what is the difference between 1 speed and 2 speed fishing reels?
Posted on Nov 06, 2009 under Fishing Reels | 2 Comments
A one-speed reel has a single gear ratio, generally something like 5.3 to 1 (written 5.3:1), which means that for every rotation of the handle, the spool rotates 5.3 times.
For big game fishing, there are reels made which have two gear ratios — a fast one for doing normal retrieves, and a slow one, which is very helpful when winching in a big fish. (It’s like the low gear vs the high gear on a bike — you use the low gear for going up hills, and the high gear when there’s less resistance, like on level ground.)
In the low gear, you gain less line per crank, but it’s much easier to gain line. Generally the lower gear isn’t needed unless you’re using heavy line (50 pound test and up) and dealing with correspondingly heavy fish.
These reels tend to be expensive, both for the intricate gearing and for the sturdy construction.
November 6th, 2009 at 12:34 am
A one-speed reel has a single gear ratio, generally something like 5.3 to 1 (written 5.3:1), which means that for every rotation of the handle, the spool rotates 5.3 times.
For big game fishing, there are reels made which have two gear ratios — a fast one for doing normal retrieves, and a slow one, which is very helpful when winching in a big fish. (It’s like the low gear vs the high gear on a bike — you use the low gear for going up hills, and the high gear when there’s less resistance, like on level ground.)
In the low gear, you gain less line per crank, but it’s much easier to gain line. Generally the lower gear isn’t needed unless you’re using heavy line (50 pound test and up) and dealing with correspondingly heavy fish.
These reels tend to be expensive, both for the intricate gearing and for the sturdy construction.
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Here are the specs for one model of 2-speed reels from Penn. A number of manufacturers make them.
http://www.pennreels.com/int_V_index_new.html
November 6th, 2009 at 1:03 am
i speed has one speed
and 2 speed has 2 speed
one slow and other fast
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