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[Silex-user]

X3, I do turn on clinker when I am playing a fish. A good idea is to separate the spool from main frame base when it wet to let it dry out. I do see and hear lots of C-pin user using their clinker when playing a fish.


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[kalex60]

Problems with putting the clicker on for the whole fight is it causes excess wear to the reel and is just showing off

[Johnny Canuck]

Anglers who put the clicker on while fighting fish don't catch many fish and need all the attention they can get


 

[RalphH]

the clicker is a drag and is meant to be used when playing a fish. It's isn't a sophisticated drag and will only prevent free spooling.

[Bandit420]

I put a small bead of grease right on the needle of the clicker, that way its not metal on metal and it doesnt wear out. Plus it makes the click much less loud for all you guys that think we are showing off when theres no one around for hours!

[Noahs Arc]

It's all preference. Alot of guys like to hear the ziiiiing. I just put the clicker on when I'm about to tail or beach a fish so I don't end up in a mess. Very handy. Otherwise I PREFER not to use the clicker. I love the way the reel spins under my fingers silently, and I think it's kind of hokey when you hear the clicker when the angler is slowly reeling in.
The talisman is kind of neat that the clicker only engages when paying line.

[adriaticum]

Clicker = major league annoyance
I don't even like fishing next to someone with a clicker.

[rjs]

I only turn on clicker when I'm about to land the fish ! too many times I've landed fish only to look at my reel to see it free wheelin line out all over the place 

[joshhowat]

This is stupid it's like saying rock is the best music, no pop, no country.

[Johnny Canuck]

This is stupid it's like saying rock is the best music, no pop, no country.

Jazz is clearly the best 

[adriaticum]

Jazz is clearly the best 

Without a doubt!

[Fish Assassin]

Classical is the cat's meow

[blaydRnr]

I think part of the art of using a centerpin is learning to use your finger/s (or palm) to control the drag...this is the main reason this reel was created without a breaking system. besides, most people including myself, find the sound of the clicker to be very annoying.

[RalphH]

click and pawl drags have been around for a hundred years or so. They don't wear out unless they are made of cheap sh*t. The click and pawl drag on Hardy reels was the standard for decades. Many of those reels couild be used for decades and the drag did not wear out. The rivets do come loose but are relatively easy and cheap to fix.

The clicker on some reels such as some level winds are not meant to be used when playing fish. They are just intended as a 'fish on alarm' when trolling.

[timkachur]

Clicker and drag are two separate things. There are center pin reels with a built in drag and then there are center pin reels with clickers.

What is meant by “misuse of the clicker”?  Isn’t the clicker supposed to assist in fighting fish?

 With the exception of a few reels made with an adjustable mechanical drag system, the clicker on a centre-pin is to be used when transporting only.  It is a means to stop the spool from “free spinning” and the result bird’s nest of line.

Adjustable drag/resistance mechanisms on a centre-pin reel, isn’t that sacrilege to the design premise?

To some it would seem that incorporating a drag would be the exact reverse of what centre-pinning is all about.  Drag free drifts, remember?  And while I agree, there are some very nice centre-pins that have the ability to engage a resistance mechanism (some with adjustable tension) in the event assistance is needed when fighting a fish.  One caveat of centre-pin reels is they all are unique, with specialized features, histories, and most come with some sort of story to tell (if not, certainly a story to sell!).