I have to medium heavy poles what is the difference between the ratio on the reel?

Question

One is 4.5:1 and the other is 7.0:1

Answer 1

ignore dong

Answer 2

First, a "pole" is a long stick. One with line guides and a reel seat is generally called a "rod". The mechanical winch which winds in the line is a "reel". These are two separate things, though they're often sold together.

Correct, a telescopic rod is one which slides down inside itself.

As to the numbers: They are called the "gear ratio" of the reel. The number on the right (always "1" as far as I know) means one turn of the reel's handle. The number on the left (usually given as a decimal number like 4.5 or 7.0) is the number of times the reel's mechanism will rotate for each one turn of the handle. A higher number means the reel will turn faster, allowing faster retrieves.

The actual amount of line which will come in for each turn of the handle is a function of the gear ratio and the size of the reel's spool -- reels with bigger spools will bring in more line per rotation than reels with smaller spools.

Answer 3

I have a suggestion: before you go fishing, curl up with a book that has a guide to English. There you will find some stuff that, if you put it to work, will get you into college or maybe even a job at more than minimum wage. To wit:

     1. if you can't learn and use the differences between "to," "two,"          and "too," keep on fishing. It may be the only way you'll feed yourself;  

     2. logic dictates that you cannot have a difference between one of

         ANYTHING. "between the ratio" means nothing;

     3. DEFINE your terms. What sort of ratio? "On the reel" as opposed

         to what, "off the reel"? Give your reader a chance to visualize.

     4. What sort of difference? Your reader has nothing to put into the

         equation;

     5. How does the weight of the poles affect anything? And what

         does "medium heavy" mean? How can your reader derive

         mathematical ratios without figures?

     6. The ratios between what and what? And why the two arbitrary

         ratios? One and the other of WHAT? Are you just trying to make

         your look foolish? If so, the strategy has exactly the opposite

     7.  In the future, be careful of throwing your weight around if you

         don't have the requisite skills in language and logic.

I suggest you look into ""Words Fail Me" or "Woe Is I," by Patricia Conner. It's breezy in tone, entertaining, and a darn good guide.

For a more academic take, go to a used bookstore buy (for cheap) a college handbook on writing that's cheap because new editions have come out ("The Little,Brown Handbook" has always been good.

Answer 4

here we go...

every reel has an ratio (ex: ___:___)

this basically means number of spool rotations every time you turn the handle once. for example, a 7.0:1 ratio would mean that every time you turn your handle once, the spool spins 7 times.

as for the difference on the reels, it depends on what you're fishing for and how you plan on fishing. a 7.0:1 would be for extremely fast retrieves. personally,i like baitcasters with about a 6._:1 ratio becasue they are versatile. i can do both slow and fast retrieves.