thumb slipping

[micksass]

same as above whist casting , wet hand , of crab , worm ect , anyone no the best material to use when thumbing your reel,, just wondering if old bike inner tubes will help ,which I have plenty of,, cheers..........

[onefortheroad]

I use a thumb off a pair of marigolds .

[micksass]

cheers

do you not get any problems with controlling the spool with wearing it on the thumb , thanks for your reply mate..

[micksass]

do you not get any problems with controlling the spool with wearing it on the thumb , thanks for your reply mate..

I was thinking of taping something under the reel seat to stretch up to the reel so when you cast out the material comes straight of the thumb to control the spool

[Tonygdodds]

Iv got a small strip of rubber underneath the reel seat & just fold it onto spool while casting

[topbanana]

Cut a strip of bike inner tube and tape it on the reel seat. Done it for years.

[onefortheroad]

I don't thumb once the leads been sent.

[micksass]

ha

I don't thumb once the leads been sent.

that was the reply I thought I would get back

[micksass]

that was the reply I thought I would get back

none of my reels have mags in them either ...

[Rod]

Strip of inner tube or cricket bat rubber grip taped on reel seat does me .

[micksass]

cheers

cheers lads done the inner tube thing , thanks for the reply's am all ready for the weekend come on the big fella's

[waco]

I use a thumb off a pair of marigolds .

inner tube can help , but some are even slippier when wet as some not proper rubber
andy shagannis uses the rubber tube thats used on buson burners, any thing that is true rubber should help

mick, or could learn to cast properly LOL

[micksass]

ha

inner tube can help , but some are even slippier when wet as some not proper rubber
andy shagannis uses the rubber tube thats used on buson burners, any thing that is true rubber should help

mick, or could learn to cast properly LOL

I no bob i'll haft to improve on my 240 yards mate anyway good luck for the shields open am not doing it you might have a chance

[Stewart 1971]

Actually Bob is on to something - it is a technique thing. On the odd occasion I suffer from spool slip I know it's because I've got the timing a bit wrong.

Spool slip is generally the result of too much power too soon - slow your cast down and hit it later and you should find it much less of a problem whilst maintaining or even improving your distances

[TerryC]

Just do 100 single thumb press ups every night