Just wondering if anyone is currently using this retrieve speed for frogging ...seen a older tackle warehouse video with Brian Thrift on clear lake using a 6.3.1 for frogging .
Just wondering if anyone is currently using this retrieve speed for frogging ...seen a older tackle warehouse video with Brian Thrift on clear lake using a 6.3.1 for frogging .
My Calais is 6.2:1, but I use 6:1-7:1+ so doesn't really matter to me. I do like the faster ratios though.
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In my thinking you can use any ratio you want--may not be the preferred one but it just means you may not be able to take up line as fast as you could with a higher ratio. I guess it is what you have and what you want to use. They all will work, just some will make it easier to use--JMO
Agreed , I was just curious because I believe he has a choice of a higher ratio but I did notice he is fishing the frog in more of an open mats and vegetation.
When I started frogging a dozen years ago(or so) 6.3:1 was a fast real when faster reels become more readily available I switched to a faster reel.
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Like sonars... people have been catching fish for generations. Might make it easier with a higher gear reel, but really does not matter. TV, ads, etc have us all duped. My grandfather is 92 and has more fish hanging on his wall he caught before all the great inventions.
You could catch fish just fine with a 5:1 reel.
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A wrench can be used as to nail something, but a hammer is a lot easier, no?
Same w/the higher gear ratios for froggin'. I'm sure that you can catch frog fish using an old 3.8:1 gear ratio. A faster gear ratio is simply a better tool to use for the application, especially, if you are froggin' in any kind of cover.
I've used a 6:3 for the last 15 years frog fishing. This year I'm going to a 7:1
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