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Location: Chippewa Falls, WI | Quick question...I currently throw a tranx HG on a 9' TI rod for big plastics and I'm actually considering selling it a going to something different. I throw a winch and nacl HS for big blades and with the power handle I prefer the nacl for burning blades. What reel do you guys prefer for line pick up and comfort other than an HG?
I just don't see using my HG for anything other than big plastics at this point and I don't really throw them that often to justify the reel...
Thanks,
Adubs |
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| LJV handle on the hg does wonders. Obviously your slow rolling 10's on your winch. Burning large blades with your HS is very tiring. I throw blades, big plastics, big cranks with my hg. |
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Location: Chippewa Falls, WI | yeah I don't even throw the winch for blades anymore. mainly use it for slow topwater baits like hawgwobblers and creepers. I really like my new NACL and prefer it for blades of all sizes compared to the HG. I spent a couple hours casting in my pond and it was noticebly easier on my hands and wrist casting and reeling the NACL over the HG. I haven't used a PG for blades and have heard good things but I was thinking I could sell my hardly used HG and buy something else to use for plastics and use the extra $$ to buy some more big plastics...I bought the HG for a great price new at the MN expo last year and would sell it for what I paid for it, so nothing lost there either |
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| I dont normally throw pounders, but it seems most big plastics come in easy on even a 6.4 NACL with the power handle. The 5.4 NACL is even easier. |
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Location: Planet Meltdown | If you like the NACL so much sell you HG and buy a 6.4 NACL if you're a righty. Spool it with 100lb braid call it a day and buy some more rubber with your extra $$ |
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| Shimano calcutta 401 te |
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| New lexa 400 high speed are awesome. |
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Location: St Paul, Minnesota | Last year I used a Calcutta D and it worked great, this year I have a Tranx PG that I'm going to dedicate to the task.
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Location: Minnesota | Shimano Calcutta 400 TE
big rubber Tranx HG
Big blades Tranx PG
Calcutta TE every thing else |
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Location: Aurora | Shimano Bantam 500
Old school!
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Location: Walker, MN | Daiwa Saltist 20. It's fast and tough. |
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| Sidejack,
Let me know if you ever have an interest in selling that Bantam. That reel was a gift from my parents for my 8th grade graduation in 1982. Wishin I still had it but wouldn't be fishin it. |
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