New Member Here! - Anyone Know Anything About This Rod & Reel From Field And Stream?

[jcrawford]

Hey everyone,

I'm Jason and I'm new to the forum. I'm just your average guy that likes to fish. I've been fishin since I was in diapers and thought I'd come here to build my knowledge on gear and the like.

 

Anyways, I was just wondering if anyone had any knowledge on this rod and reel I bought a few years back at Dicks Sporting goods. I don't really know much about specifications and how to determine what is good or bad based on the specifications. I've always used spinning reels; ultra light setups for smaller stuff - white bass, small mouth, perch, etc., and medium setups for large mouth and sometimes catfish, and bigger stuff for larger catfish. I've always just bought what felt good in my hands and felt smooth to reel, but other than that I am clueless as to what would be the best for different fishin.

I have done several internet searches and I can not find anything on it. I honesly can't even remember how much I paid for the setup, but it reels smooth and I haven't really had any issues with it. I've caught many large mouth using a plastic worm with a texas rig, very few if any have ever gotten loose from my hook once it's set. Is this setup meant for something like that or does it really matter? Any input would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

[Darren.]

Hi Jason, and welcome aboard!

 

I have the casting equivalent of that rod - but at 6'

Medium. I love it. Great rods, wish they still made

them.

 

Can be used for a wide variety of tactics from soft

plastics to jigs, to moving baits.

 

I caught my PB of 7.5lbs on that rod in thick slop. It

is solid.

 

As for the reel, I'm not sure who makes that for F&S,

but it should serve well for these functions.

[jcrawford]

Thanks for the Reply Darren! I'm glad you've gotten some good use out of yours. I haven't landed anything big on it yet, but I hope that changes soon , then I can make a profile pic with a nice fish in it.

 

Hopefully someone can shed some light on the reel. It's so strange that there isn't much info on it on the web. I have a degree in Information Technology, so I don't think it's my lack of web searching skills that leaves me short handed on the info for this thing - haha. It says 7+1 bearings. I'm not sure what that is and why it doesnt just say 8 bearing? where is the 1 located that the other 7 aren't?

[MickD]

The bearing nomenclature most likely means that the reel has 7 regular bearings and 1 one-way bearing/clutch to provide the anti-reverse function.  If you have used that outfit quite a while and have had no issues, don't worry about it, just keep using it.  Keep it maintained properly and keep the line in good condition.  That's about it.  The most likely failure of any spinning reel is the bail spring and I've been told a number of times that closing the bail manually really takes the stress off that spring.  True?  It's logical.

 

When buying new you may want to consider name brands since some repair shops don't service non-name brands, even though most are made by the name brand manufacturers.

 

http://www.scsurffishing.com/articles/reelmaintenance.htm

 

DVT has gotten some good reviews on this forum and offers a special on repair/maintainence to members.

[WPCfishing]

I'm not familiar with the reel but I do own a Black Tech rod. No complaints from me. 

[SirSnookalot]

Depending on how much you spent on the reel it may not pay to fix it if something were to break.  That is not an excuse for not maintaining it.   I don't do much to my freshwater spinning reels except to oil the spindle, oil the handle bearings as well as the line roller bearing.  Frequency goes along with how much the reel is used.

If your reel is performing fine just have fun with it, do give it that drop of oil every once in awhile.