Easier to speed up or slow down with a reel?

[Chaos10691]

I'm buying a Curado DC and I'm not entirely sure what gear ratio to get. It will be mainly used for squarebills, lipless, and chatterbaits.

 

At times I like to slow roll these baits and at other times I like to burn them. My choices are the 7.4:1 or the 6.2:1. The IPT are 31" and 26" respectively. Would you say it would be easier to slow down on a 7.4:1 when I want to slow roll or speed up when I want to burn on a 6.2:1?

[Dens228]

I think everyone is different.  I tend to go with slower ratio's because it tend to reel too fast.

[rtwvumtneer6]

I have a 6 speed reel that is 28 IPT and it says "High Speed" right on the frame?

 

Both ratios will work fine, it's really dependent on what your default reeling tempo is, and everyone is different.  

 

Twist my arm, and I'd choose the 6.X:1 for the lures listed.

 

[optimator]

It's easier for me to slow down. I went with a 7.4. My last two baitcasters are both 8.1. 

[FishTank]

Personally for the baits you mentioned, I like a 6.x:1 or slower reel.  

 

I have the 6.2:1 Curado DC and have been using it for cranks.  It has been pretty much flawless. 

[diehardbassfishing]

Thinking more along the line of when a fish is being reeled in (reels have to do that too with any luck), it's easier to slow down than reel like a scalded cat to keep line tension.

 

 

Karl

[jimmyjoe]

   You need to know your body, and what you like and what you dislike. The answers other people give you are applicable to them, but may or may not be applicable to you. Ultimately, only you can answer the question you asked us.        jj

[WRB]

High Speed is era driven. In to 60-70’s 4.3:1 was High Speed, IPT unknown. As reels got smaller spools to longer casting the classic “100” size casting reels 6.3:1 was the High Speed norm. This gear ratio lasted for 25 years until 2010 when Shimano introduced 7.2:1 High Speed followed by Daiwa with 8:1 ratio. IPT was borne.

Inches Per Turn of the reel handle @ full spool.

with narrow small diameter spools that only hold 110 yards of 12 lb mono, my question was what is the IPT after casting a lure 40 yards or 120 feet using 12 lb mono? It turns out the IPT drops about 40% using today’s 100 size reels. The spool looses about 50% of the line after casting 40 yards. 

Gear ratio is only important by adding spool line capacity and line diameter into the equation if you make cast casts over 30 yards, then higher speeds helps to maintain lure and control the bass. Shorter cast or larger reels the IPT is less a factor.

Most folks work bottom contact lures using the rod and moving lures using the reel. Your choice how hard you want to work cranking a reel.

Tom

 

[bulldog1935]

I put longer-pitch handles on fast reels to give me both.  

 

 

[PhishLI]

No problem slowing down for me, and I hate reeling like a madman with a slow reel when I want to get them in.

[Captain Phil]

You may find this interesting.  Florida bass fishing is very tough after a cold front.  When the water gets below 60, our bass lock down.  It can seem like someone poisoned the lakes at times.  Under these conditions, you can get them to bite if you slow way down. I normally throw my spinnerbaits with a 5/1 casting reel.  Back when I was fishing tournaments, as an experiment I purchased a 3/1 reel for winter spinnerbait fishing.  The retrieve was so slow the blades hardly turned.  I caught fish when others nearby couldn't get a bite.

[Lead Head]

For me, its easier to speed up. When I'm making myself slow down (with moving presentations) the instant I lose complete focus I find myself reeling too fast.

[Bankc]

I feel the same either way.  Speeding up or slowing down, in and of itself, isn't difficult.  It can be a bit tiring trying to pull in something like a buzzbait on a super slow reel, however.  So maybe reeling faster is harder, but only once you reach that point where you're wearing your muscles out.  

 

To be fair, I've been a musician most of my life, so learning to do the same things really slow and really fast are pretty basic skills to master.  So I might take for granted how difficult this could be for others.