Advice on rods and reels.

[That Fetcher Fargoth]

I'm level 9, and I just finished saving up enough money for an advanced license at Lake Rock. I have some spare money left over, and I was going to buy some rods and reels, but this is really confusing. I can't tell why any one rod would be better than another. What's the pros/cons of having a match rod over a spin or casting rod? What are the pros/cons for a casting vs spinning reel? I'm mainly confused because as far as I can tell, the best spinning reel is the InspireCast 2000 that you unlock at Lv 4. Looking at the spinning reels, none of them look any good until you get to Lv. 11, when you can buy the WinCast 2500. This is odd, because the CallistoXS 1000 seems terrible, but it's twice the price of the InspireCast 2000 and unlocks at twice the level.

[hunterPRO1]

go to the fishing planet wiki and take a look it explains alot there

[Rager]

It is strange. I am trying to learn about them also..as I am not a fisher in real life. I went to wiki watch a few videos. I think the hardest part for me is finding that sweet spot with drag, and how much of a fight a fish does. It is a lot to take in.

Line weight.
Ratios
Rod size
Drag

Are all factors you should learn. Also some reels don't work with some rods. It can be tricky. :p

[Perverius]

Just don't buy 4,5m rods right now cause they cast shorter than their 3,9m little brothers.

[That Fetcher Fargoth]

İlk olarak hunterPRO1 tarafından gönderildi:

go to the fishing planet wiki and take a look it explains alot there

It didn't tell me much I could use in game. I still don't understand why I can equip higher test line on my LowDexMG than what it says in its capacity section, or why all the spin cast reels after Lv. 4 up to Lv. 11 are all so much worst that the InspireCast 2000.

[Rager]

İlk olarak Perverius tarafından gönderildi:

Just don't buy 4,5m rods right now cause they cast shorter than their 3,9m little brothers.

Really? I thought that had to do with the Line also?

[Perverius]

İlk olarak Rager tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak Perverius tarafından gönderildi:

Just don't buy 4,5m rods right now cause they cast shorter than their 3,9m little brothers.

Really? I thought that had to do with the Line also?

Really. It has to do with bug or more likely it's just not balanced properly yet. Get both Nero's and try to cast. Same applies to Fenix.
I wish that someone told me before cause I was wondering for quite some time how the hell people cast 60m+ with Nero. Now I know, it's Nero 390.

[Propagating]

Rods can accept a certain line weight. They generally have it listed under the picture in the in-game shop listed as line weight. You can use a lighter or heavier line, but you are going to get less performance out of your rod.

Some rods can also have a lure attached to them, meaning a spin-bait, jig-head and plastic lure, etc. The rods that allow this only accept a certain lure weight. That is displayed under the picture in the in game shop as well.

Certain reels go with certain rods. Casting Reels can only be used on Casting Rods. Spin reels can be used on Spin Rods, Telescopic Rods, and Match Rods.

Reels accept a certain diameter of line that corresponds to the weight. A .008 diameter braid line will be stronger and thicker than a .008 diameter mono line, at least that's the general idea. Reels will also have a drag weight limit, a gear ratio, and a recovery.

Recovery is how much line is brought in per revolution of the handle on the reel and is somewhat related to the gear-ratio. If you need a fast lure for something like bass, a higher recovery is better. If you need a slower lure for something like trout, then a lower recovery is better.

Gear-ratio is a ratio between how fast you reel and how fast the reel brings in line and it alters how the lure is presented to the fish. A lower gear ratio - 5.0:1 is better for slower lures like crankbaits, while a higher one 7.0:1 is better for faster lures swim baits, but this isn't as important . More importantly is the Drag Weight.

The max Drag is basically how much force the reel can take before letting out more line. When you're fishing you generally won't have your drag set higher than 3 or 4 pips. The heavier the drag on the reel, the more those pips mean and the harder it will be for a fish to pull your line out faster than you reel it in.

When purchasing reels, under the picture there is something under the picture that says something like 4/100 mono, 3/75 braid, or something similar. That means 4lb mono line and 100 yards (300 feet or a little over 100 meters), and 3lb braid at 75 yards.

So when purchasing a rod and reel purchase a reel and rod combination that support each other. The rod's line weight range should include the line weight for the reel. The rod should be able to use the lure you want to use, meaning the weight range should include the weight of the lure. Lastly

[Rager]

Thanks for the info. The recovery part helped. I am trying to find the best combo for bass fishing.

[Myagony]

The description by Sparkybear is excellent.

There are maybe too many combinations and options to look at at once.

Lower lv bass. I would go with casting rod, just because i prefer using casting gear. At lower lv then rly only 1-2 rods i could even use...then go from there. Few reels even go with that rod..Fewer baits...so on. And close is good

[Rager]

I am doing butterfly bass right now. I am trying to figure out the best combos to reel them in the fastest.

Right now I got 2 rods setup.

Nero 450
Prima 3500 using that as my live bait.
Fluro 0.28

Jigwinner 270
Wincast 2500
For crankbait.
Fluro 0.2

[HexCaliber]

You balance tackle around the breaking strain of the line you plan to use; look at the average weight of the fish at your target venue, and select an appropriate breaking strain.

The line should never be greater than that suggested for your equipment, but you want to avoid being too close to either end of the range. If your line is at the bottom end of that suggested for your reel, the lowest drag settings can still be too high and you risk constant line breaks, and you cant rely on the drag to put pressure on fish. At the other end where the line is just inside the upper limit you start to risk equipment damage.

Further, fwfw, provided your tackle is balanced and your drag is set correctly you can land the biggest fish in game on 10lb braid/fluro, which is great as match rods dont yet go above 12lb, and it is only late game that casting and spinning rods really go much higher, but atm they are really not needed. The only reason to get the late game reels is so you can increase casting distance and line capacity.

In the real world there are more considerations, such as rod action, reel retrieval rates and so on, but at present they are really not important in game.

[reticusmc]

İlk olarak PlausibleJosh tarafından gönderildi:

I'm level 9, and I just finished saving up enough money for an advanced license at Lake Rock. I have some spare money left over, and I was going to buy some rods and reels, but this is really confusing. I can't tell why any one rod would be better than another. What's the pros/cons of having a match rod over a spin or casting rod? What are the pros/cons for a casting vs spinning reel? I'm mainly confused because as far as I can tell, the best spinning reel is the InspireCast 2000 that you unlock at Lv 4. Looking at the spinning reels, none of them look any good until you get to Lv. 11, when you can buy the WinCast 2500. This is odd, because the CallistoXS 1000 seems terrible, but it's twice the price of the InspireCast 2000 and unlocks at twice the level.

Incase nobody has explained it or not the match rod allows you to cast farther then the spinning rod

[That Fetcher Fargoth]

Thanks for all the help everyone, you are all outstanding! This game really does have one of the greatest communities around, most everyone is very nice and helpful.

One tidbit that I read that I had a question on. On the subject of reels, I read that, say, the 4 in 4/100 mono isn't actually the test of the line, but the diameter (times 10?), and that the actually max test for the reel is the max drag number. Can anyone provide input on whether or not there's any truth to this?

[Myagony]

It means 4 lb test / 100yds

yes its the recomended test and amount of line for the reel. It will have a range.

The yds (Reels line capacity) will go down as you increase the size of line.

Drag is explained in posts above. But yeh max drag is like...you turn the darg all the way up and thats the force needed to pull out line. Aim to never use max drag. Usually you want line to be lowest/weakest part so it breaks first .