to "mag" a reel????

[WilliamPerry 0]

Hi all.What does this mean I have read this on many different forums for a while now,but don't understand what they are talking about :S "I'm going to get my ABU o/h magged"......."since I got my Daiwa magged,it casts a mile"....etc etc etcCan anyone shed a light on this for me?Cheers

[spog777 1]

Go to this site. Its expains about put a magnet in your reel and how to do it and how its supposed to help http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/showthread.php?t=5668

[tonyb 1,017]

In the UK the surf fishing scene was purely about getting the most distance out of your overhead reels to get amongst the fish! Incidentally the terminology for a reel of this type in the UK, was a "multiplier"Abu was and probably still is the Rolls Royce of this class of reel and were one of the earliest on the design scene with centrifugal magnetic brakes! These were generally 4 in number,sometimes two, consisting of small tubes of brake lining material, mounted on 4 small spindles radiating out from the central main spindle. These tubes just floated on the spindles until the reel was cast out. The action of the fast spinning main spindle, when casting, causes the tubes to fly out to the ends of the small brake spindles and cause the liners to run up against a fixed brake drum hence limiting the turning speed at maximum revs, in turn, helping to prevent over runs, also known as bird nests!Having explained all the techy side, you will probably be surprised to know that the very first thing that clued up Atlantic cod fishers used to do with their brand new multipliers, was to throw the magnets straight into the bin as the reality is that they only slow the reel down when trying to cast the 150 to 200 yards needed to get amongst the cod!What they do achieve, is to assist the pure novice in getting fewer birds nests until they reach the standard where they can learn their reel to a degree where they can confidently achieve these distances and also on a dark stormy night too!!Obviously this is a specialised use of heavy duty multipliers and does not apply to the lighter class of "bait caster" reels for smaller lures and there is a very valid case for retaining the magnets when there is not a 4 to 6 ounce lump of lead pulling the line off the spool!!!Hope this helps, you also might be interested to know that I'm talking about the 1960's, some 50 years ago!!!

[WilliamPerry 0]

Thank you gents,very informative answers All sounds a bit too "Star Trek" for me.When I got my first ABU 7000 years ago,the first thing I did was take out the "brake blocks".Hmmmmmmmm,think I'll just get by using my thumb Thanks again fella's.

[spog777 1]

personally i think its a waste of time. Ok it may work if u r into long distance casting comps but me i'd rather fish lol

[plankton 725]

Abu was and probably still is the Rolls Royce of this class of reel and were one of the earliest on the design scene with centrifugal magnetic brakes! These were generally 4 in number' date='sometimes two, consisting of small tubes of brake lining material, mounted on 4 small spindles radiating out from the central main spindle. These tubes just floated on the spindles until the reel was cast out. The action of the fast spinning main spindle, when casting, causes the tubes to fly out to the ends of the small brake spindles and cause the liners to run up against a fixed brake drum hence limiting the turning speed at maximum revs, in turn, helping to prevent over runs, also known as bird nests![/quote']That's actually not quite right. What you're describing is a centifugal braking system. The little plastic tubes add more mass to the end of the spindle when the slide out and thus slow down the rotation of the spool, hence the term centrifugal.A magnetic braking system uses rare earth magnets to control the speed of the spool. One magnet is mounted to the spool, the other to an adjustable knob or sliding mechanism on the outside reel cover. Adjusting the distance between the magnets will alter the speed at which the spool can rotate due to the magnetic resistance. Some reels, such as certain Abus or a Penn 525 mag come standard with this, but most overheads can be modified to a magged version. You see them heaps on reels used in distance casting comps. I've never thought of them as being that useful, just spend some time "educating" your thumb and you can cast as far as any magged reel with no overruns.