brake blocks ?

[roger de dodger]

in what part of the cast do they slow down the reel? i,m starting to use the pendulum cast and am using a sports mag ,i,m putting the mags halfway when casting and have no problems with over runs if i take out the blocks what way will it affect the reel ?i feel that the blocks are slowing the reel at the start of the cast too much and robbing me of distance,would no blocks and a bit more mag get me more distance?i think i,ve added 30 or 40 extra yards already judging by the level of line left on my reel but want more the zippy might be getting me a yard or two extra aswell cant wait to fxxh with it now

[willie bendit]

talk to Paddy Cunningham,Rodger, he will advise you, how ya getting on
with the zipplex ?

[AG]

don t bother with the brake blocks , take them out . there is enough brakeing there with the magnets even for fishing

[roger de dodger]

fishing with a force 4 right in your face and lashing rain or snow I DONT THINK SO
i,ll give it a go today and see what happens i have the reel loaded quite high ,ah well i havnt had a good birdy in ages am gonna have a few chucks with my 525 aswell it hasnt had a spin out in ages

[AG]

fishing with a force 4 right in your face and lashing rain or snow I DONT THINK SO
i,ll give it a go today and see what happens i have the reel loaded quite high ,ah well i havnt had a good birdy in ages am gonna have a few chucks with my 525 aswell it hasnt had a spin out in ages

no matter what that is not the reel to be fishing with in a force four sea

[roger de dodger]

talk to Paddy Cunningham,Rodger, he will advise you, how ya getting on
with the zipplex ?

fine i had a casting session down bray harbour was hitting 160 to 170 yards without overdoing it am heading out today for a session somewhere will set up a rod for smoothies and have a few wangs while i,m waiting for a bite that could be alot of wangs in daylight

[paddyc]

there is enough brakeing there with the magnets even for fishing

Exactly,,,set up correctly magnets will control any reel no mater how fast it is, fishing or wanging...

[MAC]

I would tend to agree with the lads Roger. I fish with a sports mag myself and removed the blocks straight away. Keep them in a little tool box incase you change your mind on a crappy evening. With the sports mag you can go to 4 straight away with a smooth cast, but there is a lot of movement away from the spol from 4 down to 0, so be careful here. With a little practice you can let rip with the reel set at 4 then move to 0 during the cast to squeeze those extra few yards.

Kev

[roger de dodger]

i just opened up the reel and to my suprise their arnt any blocks in it getting old can affect your memory i,ll play around with the mags today and see how i get on
thanks for the replies

[keith]

If its the sports mag you got off me Rog think the blocks were out.