Thread: Reels

PNG---I have one of those same reels and haven't found a thing to complain about.

Originally Posted by Haywire

PNG---I have one of those same reels and haven't found a thing to complain about.

Im glad you said that Mr.George, I need to buy a few more setups and wasn't sure what I'd get. I'm thinking I'll go the same route.

I like my van staals alot, and my zee, and love my stella... But all I spend money on is fishing tackle... Mid ranged reels I'd suggest shimano stradic/Saragossa, penn battle/conquer.. I love my 706s but I tend to bend shafts In them wayyyy too often...(but if I fish braid for the most part and enjoy locking fish down) ..

Just like John said, price range and what species targeted need to be answered before any specifics can be givin

Im just a vacation fisherman and when i go out i usually try to fish for kings or spanish. But wouldnt mind something i could on strip back home on Smith Lake. Just wnted to get a few ideas of solid reels. Thanks Everyone

Penn battle 5 or 6000 or bigger stradic

Originally Posted by sloughhunter

It depends on your budget. I am just a vacationing pier fisherman. I have a penn battle 8000 and 6000 and 2 penn fierce 6000. My rods are big game rods from walmart (I use them on Mississippi blue cats and love them for the price. I have never had a problem with them on the pier. As far as the reels I actually like the penn fierce. If I was a full timer down there I might go with higher end rods and reels.

A 6000 Penn Battle is a nice reel. I heard it said by a wise old fisherman "Anything with 20lbs of drag is no puny reel."
I'm looking forward to maxing mine out this summer and banking a few 5 ft blacktips.

Originally Posted by DANtheJDMan

A 6000 Penn Battle is a nice reel. I heard it said by a wise old fisherman "Anything with 20lbs of drag is no puny reel."
I'm looking forward to maxing mine out this summer and banking a few 5 ft blacktips.

Just because a reel's drag is capable of producing big number doesn't mean the rest of the reel is up to the task (ever heard the expression, "don't let your jaybird mouth overload your hummingbird rearend"?) I would almost be willing to pay money to watch someone fight a fish capable of pulling that much drag on a spinning reel from a pier or the bank. FWIW a 5 ft shark wouldn't stand a chance against half that much drag with the proper leader, terminal tackle and an angler that knows how to fight a fish.

Originally Posted by DRH

Just because a reel's drag is capable of producing big number doesn't mean the rest of the reel is up to the task (ever heard the expression, "don't let your jaybird mouth overload your hummingbird rearend"?) I would almost be willing to pay money to watch someone fight a fish capable of pulling that much drag on a spinning reel from a pier or the bank. FWIW a 5 ft shark wouldn't stand a chance against half that much drag with the proper leader, terminal tackle and an angler that knows how to fight a fish.

Brin a drag scale and il being my stella

Originally Posted by Peaches

Bring a drag scale and il being my Stella

I would say that a Stella, along with a Penn Torque, some of the higher end Daiwas, Van Staal, ZeeBaas and a few others that are capable of continuous duty at their rated drag capacity. I just don't think there are many that could put max pressure on a balanced spinning outfit. Remember that your Stella is rated a good bit higher than any Battle, so you're claiming to do even more and it would take an even bigger or stronger fish to accomplish what I'm talking about.