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Bass Fishing => Bass Fishing Tips, Techniques & General Discussion => Topic started by: dartag on December 29, 2010, 07:48:02 AM

Title: Ardent F700 reel
Post by: dartag on December 29, 2010, 07:48:02 AM
anyone ever use one of these.  Might be adding a couple of these to my collection.

Title: Re: Ardent F700 reel
Post by: Flippin222 on December 29, 2010, 11:04:20 AM
Never used one, but it may make drop shotting more interesting !!!! ;D
Title: Re: Ardent F700 reel
Post by: dartag on December 29, 2010, 11:13:08 AM
50 lb braid and jigs for me.  probably never turn on my depth finder again.   even thinking about making flagpoles out of the drop shot rods.  May never see the middle of the lake again.   See ya on the edge. ;D ;D   The wife looks at me funny when I tell her I have to go practice my skipping.   
Title: Re: Ardent F700 reel
Post by: 2k JIGS on December 29, 2010, 03:01:19 PM
I have never used one but my partner got one last year and was not very impressed with the reel. He had a problem with the 50lb braid crossing over it self and causing knots. He also said that when he would set the hook the braid on top of the spool would tighten up so much that he had to take time to pull out most of the braid before he could make another cast. The upside of the reels is that it is very accurate and when he did set the hook he had no problem getting the fish out of the junk and in the boat. He said it is the strongest reel he has ever used.