gear ratio???

Fri Nov 05, 2010 9:54 pm

maybe this is a stupid question but can anyone explain the gear ratio on reels too me.
4:5:1 means???

Re: gear ratio???

Fri Nov 05, 2010 9:59 pm

wrasse king wrote:maybe this is a stupid question but can anyone explain the gear ratio on reels too me.
4:5:1 means???

Basicaly it means how many time the spool goes around for each turn of the handle.

Re: gear ratio???

Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:18 pm

So that'd be 4.5 turns off the spool per turn of the handle would it?

Re: gear ratio???

Sat Nov 06, 2010 12:11 am

Shambo wrote:So that'd be 4.5 turns off the spool per turn of the handle would it?

Thats correct.

Re: gear ratio???

Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:54 am

bigsod wrote:
Shambo wrote:So that'd be 4.5 turns off the spool per turn of the handle would it?

Thats correct.

not just a human jcb and carbon bender but a mind of useful information too :lol:

Re: gear ratio???

Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:54 pm

cheers lads