Eazy Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Saw the advertisement for this reel on WFN.....Seems to be a pretty cool concept, also has good reviews on cabelas.. I'm thinking it would be a good reel for using braids and super lines, which for me seem to be prone to wind knots, while fishing with jerkbaits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 I saw the ad a few times, and i have never ever gotten a knot or a tangle like they show, on a spinning reel. It would be impossible for anyone with more that 10 minutes experience to load a spinning reel lose enough to get tangled like that A waste of money IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikeslayer8 Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 I got the Wave DHxL ultra lite wave spin couple months ago for my fall trip. I liked it. I put Nanofil on it and I was a casting fool. Course, if your careful and paying attention, line tangles aren't much of a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Not bad for a kid... Or someone new to fishing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eazy Posted November 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Hmmm......maybe just a gadget designed to catch fishermen as much as it does fish eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Hmmm......maybe just a gadget designed to catch fishermen as much as it does fish eh? Now yer talkin I've fished with people who have never held a rod before.I have seen them cast backwards,sideways,straight up and back into the boat, but i have never seen a birdsnest on their spinning reels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunker777 Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Now yer talkin I've fished with people who have never held a rod before.I have seen them cast backwards,sideways,straight up and back into the boat, but i have never seen a birdsnest on their spinning reels Hmm.... I have gotten themm many times.... ie, Line twist from drop shotting. I close the bail with my hand everytime and try to be as careful as I can to prevent line twist, but it still happens. As far as the reel goes.... what a JOKE ! hahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 I have seen that commercial many times as well...and I cant remember a single time where I had a bird's nest from casting a spinning reel... My baitcaster on the other hand.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobkayla Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 friend of mine owns a tackle store ,,he tried it because he bought a bunch,,said they are junk and still has alot of them in the store Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauce Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Like lunker777, I have trained myself to manually flip the bail over and pull the line tight before starting my retrieve. I don't even think about it when I do it, it just happens. One of my good fishing buddies is a wind knot magnet. He does not flip the bail manually. When we go night fishing, its almost a garantee that he'll have to cut line at some point every time. And its not like this guy is a rookie. Wind knots with 10 pound braid can be a nightmare. And they do happen if you aren't paying attention all the time. The wavespin's design is supposed to prevent this from happening. I'll stick to manually flippin the bail on my stradics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 (edited) I have one on my Voltaues and I caught a 350 pound mako shark on scugog in the fall... If it looks like a gimmick, or they are selling it making it look like a gimmick I don't go near it. I learned my lesson a long time ago. If its good for fishing or hunting. you will see it on the water or in the woods before you see it on a commercial. Edited November 22, 2011 by jedimaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookinforwalleye Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Let me guess that Doug Hannon guy is the shill??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bacon Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 (edited) Like lunker777, I have trained myself to manually flip the bail over and pull the line tight before starting my retrieve. I don't even think about it when I do it, it just happens. One of my good fishing buddies is a wind knot magnet. He does not flip the bail manually. When we go night fishing, its almost a garantee that he'll have to cut line at some point every time. And its not like this guy is a rookie. Wind knots with 10 pound braid can be a nightmare. And they do happen if you aren't paying attention all the time. The wavespin's design is supposed to prevent this from happening. I'll stick to manually flippin the bail on my stradics. I use a imilar technique; and I am usually using Stadics too ;-). I reel just enough to flip the bail and then snap the rod back to take up all slack before I begin my retreive. That definitely cuts down on tangles. Somehow I don't think this is going to live up to their claim as the "greatest fishing invention ever". Edited November 23, 2011 by JohnBacon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esoxansteel Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Buy it now youll get a free Banjo Minno, and a Paul Popiels Pocket Fisherman to boot, wait if you order within the next 10 minutes well include the shipping as well. ah what the hell ill also throw in a bottle of bikini line cream for you wifey or GF, unless you use that stuff yourself, then maybe you might want one of those pink rod and reel combos aka Fisher Girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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