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| alot of people are talking about what reels to use for big bucktails, but i need a new reel for small to medium bucktails. what would you guys suggest for them? im thinking something like an Abu Record 60. any other suggestion? something in that price range. i dont really wanna spend more than $150 and it dosent need to last really long. maybe like two years of musky hunting. thanks for any help and suggestions |
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Location: Musky Tackle Online, MN | For what you're looking for and your expectations of the reel, you can't go wrong with the Abu Garcia 5500 or 6500 C3s.
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Location: St. John, Indiana | curado 300 |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Okuma Induron 250. This reel will throw anything from a Mepps spinner to a Wabull. |
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| Steve, I was looking for an endorsement on that reel and I certainly value your thoughts. I was thinking about trying one this year myself. Thanks. |
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Location: Appleton, WI | I agree with the curado, casts great and fits in your hand for palming. |
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| abu garcias 5500 and 6500 are the way to go.I use them all the time for the smaller size bucktails. |
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Location: On the X that marks the mucky spot | Curado for me too. The Luna would be runner up. |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | cabo pt saltwater reel from quantum is a great reel for smaller baits, low profile but can take the abuse of larger baits too. Very comfortable reel for long fishing trips matted to a lighter musky rod. They make left hand and right hand, with two size reels 30pt bigger, 20pt smaller. 5.8 to 1 ratio. The standard abu 5600 is great also. cabo pt is around $150, abu around $70-80
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| Fellas, the man asked for a reel around $150. Curados suggested retail is $250 and the Luna is $230-240 depending on which model. The Okuma is in his target price range at $120 as are the Abu Garcias up to and including the Records. |
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Location: Minnetonka | If you want speed with that small bucktail, I'd go with a Abu 7000 High Speed Narrow (HSN). Works awesome for Showgirls and other small blades. Retails at $149.
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Location: St. John, Indiana | curado is a little pricey, but once you try it you'll never want to use a big barrel type reel again....it has bigger and stronger gears then a calcutta....and they have a $50 rebate going on right now.......the only drawback is they only offer it in one gear ratio. |
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