I am searching for a particular style of reel. In the past, I have seen Pelagic sell an Omoto reel (KB300?) that was a revolving spool reel intended to be mounted underneath the reel as a spinning reel is. The free spool was activated by a trigger lever instead of by a push button or thumb bar. I am interested in this style of reel for jigging. My first impression is that this style COULD incorporate the advantages of a revolving spool reel with regards to weight and line management, but have better balance than overhead mounted reels. There may be other manufacturers, but I have only seen this style from Omoto in some eBay auctions a few years ago. I do not find anything on Omoto's current web site. If anyone has used this style reel, I would like to get feedback on the performance.
I think the German manufacturer Cormoran may have what you are looking for.
hi brannock812,
if you dont find that reel another
option is to use a spiral rod with the o/h
that you have
i use andros+spiral,perfect
cheers
Thanks for the replies. I am late in responding because I do not apparently have my account set up to send an email notification when a reply is added to the thread.
Interesting stuff at Cormoran.
Roberts/spiral/acid wrapped rods: any torque noticed while under a heavy load (i.e. BIG fish!)? The line through the blank rods seem to have come and gone rather quickly.
Thanks again for the responses. ;D
Interline rods are still available and I personally like them, but are mainly available in Asia. I tried to buy a boat rod in Japan and the guy at the store kept talking me out of the rod (for some reason), so I came home empty handed.
there is an option here. Jigging master are field testing a underhand pe reel, that will soon hit the market. see link:
http://www.google.no/imgres?um=1&hl=no&safe=off&sa=N&biw=1244&bih=621&tbm=isch&tbnid=0gP86uDsMjb9MM:&imgrefurl=http://fishwrecked.com/forum/underhand-overhead&docid=eKGGhdzCiGqrjM&imgurl=http://fishwrecked.com/files/GusG/JMPE7Fallingsunderreel.jpg&w=640&h=480&ei=-tajT4SuL47S4QTc38XICQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=96&vpy=180&dur=303&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=120&ty=89&sig=107626129890361326519&page=1&tbnh=128&tbnw=171&start=0&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:70
I think this reel has a lot of potential. See it in action in this link.
http://www.fishing-master.com/2012-jm-iii-fallings-style-22#.T6Pgjuim9Ld
Think so too!
thanks for this link irish.
so much to learn and enjoy
cheers mate
Great link Tom - cheers for that.
Gotta love a bit of NZ kingie action! ;) ;D
Thanks for the links to the reel and the jigging vid. Very cool stuff. That is the style I am interested in. The Omoto reel was not as sophisticated as the one from JM.
I bought one of those as I like collecting different stuff. The trigger is a brake. I backlashes easy and is a pain to get out. Only fished it once.
Intoxicated, thanks for the reply. I was guessing that the trigger was supposed to be a brake. Apparently, based on your description, it was not done very well. My expectation was that the brake would be a substitute for thumbing the spool to control the line. My original intent for the reel would have been to use as a jigging reel and perhaps (on a different rod) as a bait flinger. I have not seen one for sale for a couple years now. Seems like a good idea that perhaps was not well produced. After watching the video above, I am still interested in the concept. Like the Alvey reels, it is another way to approach a design solution.
This style of reel is well suited for for fishing styles that don't require casting. You can use a levelwind conventional reel with a rod designed for spinners like I do. I cast with the reel in the overhead position and retrieve with the reel in the under rod position.
Hmm, I wonder if I get a left handed abu with the level wind guide, I could do this?
You can. With a bit of exercise. The handle side of the left handed reel would come to the right if you want to use it below the rod.