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| I'm buying my first reel to add to an 8' TDR rod that I picked up at Thorne last week. I was planning on buying a Okuma Magda or a Cabelas Depthmaster (they are on sale now for $39.99) and was curious what size everyone would recommend going with. I like the idea of the 5.3 gear ratio of the smaller reels, but having no experience, I'm just guessing. Along with that the 30/45 sizes take a lot more line. Is that necessary?
I've read a zillion posts on this site discussing which reels work best, but they all seem to be missing the size specifics. Any help is greatly appreciated! |
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Location: Minnesota | I have shimano Tekota 500 lc my last two are 600 lc for 10 bucks more I bou ft the 600 size |
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Location: Walker, MN | Yup, I run 600 Takota's. They are rated for 300 yards of 20# mono. |
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Location: Ohio | I've used the cabelas in the 20 size. Holds plenty of line for my style of trolling. Don't really need anything larger unless you're letting out over 100ft of line all the time |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | If you go Okuma I like 30 size but 20's are probably big enough , for Shimano we use 500's for flat lines and 600's for boards |
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| I have cabelas size 40 or 45 not sure but I have leadcore on it for salmon fishing, They work well and I got them because they were on sale. They hold plenty on line, you don't want to get to small incase you run leadcore line on them. If I had the money I would get 600 series Tekotas they really well made line counter reels with a good drag on them. The cabelas reels work good for me and I have had zero problems with them, caught some big king salmon on them 20lb plus, drags worked well. |
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| I have a Sealine 47. I wanted a smaller reel but this size had the best drag rating. |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | One thing to consider, beyond capacity, is the gear ratio. Generally the smaller walleye size reels have a higher gear ratio. The lower gear ratio of the larger reels makes bringing in hard pulling baits and/or boards much easier. |
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Location: 31 | Will Schultz - 5/14/2015 11:23 AM One thing to consider, beyond capacity, is the gear ratio. Generally the smaller walleye size reels have a higher gear ratio. The lower gear ratio of the larger reels makes bringing in hard pulling baits and/or boards much easier. That's a good point Will made on the ratio; I would add that having extra spool capacity and the amount of line that's actually on the spool is an important consideration for picking up the line too.
I've come pretty close to pulling the trigger on a couple of the TEK700LC for my outside board rods more than once. It's not if, it's when... I’d recommend that you reconsider that $39 reel for muskie, walleye-maybe? Bottom line (or should I say reel?) is that it's simply not built to withstand the punishment of pulling large baits. |
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Location: Money, PA | I would steer clear of the Magda and don't know much about the Cabelas brand other than I believe its made by Okuma...It won't hold up over time. I'd bump up to either the Convector or Coldwater....30cvd LC
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Location: oswego, il | Application dictates reel size and ratio. Knowing what your pulling bait and board wise means everything. |
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Location: Lincoln, NE | I got the smallest size of the Okuma Cold Water. But I hold my rod while trolling and also use it for jigging Bondys and didn't want a super heavy bulky reel. I don't need a million miles of backing this way either. This was before they came out with the low profile version. If you will have it in a rod holder all the time and it won't matter, then going up a size or 2 to get some extra line pickup might not be a bad idea. |
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Linecounter reel size recommendation