The Asian Angler October 2014 Digital Issue - Malaysia - English | Page 135

Less Pressure On Hands
With this I mean less pressure on the grip
of the reel. With normal baitcasting rods as
well as conventional rods, more pressure or
strength is applied by the angler when he or
she holds the rod and reel during the battle
with a fish. This is to counter rod blank
twist.

To understand this, imagine holding a stick
at one end while a friend holds the same
stick at the other. He then pulls the stick
downwards while twisting the stick to the
left. You will have to counter his actions by
lifting upwards while twisting to the right.
This is how a normal casting rod acts. But if
all he does is to pull downwards, your focus
is to pull upwards without needing to twist.
That’s how a spiral wrapped rod works. The
force is mainly downwards.

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