You Are Using Your Metanium DC WRONG!!!

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2 ай бұрын

In this video, I take the new Shimano Metanium DC out to see what is the best spool tension for performance... loose or tight!
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Пікірлер: 48

@_Mr.Giraffe 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for putting out so much content on this reel. It’s really nice and helpful for those of us who are looking to possibly buy one without being able to put our hands on

@THEREELTEST 2 ай бұрын

Thats what I do, I test things out :)

@voodoo9777 2 ай бұрын

I would give up a couple of feet of distance to have a more trouble free controlled cast . No one wants to try to fish and keep digging out a birds nest.

@THEREELTEST 2 ай бұрын

a DC reel may be too much for you then

@lefertheloafer 2 ай бұрын

Interesting! Thanx for video.

@markgriffith9134 2 ай бұрын

Would have been nice to see an in between tension setting between tight and loose. Especially since you were able to to use setting one with "tight" spool tension.

@wirinharwirjawan6422 2 ай бұрын

great video and thanks for sharing

@Shawn_Lai Ай бұрын

My first cast with a brand new spool of sunline crank i blew to backlash hell. 😂 took me 30 minutes to pick out but i got it, after soms find tuning of the tension and brakes, i can bomb cast a 110+1 Jr! The retrieve is so buttery smooth it is ridiculous.

@vernervanschalkwyk2280 2 ай бұрын

It looks like an amazing reel but it is extremely expensive here in South Africa. Equivelent to about 850 dollars. Stunning video as always.

@THEREELTEST 2 ай бұрын

The SLX DC XT is just as good for much less

@aceportugal5495 2 ай бұрын

press the thumb bar, make the lure drop and adjust the spool tension until there are no loop when the lure drop down.

@THEREELTEST 2 ай бұрын

if you are a beginner yes

@saraieatsstirfry5537 2 ай бұрын

I’ll give the loose tension a try on a non windy day. Even with regular spool tension, it still outcast most of my other SVS infinity reels. I would like to see a cast olympics with this reel.

@saraieatsstirfry5537 2 ай бұрын

I also threw 3.5g on my CU Double with this reel and it performed well on the braid setting.

@THEREELTEST 2 ай бұрын

the next casting olympics will be all my DC reels lol. But that wont be till next year

@livinglife3230 2 ай бұрын

Caught a 6.12 largie last wk with this reel using 15lb test & won big fish. I have had to cut out a backlash b4, 10/12lb floro is best for casting

@THEREELTEST Ай бұрын

12lb flouro is what Im going to use for the long term fishing review

@Francis-Gravel-Open-de-France Ай бұрын

Hello, thank you for your very interesting videos (even if I don't understand everything due to my limited understanding of English!) Regarding this video, could you summarize in a few words or sentences what you recommend because I will be receiving this reel in the coming days and I would like to apply your advice? Thanks in advance !

@carsforpeople3351 2 ай бұрын

Hey, I just picked up a Zenon X for a great price at a discount and spooled it up with 0.11mm braid. The spool is pretty deep so I put in like 125meters+ (400+ft). Before spooling in the line I weighed the spool and it was around 9,5 grams so pretty light (I didn’t buy this reel to cast extremely light lures I have other reels for that purpose). However after I spooled in the line, the spool weighed almost 20 grams so I’m just wondering if it’d make this reel further casting if I spooled in like 60-70 meters of braid and then mono for the rest? Shouldn’t mono be a little bit lighter than braid? For reference I’m looking to cast lures from 7 grams to 20 grams so nothing super light. Also would it be a good idea to change the bearings?

@THEREELTEST 2 ай бұрын

I tried this with a Black Max, thinking I would get farther casting with a half full spool, but I was wrong. It cast far less. That reel should handle 7 grams and up quite easily

@carsforpeople3351 2 ай бұрын

@@THEREELTEST That’s what I also thought but it literally doesn’t. I can feel that the spool is heavy with so much line in it. It handles 9grams and up pretty well but below that it doesn’t. I might need to try and tweak all of the braking settings a little and see if that’d help.

@Woefman911 2 ай бұрын

Nice experiment. I presume this work for scorpion dc as well ? I think mine are 2019 i think

@THEREELTEST 2 ай бұрын

Yes, watch my Scorpion DC on the water video. Its all done with a loose spool tension. But its brakes are much more forgiving than the Metanium DC

@gambanteinodal1246 Ай бұрын

Very valuable information! I have just purchased this reel - Metanium DC 71 HG - (I am a spinning fan - fish a Stella 1000) and the baitcaster thing was a bit of a 'over my dead body' thing). I have fished ABU Garcia Ambassadeaurs and a Shimano Calcutta decades ago... I will try the tight settings to begin with. I have watched other reviews and apart from some very knowledgeable super good casters they all seem disappointed. I think you understand the new 2024 Metanium. I understand that some things are for specialists and not for everybody and this is a precision instrument.

@THEREELTEST Ай бұрын

Yeah as many DC reels as I have, I immediately knew Shimano did something different with the 24 Metanium when I first took it out

@raymondjohnson6496 2 ай бұрын

Is the new metanuim dc better than the old one plus how much line does your metanuim dc hold

@THEREELTEST 2 ай бұрын

It casts farther, lighter, smoother, but holds about 50ft less line

@Khaibu1999 2 ай бұрын

Do you have any videos of the curado k casting a 1/4oz weight? I cant seem to find one on your channel?

@THEREELTEST 2 ай бұрын

yes, search for curado DC vs Scorpion MGL

@Khaibu1999 2 ай бұрын

@@THEREELTEST you were casting an 1/2oz weight in that vid?

@THEREELTEST Ай бұрын

@@Khaibu1999 watch the entire video

@jeffbaker5038 2 ай бұрын

I don't watch videos that start off by telling me I don't know what I'm doing...

@timjohnson9763 Ай бұрын

Yet here you are..😂

@jayyallan Ай бұрын

A view and a comment is all he needed, I’d bet you a dollar and a doughnut you made him a few Pennies either way

@jeffbaker5038 Ай бұрын

No. I didn't watch it. Hit play. Pause. Left comment. Gone

@THEREELTEST Ай бұрын

you did... at least twice

@jeffbaker5038 Ай бұрын

@@THEREELTEST Either take the constructive criticism and zip your cake hole or lose a subscriber. I've watched a ton of your videos, but I don't have to...

@JiminyCricket99 2 ай бұрын

I have this reel. It sucks. It's super finicky and backlash. My regular Metanium never backlashes even with a super loose spool tension.

@iceicebabybass5711 2 ай бұрын

I’ll buy it from you if you don’t want it 😉

@JiminyCricket99 2 ай бұрын

@@iceicebabybass5711 please do. I’m serious.

@VanSolus 2 ай бұрын

You tighten the spool too tight in my opinion. You can tell by watching the line mid air there’s a lot of resistance from the spool. It doesn’t want to fly straight. If you loosen it by just a bit you might get a better result.

@THEREELTEST 2 ай бұрын

I set it exactly how the "tight" spool tension people set it, because I used to be one of them

@per-cas 2 ай бұрын

Guess the same concept will work for other DC reels

@THEREELTEST 2 ай бұрын

Not just DC, all bait casters in general

@Chris-fh8uh 2 ай бұрын

They literally say, spool just tight enough to removed side to side play. Anything more is unnecessary and user error at that point .

@THEREELTEST 2 ай бұрын

well it does say to adjust as needed as well but yes, they designed the reel to be run with a loose spool tension

@stephen2634 Ай бұрын

Why the hell am I paying 499.00 to buy a DC reel to get 143 ft and it’s 4 over runs out of 5 casts ? Over rated , and over hyped . Get a Lew’s and save 150 dollars with better results and smoothness

@THEREELTEST Ай бұрын

have fun with that