipt than a smaller diameter spool regardless of gear ratio.Only if its a full spool. Quote
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