Tim, Timmothy, Timmy...

[Dark Cloud]

Well A good dose of insomnia combined with my 2 favorite pastimes(picking on Timmy and proving Timmy wrong) has me doing some research.

So Tim and I are chatting on the phone earlier and we end up talking about our new thornebros "quiversticks" and what reel we are gonna put on em. I already put a Pflueger Trion on mine as its the best reel out of probably a dozen diff ones I have tried over the years. Timmy says nah the spools are too small on the Trions im gonna put a Tica on it. Ok by me, I dont care if ya want to handline fish on one pound test

So then im at gander with a giftcard from christmas burning a hole in my wallet. I had planned on picking up another Trion as I certainly need another one

Well theres the Tica eyeballin me and DougE is always telling me how much he likes them, so to make a long story short it came home with me. The whole time im spoolin it up im thinking the spools are the exact same diameter. Well a few measurements later and they are actually identical...

Spool width is an inch and 6/16th aka -1 3/8th

Both are filled identical - as the eye can tell and the handy dandy caliper showed the same measurement on both spools...

Both reels are nearly identical in size and both weighed in spooled with line at 6.40 ounces...

Also im not impressed with the drag on the Cetus at all! Maybe I got a lemon? But she's going back...

Yep too much time on my hands but now I can sleep, lol...

And before anyone says it - NO, I do now work for any reel company and am not sponsored or "prostaff" for any reel manufacturers... I just like Pfluegers

So Timmy - your culprit for the bad memory on the line of your Trion is not a small spool. You either got a bad batch of line, its old line, was cold out and you hadnt used that reel in a while or something...

[north shore]

Dark Cloud:How many names does he have anyway? I have heard so many.lol

[CNY Tim]

Jay what did you end up with 3 lb. Cajun for the quiver?

North Shore - As long as it's not late for dinner I'll take it

[Dark Cloud]

Greg - way to many names to remember. Next time I cant sleep at 2am i'll come up with a list. My inital guess is around a dozen...

Timmy - I didnt decide on line yet cuz the reel with the crummy drag needs to go back.

But im gonna put some 2# P-line on one spool and I have some 3# micro ice in red thats going on another spool...

[Thunderman]

DC, Pfluegers make a good reel thats all I use for open water. I have 2 Tica reels that I use on my Ice rods and have never had a problem with the drag they don't look like the one you have in the picture is that a new style .

[augustwest]

DC...I am not talking to you for a month...you're grounded

Such harsh words...I didn't like the drag on your last girlfriend, but I didn't take her back

I own 11 Ticas and only 1 Pfleuger...Huh???

I wonder why...I can't seem to figure it out yet

You really do like busting Timmy's chops...and you do have severe INSOMNIA!!!

DC...call me, I am at home all night with Lily. We are destroying the house again and putting it back together right before Momma gets home!!!! We are also eating Fluffer Nutter with our fingers and drinking milk right from the jug. It's nice when Momma isn't home

[Dark Cloud]

ThunderChum - Gander had two levels of Ticas - one was 49 bones the other 32. I went bigtime...

AW - I must have had a lemon but that drag had two flat spots per revolution. It would pull nice and smooth(not as smooth as a Pflueger ) then it would get harder. I aint fishing #2 with that...

My pile of Pflueger reels is bigger than yours, lol Actually about a half dozen ice and the same for open water plus 3 fly reels with no complaints...

Call you in a bit...

[CNY Lee]

Lots of fighting words in here today... LOL