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If you think Daiwa's T-wing is juuust a bit busy....
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 3:22 pm
by Carpkiller
Re: If you think Daiwa's T-wing is juuust a bit busy....
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 5:50 pm
by Gotfish?
Weird. Does it actually work when the crank is turned?
Re: If you think Daiwa's T-wing is juuust a bit busy....
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 5:52 pm
by William Ritchie
Cool old reel does not look as if line twist was an issue . Some companies idea for a better mouse trap . No markings on the reel ? My guess is that you pushed the button during a cast as there is no bail mechanism .
Re: If you think Daiwa's T-wing is juuust a bit busy....
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2024 11:44 am
by DarkShadow
What in the Frankenstein?!...
Re: If you think Daiwa's T-wing is juuust a bit busy....
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:15 pm
by Carpkiller
The line comes off the spool like a spinning reel: No backlashes.
The line winds on the spool like a baitcaster: No line twist.
Obviously this is the ultimate reel, and it was shut down by Big Fishing. They want to control you!
Re: If you think Daiwa's T-wing is juuust a bit busy....
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:44 pm
by Gotfish?
Because the line comes off the spool differently than it goes on, there will be terrible line twist. It goes on the spool reverse of a spinning reel when the drag is being pulled out which twists the line. So when the line is being retrieved, it will impart an opposite twist of a spinning reel with the drag being pulled out. No wonder it didn't catch on.
Spinning reels do not normally twist the line if the line is properly loaded onto the reel and the line is not pulled out against the drag.
For those of you that still like the concept, a spin cast reel is a much better idea (awful as most of them are).
Re: If you think Daiwa's T-wing is juuust a bit busy....
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:48 pm
by Carpkiller
Gotfish? wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:44 pm
Because the line comes off the spool differently than it goes on, there will be terrible line twist. It goes on the spool reverse of a spinning reel when the drag is being pulled out which twists the line. So when the line is being retrieved, it will impart an opposite twist of a spinning reel with the drag being pulled out. No wonder it didn't catch on.
Spinning reels do not normally twist the line if the line is properly loaded onto the reel and the line is not pulled out against the drag.
For those of you that still like the concept, a spin cast reel is a much better idea (awful as most of them are).
Where's my irony icon? My alvey reels don't create line twist! (irony icon)
Re: If you think Daiwa's T-wing is juuust a bit busy....
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 5:44 pm
by Gotfish?
You must be using a swivel then. Or maybe they don't cause line twist for you because you never use them.
https://www.scac.net.au/UsingAlveyReels.html