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| Are mag dawgs to heavy for 6600 C4 even if I thumb the spool? I have one for top waters and wanted to use it for dawgs also. |
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| I think maybe not. Before I retired my 6500's (8 C3's), I needed to keep spare reels in my boat. I even tore up a 7000 iCS! Since switching to Saltist 20's and 400 TE's, I've not needed to take my spare reels out of storage. |
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Location: Detroit River | When I first started jigging Bondy Baits I had a brand new C4 that lasted only 3 hours. They don't hold up to use with heavy baits. |
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| What would you guys say the best reel for mag dawgs and pounders is then? Calcutta te ? |
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| So reg dawgs are about as big as i would want to go? |
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| That C4 is really only good for topwaters in my opinion. It's a nice reel but can't take the abuse of most muskie lures on the market. I had a C4 and it broke pretty easily. Might want to upgrade to a revo toro nacl. |
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| I use an ABU 7000 but it's very slow on the pick up during the retrieve, I look like a mad man trying to keep up. One accidental tap of the handle during a cast and that C4 would detonate when throwing a mag dawg. |
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | Brozz88 - 1/6/2014 9:36 PM
What would you guys say the best reel for mag dawgs and pounders is then? Calcutta te ?
Hard to beat the new saltists for big rubber, I know I love mine when it comes to that. I'm only planning to sell mine because it doesn't handle lighter stuff, like crankbaits and un-weighted flashabou blades very well. |
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| Tranx hg. Awesome reel for big rubber. |
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Location: Minnesota | For big rubber I use the Shimano Tranx HG . Its the best for big rubber that just my 2 cents. |
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| If i only had $500 |
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| maybe ill pick up a lexa 300 along with the lexa 400 im getting |
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Location: Minnesota | look on ebay good deals there |
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| I use a Revo Toro HS 60 and love it for rubber. I tend to be a little rougher on my equipment than most and this reel has held up the last two years for me with no failures. |
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| I have a lexa 300 high speed that I throw mag dawgs on and love it, you can get them fairly cheap on ebay too. But I'm going to grab a 400 for this next season and try that out |
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| Sweet do you have the 6:3 or 7:1? |
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Abu Garcia 6600 C4 for mag dawgs?