06-15-2008, 09:20 AM
For what it's worth, I will offer my opinion and feedback from my experience, be it rather limited or not. I first started out fishing with baitcasters then switched to spinners after great frustrations and many obsene gestures/words. I found that with spinning combos, I could not effectively control my rod and lures. I just could not develop a "rythm" to time my casts and landings to the proper place. I then picked up some of my baitcasters again and swore to get better at using them. Not after I got a little older and more "wise" did I discover the difference between a quality baitcaster and a piece of junk. At the end of last year, I made a "discovery" for myself that changed how I fish and will fish.
Some reading this may consider it advertising so be that as it may. My "discovery" was the reel comapny Ardent Reels out of Macon, Missouri. I baught their latest model baitcaster (the XS1000) after reading and hearing great reviews for it. When I first spooled and cast it my facial expressions almost froze in place as if I had a stroke. Absolutely no backlash without any break or clutch adjustments, mind you this was my first cast. Without any extra effort the reel cast at leat 3-4 times farther than any baitcaster I have ever used be it Daiwa, Shimano, Abu Garcia, or Okuma. To this day, ( I have only had the reel for a few months) I have not had a single backlash. In another few months time my rod and reel will truly be an extension of my arm and hand.
I am an very sorry I did not have this reel when first starting out. To me, using a piece of junk reel is like driving a car looking through the rear view mirror with the transmission in reverse. It is COUNTERPRODUCTIVE and makes you develop anger and a tendency to unprovonkingly yell out all shapes and forms of vulgarities and profanity. My Ardet Reel has been the greatest fishing asset I have ever had, if I even had any before. It truly is a masterfully designed and manufactured reel. I was so impressed that I recently baught a second one, as soon as I had some fishing money.
If you serously want to learn baitcasting here is the info my dear fishing friend, please spare yourself high blood pressure and dead brain cells and read about and buy and Ardent Reel. It will be a new beginning for you, you will want to smash every single spinning reel you see and own:
Ardent Reels
[url "http://www.ardentoutdoors.com/default.asp"]http://www.ardentoutdoors.com/default.asp[/url]
**You can also take pride in knowin that you fish with a 100% Made in USA reel, backed up by a no questions asked 3 year warranty.
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Some reading this may consider it advertising so be that as it may. My "discovery" was the reel comapny Ardent Reels out of Macon, Missouri. I baught their latest model baitcaster (the XS1000) after reading and hearing great reviews for it. When I first spooled and cast it my facial expressions almost froze in place as if I had a stroke. Absolutely no backlash without any break or clutch adjustments, mind you this was my first cast. Without any extra effort the reel cast at leat 3-4 times farther than any baitcaster I have ever used be it Daiwa, Shimano, Abu Garcia, or Okuma. To this day, ( I have only had the reel for a few months) I have not had a single backlash. In another few months time my rod and reel will truly be an extension of my arm and hand.
I am an very sorry I did not have this reel when first starting out. To me, using a piece of junk reel is like driving a car looking through the rear view mirror with the transmission in reverse. It is COUNTERPRODUCTIVE and makes you develop anger and a tendency to unprovonkingly yell out all shapes and forms of vulgarities and profanity. My Ardet Reel has been the greatest fishing asset I have ever had, if I even had any before. It truly is a masterfully designed and manufactured reel. I was so impressed that I recently baught a second one, as soon as I had some fishing money.
If you serously want to learn baitcasting here is the info my dear fishing friend, please spare yourself high blood pressure and dead brain cells and read about and buy and Ardent Reel. It will be a new beginning for you, you will want to smash every single spinning reel you see and own:
Ardent Reels
[url "http://www.ardentoutdoors.com/default.asp"]http://www.ardentoutdoors.com/default.asp[/url]
**You can also take pride in knowin that you fish with a 100% Made in USA reel, backed up by a no questions asked 3 year warranty.
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