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#1 Post by anthony byrne »

Could somebody spare me a few words on line laying. I've just started using a Penn mag 525 and I'm finding it a bit tricky
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#2 Post by paul skelly »

maybe you could find some clips on youtube :?
and a bit of practice should sore ya out :D
im sure someone from the site would meet up with ya and give ya a hand :wink:
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Re: Line lay

#3 Post by Jayball10 »

Found this the other day...

http://www.vicfisher.co.uk/tips-and-tri ... balancing/

Same as anything with a multi. Get down the field and have a few practice casts and retrieves.
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Re: Line lay

#4 Post by bigsod »

start slow and steady, feeding the line from side to side with your thumb, avoid creating humps and bumps and keep tension on the line, after a while with practice this will become second nature to you.
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#5 Post by anthony byrne »

Thanks for the info lads it's appreciated .
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#6 Post by thecatcher »

another tip when laying the line is make sure youre thumb isnt 2 close 2 reel when retreiving as this makes it harder 2 lay it even which can cause the frustrating birdsnest best of luck :D
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#7 Post by dbrock »

and most important is to leave the shockleader knot to either side of the spool to stop it hitting your thumb during cast
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#8 Post by roger de dodger »

and remember when you have a good fish on all this goes out the window just get the fish in and worry about the big hump of line after :lol: :lol: :lol:
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