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| A friend of mine who rarely goes online, asked me to try and find him a nice Tranx Reel. He is looking for a Tranx reel for a Brand New bucktail Rod he just Bought at a fishing Expo. He was using a Calcutta 400B but he said it was too tiring. lol
I am not sure which one he needs a PG or a High Speed model.?
Any help would be appreciated....
I do not want to steer him wrong and I am lefty so I have no recommendations.....
Thanks Mike |
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| Is this for dbl 10's? If the 400B was too tiring I'd suggest the PG. |
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Location: Minnesota | PG but the tranx reel seat is larger then the standard reel seat make sure he finds out if the tranx will fit or not. Just a heads up |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Is the general consensus that the HG is too fast for burning 10s? Like is it too hard? I mean, I want to be able to make them really rip, but it seems like a lot of people really like the PG for 10s. Personally, I want to go faster than that. |
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| Ye he said he only throws Double 10 Spanky and CowGirls... He said he was not able to Bulge them, which is what he was wanting to do. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | There are so many varying opinions on speed vs. power. I don't own a Tranx but that will change this spring. I feel that if you want to really burn a big bucktail, you need the HG, not the PG. Sure, you can go pretty fast with 30" per turn, but not that fast. And if you don't want to go warp speed, then why pay the big bucks for a tranx when so many other reels will do the job? That's just the opinion of a non-tranx owner. |
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| I change my answer then... If speed was the issue then I'd say HG all the way. PG makes dbl 10's feel like a hot knife through butter thou.... Just gotta reel a little faster. |
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Location: MN | Kirby Budrow - 3/30/2015 1:20 PM
Is the general consensus that the HG is too fast for burning 10s? Like is it too hard? I mean, I want to be able to make them really rip, but it seems like a lot of people really like the PG for 10s. Personally, I want to go faster than that.
I would do exactly as was discussed on the recent IPT/Gear Ratio thread. Buy the HG and get both reels in one by changing the amount of line. Heck you might just pick up a spare spool and that would give you the two reels at your disposal. By putting less line on the HG you have effectively "slowed down" the reel. I don't use one, I still say they are bigger and heavier than they need to be, but I have used one. What I don't care for on the PG is that if you do want to retrieve them normally, or god forbid slow roll it, you won't even feel like the blades are turning, and I don't care for that. Especially at night i want to feel a little something there, without having to reel fast to do so. |
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| Get a HG and a longer power handle, all the speed and power you need. |
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | It’s personal opinion, just like everything else. Some people like the HG and others like the PG. I started with a 400B and I could bulge it if I wanted to with Cowgirls because they ride pretty high. I switched to a Tranx PG last year and it just made things easier and personally I feel 30 IPT is more than enough to bulge. Unless it’s a WTD lure, it’s getting thrown with my XH Predator/Tranx PG combo and I haven’t run into a situation yet where I felt I needed a HG instead.
As for buying a HG and then adjusting the line, personally I think that would just be too much of a hassle to make it worthwhile, but that’s just me.
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Location: MN | Even if you think it might be too much hassle, then still buy the HG and turn it into a PG by only spooling up so far. But at least that way you have the option in the future to turn that reel into a speed demon, which you never will with a PG. |
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Location: Hayward, WI | Propster - 3/30/2015 4:38 PM
Even if you think it might be too much hassle, then still buy the HG and turn it into a PG by only spooling up so far. But at least that way you have the option in the future to turn that reel into a speed demon, which you never will with a PG.
I don't want to turn this into another IPT thread, but I don't think I would short spool the HG to get it to PG speeds. Gotta think casting distance would suffer. I'm not going to do the math but seems like you'd have to take quite a bit of line off to reduce it that much.
I think a follow up with the friend needs to be done. Does he want to BURN them, or does he want to bring them in at a pretty good clip, and still do that pretty easily? If he can answer that, you'll have the answer. |
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| Tiring as in too much work to bring them in or to much work to burn/bulge the surface? The HG will bulge the surface but still be harder on the end user the PG is still pretty fast and less work on the users end. Keep in mind they are huge/heavy reels that arent fun to hang onto all day either. So fatigue can also come into play from that as well. |
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| PG bulges just fine. You have to realize that "burning" with a PG is a lot different than "burning" with most smaller reels. I think the PG has more flexibility personally.
With that said, I've never seen a dbl10 move like it did with an HG.... man that's fast |
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Location: New Jersey | Mike if you wanna meet-up one day I can bring my PG, my HG, a double-10 Spanky and a DCG and you can decide for yourself. If this ice melts in the next 10 days I may be up by you at the end of next week. |
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | High Speed for sure for blades and all other baits. If he wants the best bucktail reel ever made...and speed....then the HG is the only way to go.
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| MikeHulbert - 3/30/2015 8:57 PM
High Speed for sure for blades and all other baits. If he wants the best bucktail reel ever made...and speed....then the HG is the only way to go.
You rippin pounders with the HG too Mike? |
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| I rip pounders with a HG, also fish jerks, cranks, suicks, tubes, large paddle tail swimmbait, and topwaters woth it. |
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| It seems like The PG is the one most chosen, It sounds to me that the PG would work fine for his application, He is arthritic and does not have any real heavy or XXlg tails...So I thank everyone for heir opinion, and I will relay the message.......Mike
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| Zinox - 3/31/2015 4:48 AM
I rip pounders with a HG, also fish jerks, cranks, suicks, tubes, large paddle tail swimmbait, and topwaters woth it.
Thanks! |
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| cast4musky - 3/31/2015 8:43 AM
He is arthritic and does not have any real heavy or XXlg tails.
If i was arthritic... I wouldn't want to be using a reel that weighs about as much as a whole rod/reel combo could. A 5.4:1 nacl on a decent 8'6" rod is only gong to weigh 22 or so ounces whereas a tranx alone is a 20oz reel. Just another .02. I personally wouldnt mind a PG myself though. |
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| The HG is very challenging to slow down to the speed you want if you want to slow roll at night. The PG is more versatile. So, if you have to just get 1 reel for all bucktail applications, the PG is smart choice. However, if you can swing it get both. I use the PG for all blades, and I use the HG strictly for all rubber baits. The slack pickup on the HG is amazing. You feel bites much faster. |
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| ^^ is right its hard to fish the HG really really slow, was thinking of swapping one of my HG's to a PG, for fishing slow in the cold period. |
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Location: Hayward, WI | bryantukkah - 3/31/2015 10:22 PM
cast4musky - 3/31/2015 8:43 AM
He is arthritic and does not have any real heavy or XXlg tails.
If i was arthritic... I wouldn't want to be using a reel that weighs about as much as a whole rod/reel combo could. A 5.4:1 nacl on a decent 8'6" rod is only gong to weigh 22 or so ounces whereas a tranx alone is a 20oz reel. Just another .02. I personally wouldnt mind a PG myself though.
I think this is a very good point. While "low profile" the Tranx is a big reel that sits pretty high off the blank. Maybe your buddy holds the foregrip so it isn't a problem.
The Revo Toro 5.4:1 does 26" per crank which isn't terribly slow. On the longest power handle setting, I can barely tell if the blades on a double 10 are turning it's so easy. I use the power handle on the short setting just because the long setting is so easy to crank it feels odd - plus I can move a little faster on the shorter setting.
The Toro fits my hand very well, and sits low to the blank. Also 1/2 the price of a Tranx. Maybe something to consider.
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| Hmmmm. Makes sence we're going to a store tomorrow so he can actually handle one and feel the weight.....thanks Guys |
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | yes, I use the high speed for bucktails, pounders, medusa's, slow rollin, night fishing, topwaters, etc....
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Location: Minnesota | What work's for one don't work for the next . Last summer I was casting dubbel 13 with my buck tail rod tranx PG then I thought i would give my pounder rod tranx HG after 2 cast I was back to my PG . Reels are tools a long with rods . I use the right tool for the job I want to accomplish.
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| Yep, I AGREE TOTALLY |
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| I don't understand the value of the Tranx PG? Why spend that amount of money for the reel when it is a little on the clumsy side and you are not getting a huge mechanical advantage? I have owned a Tranx HG for two years now and have thrown about everything with it. You can always reel slower!
The one thing about the HG for burning is the torque...it has to go somewhere... so make sure you match it on a good rod with a fast action or you will be fighting the torque of the reel with the rod tip and wearing yourself out. There are very few reels that will truly burn a bucktail in like the Tranx HG. Some people think they are burning with a Revo Winch...no...your arms would fall off matching the pace of the Tranx HG.
If you do not want the speed of the Tranx HG my suggestion would be to buy a Callcutta D or other reel, I wouldn't waste the money on the PG when you can get a reel that does pretty much the same thing and will fit you better for $100 or so less.
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