![]() Ooops 'spinning reels' Smudge! ![]() If you ever want an overhead for that stuff avoid the newer Calcuttas. No clicker, not terribly reliable. What a shame. |
![]() I've seen big fish take a small lure, including several marlin. With that in mind, I will only put a skippy lure out on a rig capable of handling a marlin. This means a lever drag and 500 metres of 15 kg mono, minimum. My Shimano TLD25 has landed 4 marlin on 15 kg and is a versatile reel. I'd only use a lever drag when trolling. A smaller reel with braid will do the trick but I like to have harness lugs, being a weakling. I don't have my TLD25 any more and when we go marlin trolling, to avoid rod clutter we have a 4/0 with 800 metres of braid and use that a a small lure outfit that can be used as a full-blown marlin outfit. |
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When I think about it, it probably doesn't need to be a spinning reel. Just that is what I have always used. No chance of catching a marlin on it. I don't tow skippy lures. All my bait is caught on flies. Small flies. Very small flies. But yes, you can get mahi and it doesn't take much of a YF to give you issues. But on the hooks I use, 2 kg drag would be the max. Alan |
![]() I want to go saltwater fishing but don't have any proper guidance about the reel brand. Some say that the Shimano is the best, while others prefer Daiwa. A little bit of confusion I have. Please if someone has some experience guide me. |
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