[Cwtwboone]

Well I bought a brand new AMS retriever last year for a backup reel and never used it. I got my new bow about a month ago and decided to put the AMS on my new bow. I put it on and noticed that it was hard to reel in my arrow. I figured I'd atleast shoot it a little bit a see if it got any better. Well the last 2 times that we've been out I havnt been able to reel in any fish! I can reel in the arrow but if it has any weight on it it just slips and I have to pull in my line and then reel in the arrow after the fish is in the barrel. Has anyone had this problem and do y'all know if AMS will fix it if I send it to them? This realy sucks so any info would be appreciated.

 

[Guest]

the AMS is not made for reeling in fish, just a bare arrow. even an arrow in grass can be diffacult to just reel in with a retriever.


This is how I get my fish to the boat.

1. if its an average fish, I will hold the trigger all the way down so it "locks' the line, then pull the fish twards the boat, then reel in the slack. (Repeat as needed to get the fish in the boat)

2. If its a really big fish, I put my bow down and use my hands to pull the fish in. To me, I feel as if I can controll the bigger fish better by using my hands, and it seems as if I can tell how good the arrow is stuck in the fish when I am pulling them in by hand.


be very careful with your retrievers, if you are constantly reeling and the line isnt moving, chances are your grooving out the rubber wheel, and once it gets a deep enough groove, you might as well be using a hand wind spool....

 

[Ziggy]

Like Impaled said.

 

[maglite]

the AMS is not made for reeling in fish, just a bare arrow. even an arrow in grass can be diffacult to just reel in with a retriever.


This is how I get my fish to the boat.

1. if its an average fish, I will hold the trigger all the way down so it "locks' the line, then pull the fish twards the boat, then reel in the slack. (Repeat as needed to get the fish in the boat)

2. If its a really big fish, I put my bow down and use my hands to pull the fish in. To me, I feel as if I can controll the bigger fish better by using my hands, and it seems as if I can tell how good the arrow is stuck in the fish when I am pulling them in by hand.


be very careful with your retrievers, if you are constantly reeling and the line isnt moving, chances are your grooving out the rubber wheel, and once it gets a deep enough groove, you might as well be using a hand wind spool....

X2 Very well said

 

[mx1alex]

I angle my bow backwards so that the weight of the fish on line is against the "drive" wheel of the retriever. This seems to reduce the slippage and reduce the need to squeeze the trigger so hard.

 

[SaLtY dAwG]

Yep!

the main reason a spinner is better...lol...but now you don't have to put the bow down with AMS little fancy Hip Bone Belt Clip thing...lol..

 

[TheShot]

Sounds like he may need a bit of adjustment if it was hard to reel to begin with. Pm bonefish, he can probably hook you up with directions. Not a hard job I'm just not sure I could explain it correctly. Nothing wrong with the reel tho! And I fight most fish by hand too but some can be reeled in.

 

[ty_higg]

the AMS is not made for reeling in fish, just a bare arrow. even an arrow in grass can be diffacult to just reel in with a retriever.


This is how I get my fish to the boat.

1. if its an average fish, I will hold the trigger all the way down so it "locks' the line, then pull the fish twards the boat, then reel in the slack. (Repeat as needed to get the fish in the boat)

2. If its a really big fish, I put my bow down and use my hands to pull the fish in. To me, I feel as if I can controll the bigger fish better by using my hands, and it seems as if I can tell how good the arrow is stuck in the fish when I am pulling them in by hand.


be very careful with your retrievers, if you are constantly reeling and the line isnt moving, chances are your grooving out the rubber wheel, and once it gets a deep enough groove, you might as well be using a hand wind spool....

ouldnt of said it any better

 

[Cwtwboone]

Thanks for the input guys, I've mostly used a spinner for the past 5 years so I guess it'll just take some getting used to, thanks again!

 

[strokethis12]

try some reel magic

 

[FWG]

I'LL have to agree with both shot and impaled on this. If you were having trouble reeling your arrow in without a fish on it you prob need to adjust your wheels a little. But the retriever isn't designed to reel in fish of any size although I have done it for years with anything from dink gar all the way up to 60lb bigheads. You will wear your rollers out faster but with the right technique it can be done and for me is a little more fun.

 

[P&R_Carp_Slayer]

try some reel magic

On an AMS retriever? i thought that only workd on reels?

 

[midnightmurder]

Ive done the same as every one else, pull the lever, turn your body to get slack and real in quickly and repeat. Or lift the troller and get the line out, cant seem to stop getting caught in the prop

 

[NIGHTCRAWLER]

I angle my bow backwards so that the weight of the fish on line is against the "drive" wheel of the retriever. This seems to reduce the slippage and reduce the need to squeeze the trigger so hard.

X2!!

 

[Missouribowfisher]

Sounds like either your line is slipping in between the rubber wheel and the plate or the wheel is rubbing against the plate. It has happened to me before. You have to adjust the plate and wheel to to the point where the wheel is as close as possible to the plate without touching it. It can take some time to get it just right.

 

[Rob Law]

Here ya go.....everything you need to know about adjustments.

 

[Throughthegills]

If you can hear the gears slipping you probably ruined the drive roller already.If it's still ok then it's just a simple adjustment.Loosen the adjustment screw closest to the bottle thread cap.Move the bottle around until it reels real smooth and then tighten it back up.

Edit: Rob beat me to it.:tu: