12-24-2007, 02:58 PM
Ah, that is what I was wanting to know.. My reel is a Shimano TX 1000FD. I am pretty mechanically inclined, I just like to know the proper things to use on stuff. Someone taught me how to fish a year ago but I don't see them much so I don't know how to maintain the reel. When I fish I aim for crappie with 6lb line but lately I have been getting everything but crappie. On Nov 29 I caught a 22" white striper from the bank.. The reel wasn't working right that day and the line eventually snapped but luckily I had him on the bank.. Another thing that I would like to fix is that when I reel in, sometimes there isn't enough tension on the line to have it wind onto the reel the way it should. Instead it just goes together loosely and when I cast out the next time it gets all screwed up and I end up with a big knot. To prevent this I usually reel in with the string between my fingers so that there is tension on it.. I just wondered if there was something they made to do what I do with my fingers..
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