Reel for both surfcast and boat fishing
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Topic: Reel for both surfcast and boat fishing
Posted By: Chris p bacon
Subject: Reel for both surfcast and boat fishing
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2021 at 1:26pm
| Hi, I'm looking for suggestions of a reel that could be multipurpose for both surfcasting and boat fishing? Boat fishing would include softbait and straylining for snapper. Thanks |
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Posted By: Telecaster
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2021 at 2:43pm
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Daiwa BG5000 with 20lb or 30lb braid. A little big for softbaiting but not giant. |
Posted By: Steps
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2021 at 6:35pm
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Lot depends on budget.. so assuming want a single duel use.. min a shamano 6000 OC bait runner for S cast.. ideal as a boat reel, stray lining, thu bit big for soft bait... The OC 4000... The OC 8000 better on the S cast.. Thu the oc 6000 will do what you want till missus increases your allowance  My go to for stray line in the boat is the OC 6000, go to for sb was the oc 4000 , now upgraded to the thunnus 4000....And off the west coast , still use the OC6000 ledgers 20 to 60m . Son , lot Surf casting OC 6000 and oc 8000 Do wash the reels down, with drag on after use, espec land based(sand) let dry for couple days and few drops reel oil everywhere , and on every moving part can see. Then release the drag. |
Posted By: MB
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2021 at 7:12pm
| Small reels are good for soft baiting from a boat (I use a 2500), big reels are good for surfcasting (I use a 12000!). It's going to be a compromise whatever you choose. |
Posted By: scuby
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2021 at 11:21am
| i thought surfcasting reels are special designed, where the spool lips are shaped to let lines cast further? |
Posted By: MB
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2021 at 11:34am
Upper end surf reels tend to have longer, wider and tapered spools, but it's not a hard and fast rule and they come in all shapes and sizes. Longer casts are also advantageous when boat fishing under some circumstances (e.g. cast-ahead-of-drift soft baiting). Current fashion with non-surf reels seems to be short, fat spools for some reason I don't understand.
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scuby wrote:Posted By: scuby
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2021 at 8:04am
from a consumer's point of view i'd happy to have one reel but different types of spools for different application. but manufacturers wont do that, it's less pocket for them.
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