Baitcasting Reel
How to Choose the Most Suitable Spinning Reel Handle (Single / Double)
| How to Choose Spinning Reel Handle Properly (Spool Number 1000-4000) | ||||||||||||
Usually, when you buy spinning reel, most of it has single handle as standard parts. It is easy to use for all of anglers, but you can prevail much more reel potential by customizing it in accordance with your fishing style.  Advantage: As handle weight is lighter and has quick response, it easily enables you to do sensitive action like stop-and-go, stop the lure quickly or move it quicker. When you feel fish bite, you can turn your reel handle quickly, collect your extra line slack and do retrieve hooking. It enables you to do a aggressive "Kake (Hooking)" style. If you prefer power fighting, you can choose larger size knob and attach it for your reel handle. Disadvantage: The handle is automatically rotated by it's knob weight, so you need to used to it when you do a EGING or other fishing which special line slack technique is required. Think your wrist structure, down action is pushing the handle knob and up action is lifting handle knob. Normally you put stress on the knob when you down the handle and stronger power is added, and reeling speed is faster. On the other hand, when you up the handle, reeling speed is apt to go slower. Also, as handle knob has weight role of the handle, knob moves like pendulum and handle tends to turn faster than angler's fingertip. When it up, the power will be lower. That means up and down speed will be different during handle goes around. Hard practice is required for mastering steady slow retrieve. If handle rotation is choppy, blurring is to be occurred at your hands. This small blurring makes rod tip's one bigger. To be honest, fishing line tension(tense or loosen) is depending on this rod tip blurring.   
Double handle is broadly known as EGING handle, however, there are lots of advantage of changing your handle into double one and use it. Recent years, fan users are increasing due to the improved lighter weight of it.  Advantage: As double handle's length from one knob to the other is the same length and that means it's balance is 50:50. Those factor enable angler to have steady retrieve. Besides, this structure enables you to keep stable speed easily under slow retrieve condition. Once the handle rotates stably, as your reel is not blurred at your hand, this result in preventing rod tip blurring. Since your rod tip is in a good condition with having perpendicular tension, you can have rod tip better work when you have fish bite and can get sensitive bite from fish, what is called, "Kuwase and Nose". In case of spinning reel which has lever brake for reverse rotating function, angler does not give extra fishing pressure for fish by having smooth handle reverse rotation and line releasing. As double handle is not automatically rotated by its weight, better line slack control is achieved for EGING. Disadvantage: Total weight is to be heavier than single hand. Right after you use double handle, sometimes your hand which hold a knob hits to the other knob. Due to the same reason, too large size handle knob setting is not suitable for double handle.   
Handle weight: The lighter the weight, the more sensitive. Also it causes less subject to break the balance with reel body. Handle length: (Short) Heavy reeling comfort ＞ As retrieve sensitivity is getting higher, it specializes in slow retrieve. (Long) Light reeling comfort ＞ As it is suitable for power fighting or high speed retrieve, there is good speed advantage for picking up lures. * High gear ratio reel's reeling comfort is heavier than normal gear ratio reel. (This is the same theory of bicycle gearshift.) Hence, high gear ratio reel has one size longer than normal gear ratio reel as a standard handle. By doing so, it seems like that longer handle has good advantage against shorter one, but shorter handle is suitable when sensitive slow retrieve is frequently required. Adequate tackle balance is existed, (i.e.) shorter rod resulted in less tiredness and have a flexibility. * With regards to handle weight, since handle knob weight is included into each maker's handle spec, it is not easy to say unconditionally which handle is the lightest one. Especially, it depends on handle knob material (i.e. Plastic? Aluminium? Titanium? EVA? Wood?). Total handle knob weight will be changed totally in accordance with knob's material. |
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【Avail】 Lightweight Spinning Handle HDSP-S1 Material: Duralumin / Length: 35mm, 37.5mm, 40mm, 42.5mm, 45mm / Price: US$96.22 Maximally hollowed out super lightweight duralumin handle Shorten the distance from rotor to handle and have high sensitive design http://hedgehog-studio.ocnk.net/product/2583 |
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【ZPI】 Funnel Material: Carbon / Length: 35mm, 37.5mm, 40mm, 42.5mm, 45mm / Price: US$146.88 World-class lightest weight, ultimate carbon handle Good reputation by a lot of expert trout anglers and special design for area trout fishing http://hedgehog-studio.ocnk.net/product/3452 |
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【ZPI】 Saltieva Sea Funnel Material: Carbon / Length: 39mm, 51.5mm / Price: US$156.60 FUNNEL salt water fishing model handle which super light weight carbon shaft is adopted. Good advantage for aggressive fishing style and specialized in AJING and MEBARING http://hedgehog-studio.ocnk.net/product/3454 |
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【Studio Composite】 Carbon Single Handle RC-SS with XS Carbon knob Material: Carbon / Length: 36mm, 41mm, 45mm, 55mm, 60mm / Price: US$183.60 Special designed handle with monocoque carbon from handle to knob Single handle which can be used broadly for Trout, Bass, Light salt water fishing http://hedgehog-studio.ocnk.net/product-list/378 |
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【LIVRE】 Union Material: Duralumin / Length: 37-43mm, 45-51mm, 52-58mm / Price: US$162.00-178.20 Convertible pitch enables you to adjust preferable handle length freely. Also, by using quick slide balancer system, you can experience single handle's promptness and double handle's stability with one handle. http://hedgehog-studio.ocnk.net/product-list?keyword=LIVRE+UNION&Submit=Search |
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【LIVRE】 F.V Material: Duralumin / Length: 35-38mm, 40-43mm, 45-50mm, 50-55mm / Price: US$145.80-162.00 Convertible pitch enables you to adjust preferable handle length freely. Feature point is duralumin machining cut handle with formative arts and high rigidity. http://hedgehog-studio.ocnk.net/product-list?keyword=LIVRE+F.V&Submit=Search |
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【LIVRE】 monoArm 50/56 Material: Duralumin / Length: 50-56mm / Price: US$188.23-214.46 56mm handle is relatively longer than other single handle. It fits for 2500-4000 size spinning reel and plays an active role on powerful surf game, rocky shore and large size river. http://hedgehog-studio.ocnk.net/product-list?keyword=LIVRE+monoArm&Submit=Search |
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【DLIVE】 AIR Stir Handle Racing Gunmetal Material: Duralumin / Length: 38mm / Price: US$189.00 Due to the tremendous light weight, you can keep stable slow reeling like double handle even though it is single. You can feel retrieve feeling incurred by its super lightweight like you stir air.... 38mmの超ショートハンドルはデッドスローリトリーブに重点をおいた、感度重視のハンドル。 http://hedgehog-studio.ocnk.net/product/2557 |
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【DLIVE】 AIR Stir Handle Planet Gold Material: Duralumin / Length: 45mm / Price: US$189.00 Due to the tremendous light weight, you can keep stable slow reeling like double handle even though it is single. You can feel retrieve feeling incurred by its super lightweight like you stir air.... 45mmはバランスの取れた扱いやすい長さ、2000番・2004番クラスのリールにオールラウンダーに使用可能。 http://hedgehog-studio.ocnk.net/product/2558 |
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【SHIMANO】 YUMEYA 15 BB-X TECHNIUM Fire Blood (Plate Set) Material: Duralumin / Length: 50mm / Price: US$156.60 Combo item of BB-X series custom handle and side plate It dresses up your reel looks like fire blood alumite color. http://hedgehog-studio.ocnk.net/product/2980 |
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| Double Handle List | ||||||||||||
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【ZPI】 Saltieva Light Material: Carbon / Length: 83mm, 88mm / Price: US$142.56 Lightest weight among double handles. Good weapon for angler who put value on stable retrieve (same pitch reeling) for AJING, MEBARING and Trout fishing. http://hedgehog-studio.ocnk.net/product/3455 |
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【ZPI】 Saltieva Egging Material: Carbon / Length: 92mm / Price: US$183.60 Double handle which adopts graphic carbon for EGING Best balance designing for 2500 and C3000 class spinning reel http://hedgehog-studio.ocnk.net/product/3456 |
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【ZPI】 Saltieva Power Game Material: Carbon / Length: 102mm / Price: US$183.60 Tough model handle which has high rigidity 4mm thicker carbon for Tip Run, Tenya, Hairtail and Sea bass fishing http://hedgehog-studio.ocnk.net/product/3457 |
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【Studio Composite】 RC-SS-W XS Carbon knob Material: Carbon / Length: 80mm, 90mm, 96mm / Price: US$205.20 Special designed handle with monocoque carbon from handle to knob Double handle which can be used broadly for Trout, Bass, Light salt water fishing http://hedgehog-studio.ocnk.net/product/2578 |
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【Studio Composite】 RC-SS-W 25L NARROW Material: Carbon / Length: 90mm, 96mm / Price: US$181.44 Good matching carbon handle with long narrow EVA knob for Tip Run, Tenya, Tairaba fishing High sensitive model and carbon is also adopted for handle knob tube http://hedgehog-studio.ocnk.net/product/2591 |
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【LIVRE】 WING Material: Duralumin / Length: 72mm, 80mm, 92mm, 98mm, 100mm / Price: US$192.24-205.20 Variety of sizes enables you to choose preferable length for target fish High rigidity design, limit angler's reeling blurring thoroughly and angler can have good performance in retrieving fishing http://hedgehog-studio.ocnk.net/product-list?keyword=LIVRE+WING&Submit=Search |
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【34】 ZEROGRA Double Handle ver.2 Material: Duralumin / Length: 63mm / Price: US$221.40 Extra super duralumin one piece flame have been succeeded in further handle weight saving Shortest handle (63mm) compared to other double handle Specialized in super finesse fishing like AJING or MEBARING http://hedgehog-studio.ocnk.net/product/2948 |
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【DLIVE】 AIR DLIVE W Handle Material: Duralumin / Length: 65mm, 75mm / Price: US$199.80 超軽量ジュラルミン削り出しハンドル、AIRシリーズのダブルハンドルモデル。 エリアトラウト・メバリング・アジングなど、ライトルアーを使用した一定スピードのリトリーブで効果を発揮。 http://hedgehog-studio.ocnk.net/product/3633 |
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【DLIVE】 WAVE ver.2 Material: Duralumin / Length: 90mm, 100mm / Price: US$192.24 High precision duralumin machined double handle for Sea bass and EGING As it is salt water model, strong against corrosion and tough usage is possible http://www.hedgehog-studio.com/product/4646 |
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【SHIMANO】 16 Vanquish CI4 + Carbon Double Handle Material: Carbon (CI4+) / Length: 90mm / Price: US$145.80 Light weight double handle with SHIMANO original Cl4+ material Balance of both lightness and length are adequate, so it is broadly used for various target fish. You can fit it to other spinning reels than 16 Vanquish reel. http://hedgehog-studio.ocnk.net/product/3382 |
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【SHIMANO】 YUMEYA 14 STELLA Mg Double Handle Material: Magnesium alloy / Length: 76mm, 90mm / Price: US$162.00 High spec handle magnesium alloy is adopted has high rigidity even though it is light weight. You can fit it to other reels than STELLA. http://hedgehog-studio.ocnk.net/product/3174 |
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【HEDGEHOG STUDIO】DAIWA Handle Shaft for Spinning Reels Material: Duralumin / Price: US$21.38 This handle shaft enables you to fit each maker's custom handle to previous model reels like TD series or lever brake type spinning reels. Light weight, high durability and duralumin material http://hedgehog-studio.ocnk.net/product/2432 |
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【ZPI】 High Spec DB Shaft L Material: Duralumin / Price: US$23.76 This handle shaft enables you to fit each maker's custom handle to previous model reels like TD series or lever brake type spinning reels. Light weight, high durability and duralumin material http://hedgehog-studio.ocnk.net/product/3492 |
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