I back reel too
But speaking to a guy who fishes Erie a lot for those monster smallies, there is no way and no how one can BACKREEL fast enough to control a 5lb smallie surging back and forth after you hook him.
Using the drag efficiently to control a fighting fish and taking your time , takes some skills likewise backreeling.
Guess there is a reason for the drag to be on reels....
Maybe WNYBassman and RobJ can come on and tell us how they reel in those big smallies....
Joe
But speaking to a guy who fishes Erie a lot for those monster smallies, there is no way and no how one can BACKREEL fast enough to control a 5lb smallie surging back and forth after you hook him.
Using the drag efficiently to control a fighting fish and taking your time , takes some skills likewise backreeling.
Guess there is a reason for the drag to be on reels....
Maybe WNYBassman and RobJ can come on and tell us how they reel in those big smallies....
Joe
