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Location: In the Weeds | Looking for some good sucker reels. Would be paired with a TI sucker and trolling rods. May troll with them a little. Thanks. |
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| Any quality reel will work, having a clicker on it is a must have, just incase your not paying attention. I personally use a saltist 30 and it has worked great for me. Just get something that won't break the bank and you'll be all good. Keep your hooks sharp and happy. |
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| I still use a 8/10 year old Pete Mania 7'2" heavy 2-10oz big/live bait with a Pete Mania 5.2:1pmx 3000mh. Bought it on sale for $75 |
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Location: In the Weeds | Would anybody happen to know if the Abu ambassador linecounter has a good loud clicker on it? |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | Okuma convector line counter. Pretty much bulletproof. |
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| Abu's usually have a decent clicker.
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| I have either my Okuma Magna Trolling reel or a cheaper Shakespeare Agility round reel with a clicker, solid reels for the application with good clickers. |
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Location: Maine Township, MN | I use the Cabelas Depthmaster II DM45A's... Nice loud clicker and plenty of drag to play with. Nice and cheap! |
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| I have an ABU with a linecounter. Great reel. Loud clicker and great drag. |
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| For basic sucker reels we use Shimano TR-200's($70) or Penn 209's($60). Neither have counters but both have good clickers (Penn 209 is a little louder) and the spool on both of these will not engauge unless the lever is flipped.
Almost all reels with counters the spoll will engauge by rotating the handle so it is easy to have a reel engauge without knowing and causes missed fish when a sucker gets hit because it is no longer in free spool. |
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| nocturnalmotors - 10/24/2012 8:11 AM
I use the Cabelas Depthmaster II DM45A's... Nice loud clicker and plenty of drag to play with. Nice and cheap!
This is what I use as well. You can get them for $25 if you hit the right sale. Sucker fishing is by far the least equipment intensive aspect of Musky Hunting, at least in terms of cost. |
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| Brad P - 10/24/2012 8:41 AM
nocturnalmotors - 10/24/2012 8:11 AM
I use the Cabelas Depthmaster II DM45A's... Nice loud clicker and plenty of drag to play with. Nice and cheap!
This is what I use as well. You can get them for $25 if you hit the right sale. Sucker fishing is by far the least equipment intensive aspect of Musky Hunting, at least in terms of cost.
cabela's has the depthmaster II on sale for $34.99 right now but they have the combo on sale for $49.99 which can be used for suckers and trolling smaller baits like 8" believers,wiley,lokes ect.. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | okuma convector 20 size line counters...strong power handles included with them. |
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| I have the Abu 6600 line counter. Bait clicker is plenty loud. Bullet proof. I love it. |
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| Try an Abu Garcia 5500,6500 or 7000 Syncro drag model with clicker ,If you can find it.
When syncro is open (you just have to turn the handle a quarter of turn behind ) it works as a Baitrunner Fixed Reel (used on carpfishing) .
When the musky will strike, the clicker will sing and you will see the line running away.
You just turn ahead/forward the handle,retrive a litte bit of line and...Set the hook !!!!
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| BloodyCarp - 10/23/2012 9:38 PM
Would anybody happen to know if the Abu ambassador linecounter has a good loud clicker on it?
The 55 and 6500 linecounters have a nice loud clicker, the 7000 linecounter has a REAL loud clicker! |
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