Fixed-spool reels: single or double handle?

[The Diamond Geezer]

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Originally posted by rob.i:

 

I tried both handles and preferred the single handle .

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Why? :confused:

 

DG

 

[ 27. March 2004, 10:21 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

[The Diamond Geezer]

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Originally posted by BUDGIE:

 

the front drags on Mitchell 300 reels were crap. The main problem when using light lines was the extra inertia required to get the drag slipping. This meant that the drag had to be set a lot lighter than needed. Henceforth why back-winding became the prefered method of playing fish. Or as Den says using the finger to apply more pressure.

 

The later 300s although having a slightly better drag still left a lot to be desired. With them having a skirted spool you couldn't apply extra pressure so well so back-winding was still king.

 

The first challengers to the Mitchell were the ABU Cardinals, These had rear drags and were a lot better.

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That should get fans of the old Morris 1000 Mitchell 300s going!!

 

DG

[ayjay]

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That should get fans of the old Mitchell 300s going!!

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Nah, can't be bothered, works OK for me.

[Dick Dastardly]

AJP I still use my 300S's for a lot of my fishing to.If I could only ever have one type of reel it would certainly be these.Good drags are nice but I can live with backwinding,baitrunners are good but "churning" caught plenty of fish.Admitedly the line lay on the new Shimmano reels is good but the Mitchells have always had superb line lay.This is one of the most important features that I look for on a fixed spool reel.

 

DG your comments about down thrust etc are of course quite correct,I was just being facieceous (er best spell check that too )Strange how a lot of us "Tackle Tarts" are "Car tarts" too

 

Any way as the man said back to reels.I suppose that the individuals opinion as to what is best ie front or rear drag,single or double handle is very much down to how he/she uses them.

[The Diamond Geezer]

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Originally posted by BUDGIE:

 

I suppose that the individual's opinion as to what is best i.e. front or rear drag, single or double handle, is very much down to how he/she uses them.

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Agree 100% .... but what I'm really interested in, is peeps' reason(s) for their choice of single or double-handle. If there's not much of a cost differential (NO, not an LSD ), then I can't grasp what anyone could have against a double-handle :confused:

 

If I'm going to be a proper double-handled tackle-tart, I'm gonna have to get me a Shimano Sustain at £4million or whatever it costs now

 

DG

 

P.S. Yup, I guess like you I'm an auto-tart too. Sold my Sport Quattie to get an F Mondial, and that to get an N Skyline and had hardly any trouble with PC Plod because the Skyline just looks like a big saloon. The GT3 RS arrives on 6 April ... and I am expecting to have to concentrate on keeping out of trouble. ... a Noble came past me the other day .. can't be many of them around!

 

[ 27. March 2004, 03:16 PM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

[rob.i]

DG the reason I dont use the double handle is that i found it unusual after many years of using single handled reels...rob

[John S]

The Diamond Geezer:

That should get fans of the old Morris 1000 Mitchell 300s going!!

 

DG

Oi! Vintage Rolls Royce if you please, though I will accept favourable comparisons to Bristols or Jensen

 

If you want a Morris 1000 of reels, look at the Intrepid Prince Regent. Almost everything about it was just naff. The Black Prince was, of course, a Trabbant, (sorry Chesters).

 

[i still have my old Intrepid BP and PR reels, and still use the latter on occasions ]

 

To be honest I've never had any problem with the drag on my 300A, but I prefer to err on the safe side anyway, setting the drag well within the limits of the (weaker) hooklength.

 

Tight lines

[Dick Dastardly]

The 300A and 300C were later models than the 300 or 300S so I have never used either so cant comment on their drags.

[The Diamond Geezer]

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Originally posted by rob.i:

 

the reason I don't use the double handle is that I found it unusual after many years of using single-handled reels

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Thanks for that feedback, Rob

 

Yes, I guess a double-handled reel can seem unusual at first, but I found that I soon got used to it .... after-all, centre-pins have two handles and that seems to be quite natural when you use them.

 

DG

 

[ 28. March 2004, 09:26 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

[Peter Waller]

Fly reels have two handles!! Do they?? :confused: :confused: