Reels: Gear ratio vs recovery

[Yuccasu]

I understand:

1. Recovery is the length of line reeled in with one turn of the crank.
2. Gear ratio is the ratio of revolutions of the spool to revolutions of the crank.

Since both values have different ratios to each other depending on the reel this means that the spools have different diameters. Does this has any influence on game mechanics? For example, do greater spools less wear on the line?

 

[weeksy]

If a fish runs towards you then a high recovery rate will enable you to take in slack line and stop the fish escaping. Once a fish is hooked the retrieve rate goes to maximum automatically independent of what retrieve rate you have set when using lures.Fish are more likely to escape if you are using a short or excessively heavy rod as there will be less bend in the rod to absorb the rapid movement of fish,also heavy rods mean less XP so using the correct rod for the size of fish is important.

Gear ratios are less important as it is usually easy to decide on what speed to fish a lure by the way it swims in the water.

[Yuccasu]

Thank you for your explanation and for pointing out the function of the stiffness/length of the rod.