FISHING SEASON 2K12!!!!!!
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they are sport fish in INdiana and I usually throw all back. This however was a private lake so I am covered 
Nice looking reel but looks old fashioned for sure.
Nice looking reel but looks old fashioned for sure.Its pretty easy actually. You simply pick up the line off the roller with your index finger like you normally would when you go to cast except you dont have to flip up the bail. Then once the bait hits the water you reach out and grab the line with the same finger, lift the rod slowly and start reeling and the line will catch automatically back on the roller.
This is good for quick accurate casts and especially comes in handy for cobia fishing. Once the ling pops up you usually have AT LEAST half a dozen guys throwing three oz jigs at it so you want to be the first one there. Since there is no bail you dont have to take time to lift it. Also you can throw hard and fast even if the fish isnt that far because you can easily "feather" the line as it is coming of your spool to slow and stop it right where you want it with out making a big splash.
Its also good for king fishing because kings will often grab a bait by the ass end and take off with as the try and swallow it down. If you have a bail and the fish grabs it and your bail isnt open the king will just slice your bait in half as easily as your best fillet knife. With it being baillless you simply drop the line off your finger when you see the fish and let him run and swallow the bait, hook and all down before you put the line back on the roller and set your hook.
they are sport fish in INdiana and I usually throw all back. This however was a private lake so I am covered
I dont care what you do but there are so many regs these days it can be easy to break one and end up with an expensive fine. I know that n Florida you can use ANY FW gamefish for bait so be careful with that too once you fish more public spots that the fuzz may be around.
This particular one was made in the late seventies I think. They were discontinued in '05. They were less than a hundred bucks even in '05 but because they are still in high demand its not unusual to see these go for over two hundred in this condition with out the fifty dollar knob. Mint ones can fetch nearly 500 on ebay. They are really good American made reels using high quality bronze gears and all metal which will last forever with little maintenance. Yes they arent as silky smooth as todays reels but as far as over all quality goes they are unbeatable even at the prices they fetch today. Not to mention the only production bailless reels offered today are the vanstalls, zeebas, and the big clunky Penn Torque all of which are at least seven hundred bucks and Zeebas are around a grand a pop.
i am very conscious and aware of all our states laws when I am on a public river or reservoir, but I care much less when I am on the private lakes. Florida's laws I am a little less familiar with so I never keep anything besides killifish and shiners from the net. You are not allowed to use bluegills and stuff as bait down there? I've broken that rule too then I'm afraid!
I recently sold a real nice US made Penn spinner, cant remember model # but it definitely wasnt a bailless model, that looks crazy!
I recently sold a real nice US made Penn spinner, cant remember model # but it definitely wasnt a bailless model, that looks crazy!
Was it a skirted spool? If so it could have been an SS series, if not another one of the z series reels. How much you sell it for?
You can only use bluegill for bait if they are caught by hook and line I think.
You can only use bluegill for bait if they are caught by hook and line I think.
Right, I did know that since Florida regards them as a sport fish. I am pretty up to date on all of my fish sizes and regulations, I think. Indiana sportfish cannot be kept when caught in a net under any circumstances either in public water so we have that in common with FL. Saltwater, I know quite a bit less though.
If I saw the model # I could remember, its a popular striper reel. I only sold it for like $20.
If I saw the model # I could remember, its a popular striper reel. I only sold it for like $20.
If the handle was reversible for lefties then it could have been an SS series like this one I bought last week. I only paid twenty five for it but it wasnt working when I bought it. After disassembling I discovered it wasnt put together right by the original owner and now she is buttery smooth and is destined to be loaded with forty pound mono and put on my seven ft seeker to be used as a boat rod for pitching live baits and stuff.
Now that I'm getting into fish more consistently, I'm having a hard time wanting to do anything else!
