Super User NorcalBassin Posted February 28, 2011 Super User Posted February 28, 2011 Been watching the Classic footage on ESPN 2 today and saw Fairlcoth lose the reel off of his rod twice already. Never seen that happen before, let alone twice to an Elite Pro. Is he not tightening up the reel seat enough or is he having problems with whatever rod he's using? Crazy to see that happen, even though he did land the fish each time. Quote
=Matt 5.0= Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 Braid, plus bionic ninja hooksets. Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted February 28, 2011 BassResource.com Administrator Posted February 28, 2011 I've seen it happen to Elite pros before. In this case, I'm going to guess a cracked reel seat was the culprit. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted February 28, 2011 Super User Posted February 28, 2011 Yep, I've cracked reel seats and even had a reel go flying. The leader knot was another story, probably so pressed for time, had more faith in the durability in the knot than he should have. That fish was an INCREDIBLE save, though. Quote
Flukeman Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 Remember too, he was fishing Venice, 100 mile ride each day, maybe through some rough conditions. Not sure how rough that ride is. I have had some reel seats loosen up on much shorter rough runs on our lake Ontario waters. Quote
FL_Sharpshooter Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 Lol, I saw that too. He ended up reeling the line in by hand ;D Quote
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