Ok I bought one of these things today a Lebarons, read the instructions and I am still a little confused.
I can drop down the arm with the spool, I can set the flag, but how do you set the spool so it does not freely spin, if a larger fish hits it how do you slow down the run, and I will assume you have to pull the line in by hand but what happens when the flag goes up and it takes you a minute to get to the tip-up?
There seems to be a clip which resembles a pen clip on the shaft above the spool, what is it ?
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Kenny,
it's supposed to spool freely. When the fish hits, your flag pops. Usually as you approach you can see the metal "t" spinning. What a lot, if not all people do, is they gently grab hold of the line while it's free spooling, let it keep sliding until the fish stops, then WHAM! Set the hook!
Because there's no drag on these units, it has to free spool until you get to it, or the fish stops moving.
it's supposed to spool freely. When the fish hits, your flag pops. Usually as you approach you can see the metal "t" spinning. What a lot, if not all people do, is they gently grab hold of the line while it's free spooling, let it keep sliding until the fish stops, then WHAM! Set the hook!
Because there's no drag on these units, it has to free spool until you get to it, or the fish stops moving.
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I think you're referring to the piece with a 90 degree bend in it, which has a loop at the end???
If that's what you're talking about, you thread your line through it. It's meant as a guide for your line.
If that's what you're talking about, you thread your line through it. It's meant as a guide for your line.
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Would any of <a href="http://www.fish-hawk.net/index.php?page ... ">these</a> help? I don't think they talk specifically about the thermal one, but it may give you some idea of what you're looking for.
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