trolling reel
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Popper and Topwater Fishing
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Topic: trolling reel
Posted By: bonefish
Subject: trolling reel
Date Posted: 11 May 2013 at 11:14pm
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Looking for a new trolling reel for trolling hard lures like Storm Deep Thunder. Was thinking of Accurate bx2-500 but have been reading of them blowing up. What is your faverate reel
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Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 12 May 2013 at 10:11am
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mate go check out the Avet series, I hope to be using the small ones for marlin fishing next year, they are very well priced the Avets are bloody awesome, have a look at those being sold on T/M ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: TIN TUB
Date Posted: 13 May 2013 at 8:33am
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been using a coulple of Avets latley just be awesome, done some Rapala trolling around our local waters and have been realley happy with them and used them in summer proper for the tune, ------------- ther ain't nothin' in the world a t-bone shuffle wont cure. |
Posted By: Elpescador
Date Posted: 14 May 2013 at 2:29pm
| What does a trolling reel have to do with popper and topwater fishing? |
Posted By: bonefish
Date Posted: 14 May 2013 at 7:20pm
| you troll in topwater don't you |
Posted By: Elpescador
Date Posted: 15 May 2013 at 10:39am
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bonefish wrote:Posted By: Gowest
Date Posted: 15 May 2013 at 12:56pm
I think Elp is technically right there
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Posted By: Fletch
Date Posted: 16 May 2013 at 2:09pm
Trolls ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: bonefish
Date Posted: 16 May 2013 at 6:50pm
Quote.Trolling (fishing)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Trolling is a method of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing" rel="nofollow - - fishing lines , baited with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_lure" rel="nofollow - - bait fish , are drawn through the water. This may be behind a moving boat, or by slowly winding the line in when fishing from a static position, or even sweeping the line from side-to-side, e.g. when fishing from a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetty" rel="nofollow - - pelagic fish such as salmon, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackerel" rel="nofollow - - kingfish . I rest my case http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Trolling_for_bluefish2.jpg" rel="nofollow - |
Posted By: Fishing Addiction
Date Posted: 16 May 2013 at 9:11pm
| Haha its not about proving a point, more that you would have got some useful advice in the game section of the site |
Posted By: bonefish
Date Posted: 16 May 2013 at 11:53pm
| Thanks for that fishing addiction wasn't sure where to post it. have posted it in the game section and in http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_forums/forum_topics.asp?FID=3&title=the-captain-morgan-briny-bar" rel="nofollow - The Captain Morgan Briny Bar . lets see what it produces. |
Posted By: Elpescador
Date Posted: 17 May 2013 at 8:37am
| Dear Bonefish the reel you have mentioned is primarily a jigging reel, if you just want to troll then get a reel like a tld20-25 or any other similar type ,brand. Topwater reels are castible eg stella,saltiga in spin and trinidad,saltiga in overhead. Trolling can if you drive straight through a school of fish push them down, try SLOWLY driving around the outside of the school and CAST a lure to them. Casting v trolling also gives you the ability to cast in any direction to get to fish, when you troll you have to use the boat to drag your lure to the fish risking pushing them down with the boat |
Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 17 May 2013 at 11:01am
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I have a number of reels for top water/ popper fishing I have one spinning reel a 5500finor awesome and heaps of drag I also use a Shimano TSM4 and a Torium 30 both bloody good reels and more that able to handle what we have here, then there is my Daiwa SL50 i have 2 of them again awesome casting reels I can only use one at a time but can trust the lot, but here is a hint if you cannot cast over head then flag it and buy a spinning reel and I dont care what people on here say about reels but you wont go past a finnor for both price and robustness if we use them for marlin sharks puka and blue nose then a king will be a lot of fun. ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: Titahi
Date Posted: 17 May 2013 at 12:47pm
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Bonefish, working stickbaits or poppers with a overehead reel will prove difficult, unless the reel has a levelwind, which will ensure the line lays evenly on the spool. Holding a rod( with one hand) and winding ( with the other) while sweeping the rod tip or twitching it requires 2 hands, meaning laying the line evenly is difficult. It can be done, but typically at the expense of watching the lure and getting the most action out of the retreive. Flatout retreiving is not so much of an issue, but makes it difficult to watch the line lay and the lure at the same time..... There is a reason people who are serious about top water fishing use spinning reels. There is also a reason they choose reels with an instant anti reverse,( and backup reverse dogs) as it helps hook setting and working the lure effectively.
Like anything, there will always be people who make do with what they have, and either slowly give it away as being difficult or ineffective or progress to using gear established as being right for the job.
Addit: A third group exist who persevere, defying common accepted knowledge.
Take your pick ------------- "I love standing by the ocean and just knowing what its for" |