Braid and Casting distance/wet reel question.

[WhiteMike1018]

When i first put my 30lb power pro on my rod it casted amazingly far. But after about 3-4 outings im not having as much casting distance as i did the first time, with spinner baits and anything else I tie on..

Is this normal?

Also I accidentally dropped my reel in the water by accident and than when i casted it went amazingly far. So i continued to dip my reel in water like every 4-5 casts to achieve that distance I wanted..

Is this healthy for the reel?  Also..do you think it may need to be oiled or sprayed with reel magic? for the bearings?

thanks -Mike

[Culprit]

Dont think its a good idea dipping ur reel in water  :-?

The inside of ur reel might be rusted out thus causing u to lose distance on ur casts

[Jig Man]

I don't seem to get as much distance with braid as I do mono on a baitcaster.  One reason your casts might be shorter is the braid may be packing on the spool.  You might walk it all off and wind it back on to see if that helps.

As for the reels,  I would be about cleaning them if they had gone for a swim.

[dodgeguy]

maybe your reel needs service.

[.RM.]

When i first put my 30lb power pro on my rod it casted amazingly far. But after about 3-4 outings im not having as much casting distance as i did the first time, with spinner baits and anything else I tie on..

Is this normal?

Does your reel have a ported (drilled) spool? If it does that would probably happen even if you were using mono line. Line gets water saturated, and when it is re-spool after every cast, it deposits water into the holes in the spool and onto the spool shaft, then it runs down into any of the spool support bearings. This rinses the oils out of the bearing packs and starts to hinder your casting distances. Many anglers compensate for this by backing off of the cast control cap, but that really isn't helping either.

Also I accidentally dropped my reel in the water by accident and than when i casted it went amazingly far. So i continued to dip my reel in water like every 4-5 casts to achieve that distance I wanted..

Is this healthy for the reel?

No it isn't..If it were you wouldn't have to keep dunking the reel every 4 or 5 cast, to get good performance.

Also..do you think it may need to be oiled or sprayed with reel magic? for the bearings?

When ever a reel is dropped, dunked, for whatever reason, into the water it should be broken down, cleaned, dried, and re-lubed. Dunking isn't the same as a rain shower. Dunking is adding silt and whatever else the lake water is holding, into the reels gears and bearing packs.

Tight Lines!!!  

[dodgeguy]

i put electrical tape over my spool ports to keep stuff out.

[WhiteMike1018]

Thanks ReelMech.

Is there any certain oil you suggest? for re-lubing? and if so where should i apply this?

I have some ReelMagic also...would you suggest applying some of this?

Also reelmech, on the right side of my citica when i open it up , those little pieces of plastic in there are the brakes right?

I clicked all of them to the top of the little piece of metal they were on so i could be totally freespool, was that correct also?

The reel is fairly new, my first time using it on the water was this spring, so it probably just needs a little lubrication.

Thanks -wm

[dodgeguy]

reel mech is right.get it professionally redone.

[WhiteMike1018]

ReelMech, no wonder I had no casting distance. I put all the brakes on, thinking the opposite way  :  : silly me.

Now I know what the problem is wow.

If I was going to have it professionally done by you...how much and how long would it take?

thanks -wm

[Fish Man]

now is it just as unhealthy for a spinning reel as it is for a bait casting?,i ask this because part of my pond has a sandy shore and tonight while trying to unhook a fish my rod  was propped on my knee but then fel into the sand and (twice) so i gave them a little dip,the reel is a brand new abu garcia cardinal and i have done it before with my shimano sahara and never had a problem...thanks

[.RM.]

Doesn't matter, little dip, big dip, DON'T DIP!!!

Dipping your reels isn't helping clean anything that was on the outside of the reel. Dipping into pond, lake, res., water isn't cleaning the reel. It isn't fresh water, it isn't clean water. The sand that gathered behind the rotor, on the bail arms, and on the side plate near the crank all get washed into the reel somewhere. Sooner than later you will start to feel the difference when you open and close the bail, and when you crank the reel.

Tight Lines All!!!!  

[Raul]

Not only sand is what enters the reel when you dip, all the water living creatures also enter the reel ( ex.- algae ) and you don 't want that making a pureè with your gear grease.

[WhiteMike1018]

Thanks Raul and ReelMech I really appreciate it.  

If the problem continues ReelMech I will be shouting you a pm about servie.

-WM