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Comment by carl hendrix on May 25, 2014 at 7:27am

John;; I agree with dick tabbert; on opening and closing the reel by hand. it does help;; to reduce line twist. also ;; when I cast my line;; just as my lure; or bait hits water;; I just push my index finger onto the reel;; stopping the line from coming off the reel.  that also helps to reduce line twist.  and;; I apply a line dressing;; like reel oil to my line.  it GREATLY helps;; on casting;; and reducing line twist.  but bottom line;; because of the design of a spinning reel;; it is; at some time; going to twist line!! 

Comment by John Sheehan on May 25, 2014 at 6:56am

Thanks Dick .I see the arbor is quite a bit bigger profile . Looks like it may be a good reel when fishing a longer rod from shore . I have an 8' and a 7.5' rods that I have a Daiwa spinmatic and  another cheaper Daiwa reel on .Maybe in time I'll try using the Arbor reel on these rods .

Comment by dick tabbert on May 24, 2014 at 8:39pm

John I have it mounted on a 7' Cabela's UL rod. The reel is every bit as smooth as the rest of the Pflueger line up which is why I changed all my reels over to Pflueger. I took a picture of the Arbor and compaired it to one of my Supreme's. They are both UL both good quality reels but the Arbor is a little larger spool and takes more line which gives you more distance and reels line in faster which stands to reason being the larger spool. I guess we can say that since its not that tight of coil you can get less birds nest problems but does not totally eliminate them all together but you may fish longer till you have one. Always open bail by hand and close by hand. Never reel line in when the fish is taking drag this will surely increase chances of birds nest.

Comment by John Sheehan on May 24, 2014 at 6:57pm

Dick , I wondered about the bulkiness. How long a rod do you have it mounted on ?Is it less of a coil/twist problem using it? I was under the impression they did make a UL model.

Comment by dick tabbert on May 24, 2014 at 6:49pm

John I have the Arbor. Its a nice reel but just a tad bulky especially after using UL reels all the time. I can say I can cast farther with it the larger reel helps to make that possible.

Comment by John Sheehan on May 24, 2014 at 3:02pm

I would like to own a Pflueger UL Arbor reel .I hear with the large diameter spool you don't get the problems with line twist .

Comment by carl hendrix on May 22, 2014 at 8:38pm

I have several reels;; from diawa micro mini;s  zebco classic micro;s; a daiwa  1000; that I just loved.  all of them very inexpensive;  and a ton of fun.  right now im using a quantum; Q-VECT;; small; fits in the palm of your hand; smooth gears and so far;; excellent to use. most of my spinning rods are fenwicks 7 foot. like tooty;; I have had several shimano;s;;   but I like the quantum reel better. I just like the small stuff;; and I have caught a lot of very large fish with them;  but I prefer fly fishing to any thing!  generally; I keep 5 or more rods on my boat; set up for different types of fish; should the occasion arise.

Comment by Tony Livingston on May 22, 2014 at 8:06pm

I think a lot of it comes down to what makes you happy. If you're idea of fishing is putting strong numbers of bluegills on the bank or in the boat, then you may want gear that allows you to winch em' in with a minimum of problems...If you get snagged on a ground-driven manure spreader that's been down there since the late thirties, you need the tackle that lets you rip the sideboards off and get back to fishin'.....been there myself.

If you're fishing gin clear water with spooky bluegills, you may need something else, and a different approach oftentimes calls for different equipment.

You can have a lot of fun with one, all purpose rod. But I firmly believe having different setups allows you a certain flexibility that is important when you're idea of bluegill fishing centers around selective targeting, or finesse presentations, rather than mass numbers.

I don't see any need to break the bank either. But, If expensive equipment makes you happy, then I think that will translate into greater success on the water, and I see nothing wrong with that.

Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on May 22, 2014 at 7:27pm

YA know guys I've been using Shimano  Sedona's for years now . Have experienced a problem with two of em in the last couple months . The bail springs get week and even closing the bail manually , as I've always done, they just don't seem to go all the way closed for some reason. Thinking about switching back to Penn's and see how they are .........

Comment by Jeff Workman on May 22, 2014 at 7:26pm

I have several different rods and reels from barely into double digit$ to seriously into triple digit$. The longer rod and more expensive reels are marginally better for many things; but you can have just as much fun with a short rod and inexpensive reel. The main thing is getting out there to use them.

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