Many times a anglers fishing reel gets overlooked as an important part of their fishing gear. In this article I'm going to attempt to give you a few tips to not only make sure that your fishing reel is working properly, but also if the reel you have is the one you need. The main focus of the article is going to focus on spinning reels, so if you use bait cast or "flea flicking" reels exclusively, you may not get much out of this article. But for those of you who use spinning reels, these fishing reel tips should give you some helpful information.

• Use The Proper Size Fishing Reel - Your spinning reel should match your spinning rod. So, if you're using an ultra light spinning reel, you should also be using an ultra light spinning reel. Many people simply buy "combos" where you buy the spinning rod and reel together. In my opinion this is a mistake. In many cases you get much better equipment, that works much better together, by purchasing your rod and reel separately. The bottom line is that you need to make sure that your spinning reel is the proper size fort your rod.


• Ball Bearings - The number of ball bearings in a spinning reel tells you how much play your going to have in the reel. By play I mean the amount of movement there is in the crank of the reel, without the bail moving. Reels with 3-4 ball bearings usually have more play in the reel. I personally hate this. I like a reel that has little or no play. When I turn the handle to move the bail, I like there to be no play at all. This means I like spinning reels with 5 or more ball bearings.


• Price - Many people will have you believe that you have to break the bank to purchase a decent fishing reel. This isn't at all true. As a matter of fact, you should be able to find a very serviceable fishing reel for $50 or less. As a matter of fact I've never spent more than $50 for a fishing reel, and I have some that are well over 10 years old. Stick with a name that you know, and everything should be fine. Some good choices would include Pflueger and Daiwa.


• Proper Maintenance - Maintaining your fishing reel by cleaning it every year is a great idea. Learning how to clean your spinning reel is a fairly simple process, and definitely worth learning. If you maintain your fishing reel, by giving it a good cleaning every year, it will last you a very long time.

These simple fishing reel tips will help you not only make a better decision when purchasing a fishing reel, but will also help you in making the fishing reels you have last a long time. Remember, you don't want your fishing reel to have problems when you're fighting a big fish. This is why these spinning reel tips are so important. Follow them, and you'll never experience that horrible problem.

Trevor Kugler
Co-founder of JRWfishing.com
Trevor has more than 20 years of fishing experience, 15 years of business experience and currently raises his 3-year old daughter in the heart of trout fishing country......Montana.

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