2 speed reels?

[stickbowaterfowler]

Maybe this is a stupid question but I don't understand how or when to use the second speed on the new avet reel we got?

[Jesse Lockowitz]

when you engage the button for the second speed. what you are doing is literally changing the gear ratio of the reel, to a lower ratio. what this does is make cranking on heavier drags seem almost effortless. the downside is that if you need to pick up line really fast, low gear will be slow. but, thats easily changed with a two-speed reel, you can just flip the release and be back into high-speed ratio in a split second.

take your rod reel, tie the line to something heavy, crank with in with high-gear one time, and then engage the lower gear , and crank in the same heavy object, you will instantly see the difference.


hope i explained that in a way to understand.




Jesse

[92 feet down]

Use it when you have a stubborn tuna close to the boat, or a bottom fish that refuses to move.

[hotrodmarlin]

That is not a stupid question. It is a very smart question- A lot of people choose to live their lives clueless and they are the stupid ones.
I second what jesse and 92 said.

[stickbowaterfowler]

Thanks for the info, that makes perfect sense to me now. The second speed will be used now.