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Gear Ratios?
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 9:35 am
by nevadaboy
So I've wanted to ask this question for awhile now. What gear ratio do you use for a certain technique? I have my thought but I wanna know everyone else's haha. So hers the techniques
Flip/Pitching
Frogging
Jerkbait
Jigs
Square bill
Deep crank
Swimbaits (5 to 10 inch)
Small swimbaits (2 to 5 inch)
Just wanna know if you use a High Speed, medium or low gear ratio for each technique.
Thanks for providing info guys.
Re: Gear Ratios?
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 9:53 am
by spookybaits
nevadaboy wrote:So I've wanted to ask this question for awhile now. What gear ratio do you use for a certain technique? I have my thought but I wanna know everyone else's haha. So hers the techniques
Flip/Pitching.
7:1 or faster
Frogging.
7:1 or faster
Jerkbait.
7:1 or faster
Jigs.
7:1 or faster
Square bill
6.2:1- 7:1
Deep crank.
3.8:1- 5:1
Swimbaits (5 to 10 inch).
5:1
Small swimbaits (2 to 5 inch).
5:1
Just wanna know if you use a High Speed, medium or low gear ratio for each technique.
Thanks for providing info guys.
Re: Gear Ratios?
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 10:19 am
by vinnieb729
I added a few extras I fish quite a bit.
Flip/Pitching - 8:1
Frogging - 7:1
Jerkbait - 7:1
Jigs - 8:1
Square bill - 5:1
Deep crank - 5:1
Swimbaits (5 to 10 inch) - NA
Small swimbaits (2 to 5 inch) - NA
Spinnerbaits - 6:1
Topwaters - 7:1
Lipless - 6:1
Re: Gear Ratios?
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 11:51 am
by tomustang
Whatever ratio the reel has, I just speed up or slow down the retrieve rate
Re: Gear Ratios?
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 12:17 pm
by tywithay
I use a 6.2 or 6.3 for everything. If I need to speed it up, I reel faster...
Re: Gear Ratios?
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 12:34 pm
by biggs
tywithay wrote:I use a 6.2 or 6.3 for everything. If I need to speed it up, I reel faster...
x2 but I do have one reel thats either a 5.7 or 5.8.
Thinking about adding a faster gear ratio reel to the lineup for next season, we'll see what happens.
Re: Gear Ratios?
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 12:42 pm
by angry john
i use a lot of mid 6's unless i am jig fishing then i go higher. 6.8 is my fastest reel right now, and thats what i use for jigs. I would go higher, if i had one in my lineup.
Re: Gear Ratios?
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 2:44 pm
by dragon1
IPTs should be a consideration as well.
Re: Gear Ratios?
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 10:12 am
by Cracker
I use a 7.1 or 8.1 for everything. If I need to slow down, I reel in slower.
The difference between 8.1 and 6.3 is around 20% in IPT. When I need to speed up (the lure is out of strike zone), it quicker to get a lure back with HG reel. Anyway, HG reel are more versatile. Same with the cars, I would rather have a car able to reach top speed 100MPH, than 80MPH, sometimes you need that speed
Re: Gear Ratios?
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 10:03 pm
by Wachtel
My reels have from 1:5.8 (cranking) up to 1:7.1 (topwaters) with between 1:6:2-6.4 the norm for the small stuff under 1 oz.
For large and heavy (2 oz <) I use reels with 1:5.3 or 1:6.3 gear ratio.
Re: Gear Ratios?
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 12:09 am
by njbasscat
For plastics and jigs, I like a faster 7.1:1 or higher. It helps me get the bait back quicker so I can make another pitch after my lure leaves the sweet spot.
For anything moving, I like a middle of the pack 6.3:1. I can slow down and speed up accordingly. I don't like high speed reels for moving baits.
For deep cranking or big spinnerbaits, I like a slow 4.8:1 to 5.4:1 reel. It's much easier to crank deep cranks or use lures that have a lot of resistance with a slow reel.
Re: Gear Ratios?
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 2:51 pm
by dragon1
A 6.4:1 Z200 or Z2020H is 30.5" IPT with pulling power for even swims upwards of ~5oz, and as high an IPT as some 7.0:1 ratios. Spool design has a lot to do with effecting this.
Make sure to look up IPTs as it will allow you to choose more accurately based upon the actual line pick-up and not just the gear ratio...this is important as you may like one make/model reel more than another for whatever reasons, and you won't "have to" make a decision based upon the gear ratio alone.
Re: Gear Ratios?
Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 8:00 am
by ChrisD46
1 ) Any bait where you move the rod to impart action = 7:1 ratio
2 ) Crankbaits = 5.2:1 ratio
3 ) Everything else = 6.3:1 ratio
Simple ...
Re: Gear Ratios?
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 4:04 am
by Lexy 123
Most of my reels are 7:1 or higher. I want to bring the fish in fast.
I only use 6.x:1 for jigs (sometimes) and 5.x: for crank baits
Re: Gear Ratios?
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 9:24 am
by zenbassr
dragon1 wrote:IPTs should be a consideration as well.
x2
i'd give more consideration to IPT... looking at just gear ratio is misleading since spool dimensions between reels will often vary.