WaveCast

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NEW Version 2.0 has Arrived 6/1/2007

We are exclusive online dealers for this New and Improved Version

Doug Hannon introduces a new spinning reel design that will hit anglers like a tidal wave! The Hannon-designed “WaveCast System™” not only looks different from any other reel, but also performs like no other reel. The WaveCast reel completely eliminates the common possibility of a loop in the spool that leads to tangled line, and it is estimated that more than 10% of spinning casts form a loop that most times lead to a tangled spool and “birdnest” snarls. The WaveCast™ reel is specifically designed to work equally well with both mono and super-braid lines.

IT ELIMINATES THE KNOTS- and allows you to fish!

The unique, patented “wave” design works by allowing the line to skip from peak to peak on each “wave” on the spool. Loops lie harmlessly down between the waves and never engage the line during the casts, completely eliminating snatchback and birdnests. The WaveCast™ does not allow a loop to flow backward onto the spool, keeping it secure and tight against the spool face until it leaves, unnoticed, in normal sequence of the cast.

As all anglers know, tangled spools result in major frustration, wasted time untangling line and re-tying lures, and more money spent on replacement line. And of course time spent untangling and re-tying is time not spent catching fish!

Another major benefit of the WaveCast™ reel is the ability to cast up to 30% farther than traditional spinning reels. This is accomplished because peak-to-peak minimal spool contact produces virtually no friction as the line comes off the spool. Since it does not offload loops, the WaveCast spool can also be filled to a higher capacity, guaranteeing even longer casts.

Doug Hannon, a world renowned angler known as “The Bass Professor™,” is the inventor of the weedless trolling motor propellor, which revolutionalized the trolling motor industry. Hannon is an award-winning author and photographer, has had hundreds of articles published in outdoor magazines, and has appeared on an internationally syndicated TV show for more than 15 years.

With a record of more than 800 bass over 10 pounds, he is considered by many as the world’s greatest authority on bass fishing. Hannon’s new WaveCast System represents the first significant improvement in spinning reel design in more than 50 years. The WaveCast™ reel will forever change and improve the sport of fishing in both fresh and saltwater.

System - How it Works . . .

How WaveCast™ Eliminates Tangles
During the retrieve, on traditional spinning reels loops are inevitably formed when small increments of slack line are reeled onto the spool. With a standard smooth spool these loops often crawl together forming a hair pin or even a twisted loop that overhangs the spool lip (fig. 1). During the cast, a high-speed, high-energy line is pulled tight against the spool lip, engages the loop and snatches it and all the line spooled on top of this loop off in the form of a "birdnest." With WaveCast™, as a loop forms across the face of the spool, it is forced to exit and re-enter the spool through the paths of least resistance as a single, tight loop at the base of the waves (fig. 2). In the cast, as the line skims harmlessly over the peaks of the waves, it never contacts the loops hidden safely down between the waves. Loops leave the spool unnoticed in the normal sequence of the cast and tangles are completely eliminated.

Why WaveCast Casts Farther

Why WaveCast™ Casts Farther
It is a well-known fact that a high-speed boat runs faster over a wavy surface than on smooth water. When running on top of a choppy water surface (the waves), it encounters the least amount of surface friction. This allows the boat to run faster. This is because hull friction and drag with the water are minimized by contact only on the tops of the waves. The WaveCast™ reel is designed using this same proven principle. As the line leaves the spool during the cast, it touches only on top of each "wave peak," producing a minimum amount of friction and drag, compared with traditional smooth, round spool designs. Since virtually all friction is eliminated as the line leaves the spool, you'll enjoy longer and more accurate casts.

Doug Hannon WaveCast™ Reel Features: • Saltwater Certified • Lightweight Graphite Body and Rotor • 9 Ball rust proof ball bearings • No tool instant line strip "split spool" • On/off infinite anti reverse • Oversized Anti-twist Bail Roller • Machined Aluminum Handle with Comfort-fit Knob • Composite/Stainless Steel drag • Convertible Right- or Left-hand Retrieve

Line Capacity:
Yds / Mono / Braid
260 / 6 lb / 20 lb
220 / 8 lb / 30 lb
155 / 10 lb / 40 lb

Gear Ratio:5.2/1
Reel Weight: 10 oz.