Spincast reel tips

[SENKOSAM1]

I've used spincast reels longer than any other type starting with Zebco. Mono was the only line for spincasts until other line types came along. Braid is what I use for spinning, baitcast and spincast reels. The biggest problem with using braid with spincast though, are wind knots and fouled line under the cap preventing casts. What I found recently helps greatly reduce line problems and allow good long distance casts.
1. Line diameter matters when using a spincast reel. I switched to 4# test diameter / 8# test braid. It allows casting 1/16 oz lures 50'.

2. Some braids are rough; others are smooth like mono. Kastking braid has a smooth service that casts and retrieves better than other braids I've tried, including Fire Line. You want the least line friction unraveling inside the cap and through the rod guides.

3. Cleaning and polishing the cap and the line p/u bell is very important! You'd be surprised at the build up of algae and dirt which produces line friction. I use a glass cleaner and paper towel to polish the surfaces and then spray silicone lube on those parts, polishing them further with a paper towel or napkin. I even use a napkin soaked with silicone and rub it along a casting distance of the line.

4. When casting into a wind or under overhangs on shore, I use sidearm casts parallel to the water's surface same as for baitcast reels. Far less problems with line coming off the reel vs overhand.

One of my favorite spincast reels is Daiwa 100A. It has a decent drag, gear ratio and smooth retrieve and casts light lures a long distance. Sincast reels can be very expensive but this one isn't. Spincast reels are great for kids learning how to cast.

[wiperhunter2]

How often do you need to clean your reels in this manner? I can't say I've ever done this type of cleaning.

[SENKOSAM1]

How often do you need to clean your reels in this manner? I can't say I've ever done this type of cleaning.

Not often and depending on water quality. The lake I fished recently has a ton of suspended algae and I have to slap the slimy stuff off my lures ever so often. Another lake I fish as well as my pond, doesn't have the problem. 
This is what I'm talking about: YUK!!!


When I got to the launch, I met someone who I saw sailing a remote-control-rudder, 3.5' long sailboat. He was wiping algae off that clung to the hull. (Never saw one of those before - how cool was that!)

Best thing would be to unscrew the cap and look inside. Clean shiny metal should be all you see in the cap and on the line p/u bell. I would also pull out more than a casting distance of line and with a paper towel or napkin soaked with silicone lube, swab the line from the reel to the line's end. 

 I must be able to cast light lures long distances and close up to targeted areas with no line guide friction.

[wiperhunter2]

Thanks for the info. When you say you must be able to cast light lures for a long distance, how far would that be?