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#1 Post by **wayne riley** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:01 pm

Can someone please explain what the ratio 3:4:1.
Just wondering as to what the numbers mean

#2 Post by **gearoid mc s.** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:04 pm

For every time you turn the handle 1 full revolution the spool turns 3.4 revolutions. Presuming thats a boat multi with a ratio that low?

#3 Post by **wayne riley** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:14 pm

Cheers ger, its actually a Penn fx.
Just looking around at a few reels.
What ratio would you reckon on fx be best?

#4 Post by **gearoid mc s.** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:39 pm

wayne riley wrote:Cheers ger, its actually a Penn fx.
Just looking around at a few reels.
What ratio would you reckon on fx be best?

dont use fx reels much but same rules as multi apply.

high speed=low torque...e.g. 6:1
low speed=high torque...e.g. 3:1

really depends what you're using it for...Rough ground fishing you want high ratio to get gear in quick away from snags...spinning depends what speed you want ure lure to move at...big fish from boats like conger would be higher torque so you can actually move the fish at all.

To be honest when you buy a fx reel for a specific task e.g. beachcasting the manufacturer has already decided upon the best ratio for the job at hand and built it in so just buy what ever looks the nicest

#5 Post by **wayne riley** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 6:55 pm

Cheers gearoid, going to have a good look around.

#6 Post by **fishy1987** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 11:26 am

Always wanted to know that cheers

gearoid my daiwa 6000 fixedspool is 3.4:1 also is this average or slow?

#7 Post by **gearoid mc s.** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:22 pm

fishy1987 wrote:Always wanted to know that cheers gearoid my daiwa 6000 fixedspool is 3.4:1 also is this average or slow?

gearoid mc s. wrote: dont use fx reels

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dont know what the going rate for egg-beaters is, Have a flick through veals but 3.5:1'ish seem to the average.

#8 Post by **roger de dodger** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:44 pm

just to confuse you it also depends on the size of the spool ie a big pit reel will retreive more line than a narrow spool with the same gear ratio

#9 Post by **gearoid mc s.** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:50 pm

roger de dodger wrote:just to confuse you it also depends on the size of the spool ie a big pit reel will retreive more line than a narrow spool with the same gear ratio

and then you have to consider how full the spool is, how fast you turn the handle,what line your using, how fas..............................etc!

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