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playing fish without clutch

I just recently set up my cane rod with a Mitchell match 440 and I know from using it before it has a 'sticky clutch' so backwinding would be better for me if I hooked a Barbel!
 
Mark Swaby said:
Sorry Alan but resurrecting your old thread is a bit like the Brexit vote, did not like the answers 2 years ago so lets try again to tell you the method i use is more skillful and superior when its not. Yes i Backwound when i match fished 30 plus years ago,and caught some massive fish on very light tackle. But with fast running fish and light lines it meant sometimes taking your hands off of a whizzing round handle, completely losing all control and trusting to luck the fish did not get to a snag.There is a lot of difference between a mud pig in a snag free commercial where you can backwind all day and a big barbel in a snaggy area on a fast river. The majority of the time i fish small rivers with a centre pin but if i have to use a fixed spool i crank the clutch right up,anti reverse on and get savage fights that do not last long.
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What you said.
 
David Maddison said:
I just recently set up my cane rod with a Mitchell match 440 and I know from using it before it has a 'sticky clutch' so backwinding would be better for me if I hooked a Barbel!
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Dave, I think it is easy enough to sort the clutch out on your 440, but isn't the gearing much to high to play big fish, that model being designed to rapidly bring in small fish when match fishing. I had Mitchell 410's which I think we're more suited to specimen fishing.
Mike
 
Mike Thompson said:
Dave, I think it is easy enough to sort the clutch out on your 440, but isn't the gearing much to high to play big fish, that model being designed to rapidly bring in small fish when match fishing. I had Mitchell 410's which I think we're more suited to specimen fishing.
Mike
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410s were same speed as the 440. Dame reel apart from the autobail.
 
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