Fishing. What Is A Good Gear Ratio On A Baitcasting Reel When Using Rubber Worms?

Fishing : What Is A Good Gear Ratio On A Baitcasting Reel When Using Rubber Worms

Worms are sized for 3" to 7" thanks Should i get a reel with a high gear ratio or a low gear ratio? ~~~ Blah ~~~

Best Answer To Fishing Question

The Gurus right, you want low gears when your draggin a worm, Cause it just dont matter, Throw it out, let it sink, and then just bump it off the bottom in a twitching sort of motion, using your rod tip, not the reel. Keep Bumping it in till your worm reaches shore, and watch for followers as they will sometimes come right to the shore and hit. So as you can see your reel gears have no influence here, as the work is done with your rod tip. Certain crankbaits and swimmers can require a desired cranking speed in order to achieve certain depths or speeds, but when cranking a worm, any worm, throw it out, let it it sink, and bump it to shore, using your rod as opposed to your reel. PS. Keep a loose drag until your hook is set !!

All Answer To Fishing Questions

Answer 1

It doesnt matter, grasshopper. Just reel slower.

Answer 2

The Gurus right, you want low gears when your draggin a worm, Cause it just dont matter, Throw it out, let it sink, and then just bump it off the bottom in a twitching sort of motion, using your rod tip, not the reel. Keep Bumping it in till your worm reaches shore, and watch for followers as they will sometimes come right to the shore and hit. So as you can see your reel gears have no influence here, as the work is done with your rod tip. Certain crankbaits and swimmers can require a desired cranking speed in order to achieve certain depths or speeds, but when cranking a worm, any worm, throw it out, let it it sink, and bump it to shore, using your rod as opposed to your reel. PS. Keep a loose drag until your hook is set !!

Answer 3

All good answers! Just thought I wanted to toss in a bit more for rod action, line and size weight used if know you asked about ratios of reels but what good is tool that is only half working! Oh and hello my oldoldold friend GoldenFeather,lol longtime no see!