. .7. 8. A The reel reel should be not easy be to so use heavy and or should complicated put no unusual that it strains interferes on the with arms, the feel wrists of or flying handsthe kiteAssisted by By Pete Mel Ianuzzi GovigA complex of mechanical and human factors comes to bear in selection on kite reels . Pete Ianuzzi recently attempted to spell out some of the qualities that his ideal reel would have .A reel should keep the line from tangling and make retrieval and flying easier, and to achieve this it would have the following characteristics :1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. When If The launching, the Each reelIt It line flying shouldshould turn or should pull retrieving, be of becomes it strong sometimes the possible becomes more flier's enough necessary than possible to can work hand windto the be line inreel cranked by should hand the monofilament to in in, take a it reel kite . It in should under or be be while possible in pay possible tension to drop out the it reel without to at on is the take kite least ground pullingthe line and pressure 1 line inches from by four hand without breaking jamming of and to line the wrap the watching reel eight or it reel snaring on the the pounds line . More reel the is .. better kite . . .,The Several new There reels on are the market other prompted considerations, our attention to reels in this issue course, of <strong>Kite</strong> <strong>Lines</strong> such . Here we as, have tried a reel to compress should our standards not into reduce a measurable and a manageable fliers few mobility . We also found on more the reels on field the market and than we a could reel possibly should review in this store space . a In given spite of these quantity limitations, we of made line an effort . to Every cover as many kiteflier samples as we could could while flying make an assortment his or of standard her own kites in list light wind of conditions preferences .Thesecondsimplesttype I call .Ireelthe hoop,haveto make, simplefoundandcylindera goodof anyonespecificthatfor strong,diameter ortheresteadywidth . Itflyingis characterizedarekites,by lackisfourtheof a spindlebobbinor axlebasictype. Included. A flatin thistypeswinder,group areakinthe unimprovedofto thetinkitebobbinscan, reelusedfiberboardin handtube,:weaving,the Cuban Yo-Yothethisandbobbin,typethe bicycleis mostrim . Dependingusefulon intheadiameter,standardthesehoop,lengthare relatively (sucheasyastospool6,manage12 orfor18lineandinches)retrieval,towith helpone handintruedeterminingwinding while thereelaltitudeother holds the hoop(defined..TheseLine releasereelswithare asnothoop canusuallybe by steadydistinctwellrotationsuitedortoby fastfromlettingdump, inoutspinningthe reelrapidlyposition,generalbutwhencanthe hoopbeisfasterturned attermthanrightotherangles"reel"reelsto the kiteforlineretrieval. A large diametercommonlybecausehoopofsuch aappliedlargebicycletake-uprim can beperan easytoturnchoice all.aTheystrong-pullinglineallow akitesortbecausewindersofitone-mancombineswalkthe familiardownhandover-handTheInthirdthetypefirst,..I callonethe spool,end ofthoughtheitspindleis truly arestsspool andinsidespindlethe. A widecrooksmall-diameterof the lefthoop (spool)arm whilewithgripa spindlethe leftor axlehandthroughguidesit, formingand tensesconvenienttheactionhandleslineonandeithertheor bothrightends,handthis typetwistsis easyatforthefeedingotheroutspindlelinewhile. TheendIndian fighting.reelInisthethesecond,classic spoolboth. Yourhandsgatheringkitecoordinatecan be eased intointhe airorbitalat a speedmotionthat letstoyouachievefeel theandpull ofmaintainthe climbmomentum. Pointed at thethethekite,rotatingthe spool spillsspooloff line at.theI admitline.end, inIthehavesame mannerstruggledas the hoop achieve. The handlethesecan beenviedstuck inskills,the ground whilelikethea littleflier takesboyovertryingto bare-handto whistle,the line forbutfightingthe.knackHowever,hasgettingevadedthe linemeback on the.reelItcanshouldbe tediousbe noted. With athatlot ofthepractice,Indianyoufightercan learn tospoolspin thecannotline inberapidly,woundtheinwayeffectivelythe flashy Indianswithdo it,tensionby one of twothedazzlinglinemethods..
BOBBINHOOPSPOOLTRUE REELThe fourth type of reel, the true reel,is the spool made to rotate on a fixedspindle or axle. handles, cranks; gearsand extension rods become possiblewith the free-rolling reel. In usingreels, you sacrifice the hand-on-stringstyle necessary to fighter kiteflyingfor the convenience of mechanicalretrieval, the ability to crank in thehard pullers and the extra leverage ofa rod extending from y our arm . I thinka good salt-water casting rig is stillthe ultimate for both fish and kites.These have right-handed orientation,while all the kite reels we tested areadaptable Some or by The area usable plied cubic than choose. dimensions.the interfered Overall Cord To Size: Weight: the true thickness Price. don't may feet (inside by inches. explain stronger husky, guide: outside the kite argue to of size: provide Measured with width either measured line, reels, This of specialized Furnished for cranking The the diameter) the to right the since cord longest chart line get a much ability usable without subtracted larger fairer the guides or we a kite flier advantageheadings:left don't capacity several and criterionwinding at to offered multi-widest reels line. hand. might times knowfrom. In. We pre-modelsstring as the opposed spool, to and cranking each or case twirling was noteddirectly onto the spool by hand,Ḟor would Ḃrakes the probably or really drags heavy-duty not were present furnished reels a problem on thisfew other large cases, reels, the and braking were action noted isaprovided Ẇinding subjective ease byofthe is theflier's probably judgementsgrip the mosthe reelsumed kite, .an under average tension to moderate , for the pullingtensions For the is spools, difficult winding at best, undercrankto Ġround assume action a slack refers lineto what thesounattendedyou in your are flying hands reel does the on kites the with ground the whenwe hadpreciate Any of you who have been struck string.Vibration the can importance be critical of if this you criterion wantby a flying reel will ap -to . set Some let up a handleskite uncontrollable run out fastwobble whenand of Manzi reels, in stillthe Remarks We the in each were be and a world of line few many New note Joe corresponding cases wereis reel.said who York the inventedrunning : the wouldn't unusual "If recently "look-out-fors"the there with use featuresbest free about it would Joe..mean works show when. . reels, unless to . not use, . all some too Personality okay Then kites the and . are . people but have suited they . sometimes Some to sophisticated a has see people found how complicated the to I lot just reels you wonder use advantageto . ain't . have do . My whatrim happy with andtoIthey or matter choice eventually In playing are short, of of kite doing. wind personal choice itself, around up I with of mean but idiosyncracy reel a with way flying most is to kitefliersas a wind much a reel?up as a.