2 questions here,
Q1: anybody recommend a certain LB Mono VS Braid setup for a penn 209? goods bads and everything in between.
Q2: I recently hooked up on a 6 ft stingray ( In Diameter ) 8ft long. and had about a 45 min fight. My rig was a smaller one, Penn long beach 60 with 40 LB mono. and now the clicker seems weak or not even working at times. I took the reel apart to see if anything was askew. But i don't really know what im looking for either. any idea what happened here?
Thanks in advance.
My question is did you land the ray and if you did, have any pictures
turn your clicker OFF while fighting a fish. nothing more annoying and the best way to wear it down.
I was pier fishing and alone. After he wore down enough to surface i had a good look at him while I was trying to gaffe him but when the gaffe hit him he laid rubber and broke my line. The clicker was only on until I got to the reel to turn it off. He had about a 30 second run while the clicker was on. But afterward the clicker is almost a grinding sound. I opened it and everything looks ok plus it seems to function great when not attached to the other half of the reel.
I can't really say for certain whats the cause of the grinding, but if you ever around naples i can take a look at it, all my reels are penns. I have plenty of parts if something is wrong. Personaly i don't think its the clicker, but can't say without hearing it.
Does it grind without pressure on the spool?
Check to see if the spool is to tight, there is a knob on the same side as the clicker that adjust the play.
The only other thing i can think of is the shaft that attaches to your handle that runs down into the reel, i have seen them get bent slight under heavy pressure, but you should feel when cranking, it would be hard to reel, then loosen up, then tight again...