Handle reverse on an egg beater. Why

[bentleyd]

Hi all,
Something I have wondered and asked of all and sundry in 40 years of fishing and yet to get a satisfactory answer.

Why do most (nearly all) manufactures have a handle reverse button/switch/lever on an eggbeater.

Only time I have ever used it resulted in a tangle.

Dave B

[loophole]

Honestly no idea aye. Gots me stumped i had an old abu garcia that my brother decided to pull apart and stuffed that handle reverse lever.

Was completey useless without it.

[Lovey80]

A total waste of time thats what they are. One more thing that can break that never gets used.

Cheers

Chris

[humfmonkey]

when your tied and night fishing your chatting and jam the sinker hard up to the end guide, its great to use to let line down without stuffing around with the drag and cant pull the bail arm over if its up tight, apart from that got me stumped.

[reggy]

Some reels have done away with it now, like the penn slammers.

[leelee]

Actually I know a few guys who use it for lure fishing. It does serve a function.

You can use it with sp's when retrieving them against the current. Lift lift and then wind in the opposite direction. You end up working the lure away from the boat.

Just need to watch when you strike and start winding the line because you end up winding hard in the wrong direction

Cheers

[2manylures]

It's there for palming the reel in reverse just as you would a fly reel.

It's an excellent way of fishing when you consider that a handle turn is roughly 30 inches of line.

Great for those sudden short bursts & once mastered should result in no bust-offs even with a tightish or locked drag

[craig51063]

its because of the american market, half of them dont want to use the clutch or brake on the spool [ i new they were a strange bunch ] .a mate of mine did the bass comp tour over there to let the fish run they would let line out by turning the handle backwards !!!!!
i dont know ive never been able to figure yanks out .

[plaztix]

It's there for palming the reel in reverse just as you would a fly reel.

It's an excellent way of fishing when you consider that a handle turn is roughly 30 inches of line.

Great for those sudden short bursts & once mastered should result in no bust-offs even with a tightish or locked drag

I can see what your saying and maybe if your a guru and like to work really hard for your fish it might offer another challenge but in the real world that sounds like a real pain in the ass. Or maybe i'm just to unco to be bothered winding backwards to fight a fish, thats the work my drag is supposed to do.:P

I did find it useful one day at straddie fishing for big whiting that were hanging on the back of the breakers. When the waves would rush out i would roll the reel backwards allowing the worm to float back out naturally with the back wash but with enough control and tension on the line to be able to keep contact with the bait and set the hook when i felt a bite. It worked a treat in that situation but have never found a use for it otherwise.

[kevvie]

apparently i heard the real use for it is for storage???

Its cheaper to design the reel that way to fit in their boxes easier than designing a box to fit the reel in otherwise....

Sounds a little far fetched i know...but the fact is i do disengage the clutch so i can fit it in the box better...so who knows???

[2manylures]

I can see what your saying and maybe if your a guru and like to work really hard for your fish it might offer another challenge but in the real world that sounds like a real pain in the ass. Or maybe i'm just to unco to be bothered winding backwards to fight a fish, thats the work my drag is supposed to do.:P

I merely answered the original question that was asked.

I didn't mention winding backwards & if you weren't so ignorant & actually tried palming the handle you'd then find it makes fishing easier work not harder.:o :o :o

Once a NAFA always a NAFA;D

[Steve B]

Alot of blokes/girls used the reverse to count down line and plastics to suspended fish in an ABT Bass at lake St Clair back in 2006 I think. As 2Mlures said, one rotation of a 1000 size reel in this case was about a 30 cm..fish were suspended 20 ft down....we just counted the reverse winds down to the correct depth it was very accurate...but you couldnt do it quick or you got tangled...and yes, you had to be aware on a strike to palm spool or flick anti reverse in a hurry. it took some getting used to...and I cant recall ever using the method again....yes, at hinchenbrook floating livies back into a snag of jacks, i wound out in reverse to keep good tension on the line going back into the snag....I worked out how many rotations kept the livie juuuust out of the snag.!!

But I agree with the original post, there aint that many good reasons for it!

Steve

[bayfisher]

I merely answered the original question that was asked.

I didn't mention winding backwards & if you weren't so ignorant & actually tried palming the handle you'd then find it makes fishing easier work not harder.:o :o :o

Once a NAFA always a NAFA;D

Easier??? ::)
I don't imagine it would be a whole lot of fun trying to palm the handle on a hard running fish with the drag locked up, sound like a recipe for disaster or broken fingers.

Cheers Chris

[Jeremy87]

It's probably the sought of thing that you don't actually realise you use, but if you took it away would drvie you nts for not having.

[fish-n-dive]

I've been known to use it to wind out line when I've wound too much in and need a bit more for a decent cast...................8-)

[dreemon]

Only until about 3 months ago I started using that reverse,
I'll cast and let the current take the bait near where the sounder saw fish , when the bait stops moving I'll reverse and the fish must think it's naturely drifting and not tied onto something holding it in one spot, I'll get hits and keep winding out till the line goes tight then wind the other way ( and flip the switch) , next time your out give it a go, :D

[plaztix]

I merely answered the original question that was asked.

I didn't mention winding backwards & if you weren't so ignorant & actually tried palming the handle you'd then find it makes fishing easier work not harder.:o :o :o

Once a NAFA always a NAFA;D

For the record I wasn't having a dig but your paranoia has got the better of you and your defensive reply shows only your own ignorance.

Personally i don't think its your reel your good at palming, its your rod that gets all your attention.

[kevvie]

funny post

[Noelm]

I guess there is a small purpose to use the "free handle" option, but in practice it provides very little useful application, if it is such a big deal to you to be able to wind backwards to let out line, then you should be using an Alvey! remove the feature I say.

[2manylures]

For the record I wasn't having a dig but your paranoia has got the better of you and your defensive reply shows only your own ignorance.

Personally i don't think its your reel your good at palming, its your rod that gets all your attention.

I don't really give a shit what you think as I don't think very much of you or your comments.

Those who bag others when they don't know them are only making complete fools of themselves so please continue to do so.

[plaztix]

I don't really give a shit what you think as I don't think very much of you or your comments.

Those who bag others when they don't know them are only making complete fools of themselves so please continue to do so.

LOL;D ditto ditto ditto

And you stayed up till 3am to come up with that?:-/ geez this must be really eating you up, hope you feel better after a big sleep.::)

PS - Read the posts again and have a look at who started the bagging.;)

[theoldlegend]

I don't really give a shit what you think as I don't think very much of you or your comments.

Those who bag others when they don't know them are only making complete fools of themselves so please continue to do so.


Strewth!! That's a bit harsh mate isn't it? :o


TOL

[Noelm]

time for a group hug guys???

[oldboot]

reasons for using the wind back feature.

when you have wound up too much to cast and you dont want to yank on the string to get more out...... been mentioned

yep counting down depth.... been mentioned

letting line out under controll..... been mentioned

letting out a known length when trolling.

I can imagine lots of people would have uses for it......... but you have to understand sooo many egg beater users are simple people and only understand...... you cast......you wind in....... and the drag stops it from breaking:P

Same blokes who cant understand that an alvey can have 3 different drag systems;D

Then you have bait feeders::) for people who cant wind back:P

cheers

[coelacanth]

Obviously the concept of Backwinding has eluded you all.Ian

[plaztix]

Obviously the concept of Backwinding has eluded you all.Ian

Please enlighten us Ian, we are all ears...............................

[coelacanth]

sorry forgot about this one , backwinding simply put is when you backwind down to a depth where you know fish to be sitting , for example bass around structure like trees, watch your sounder , see your plastic and watch the fish as the jighead floats back down.bass often will take a lure /plastic on the drop and instead of free spooling or opening the bail and letting out line without control you can miss the hits.this way you have more control , can feel the take up of the line and act appropriately to the bite. It works well at nsw impoundments such as glenbawn.You can even count the revolutions if you like to put yourself back into the target zone and miss structure such as stumps etc.I guess that depends on how good your set up is .Don't worry the some of the yanks have not heard about it either. Awesome fun ,specially when you are in a big school of fish. Their is some footgae of it out their in cyber land.Pm me and Ill direct you too it.Ian