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| Yes,Yes I know it's unheard of, but....What would be the best spinning reel for throwing musky baits. Any rod suggestions? |
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| Wally, my wife used for several years the Shimano Sedona 4000 with great success,in fact mailed it back to Shimano it got totally rebuilt after 4 seasons(for free) and I now have it set-up for wally crank`in for myself as she now baitcasts! For 49.99 can`t go wrong,with that type warranty.It worked good for us! Handy |
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Location: Kentucky | In the late 70's I used to fish for skies with a spinning rig. Lots of saltwater guys use spinning gear! I used a reel called DAM QUICK. It was a great reel! Don't know if they are still in business? |
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| DAM are still in business. I just ran across one somewhere last week. Don't know if they are built the same as before or same models or anything. Just remember running across one. German made maybe???
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| Any Shimano with 3 or more bearings and a 7 ft. medium heavy stick. I started out with a Spirex and have a couple Stradics that I've pounded for years with no problems. Bass Pro was selling the now discontinued Stradic 4000 for about $75.00. The new Stradics are $135.00. Either one is the smoothest spinning machine I've seen. Reliable drags. |
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| Yes... the Quick is German made, but according to me brother, the quality is not what is was...the Shimano Bait Runner is a good one, and can also be used if you live bait fish also; brother and I use them w/ no probs since they came out...one good thing is that the spinning reel drags are seemingly more dependable! |
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA | i like the quantum catalyst |
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Location: Lake City,Pa. | We have two abu CD4-3000. Garcia was having a special at the time, buy one get one free. We are pleased with them so far. The center drag is nice when you are fighting the big ones. |
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| Not sure what to recommend because I haven't tried lots of brands, but I can offer some ideas to consider....
Instant anti-reverse is very nice, maybe a "must have". You usually can't get this feature on spinning reels that have a "trigger" that flips the bail for you. So maybe avoid trigger deals.
Neither of my $100+ Quaantums, a spinning reel and a baitcaster, were durable. Nice at first but they just didn't last. I love my Pinnacle Deadbolt spinning reels, I have at least one of them in every size. I've been real impressed with them. But I don't use them to fling big baits. Because.....
....most freshwater spinning reels are designed to throw and retrieve relatively light baits. Mavmskys mentioned "saltwater" didn't he? I would think that reels designed for fairly heavy saltwater applications are the place to start looking for a freshwater musky reel.
just some ideas to consider - I'm sure no expert
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| If you go saltwater version, check out the Penns, and Diawa Emblems in the 4500/5000 are daggone good reels; Emblems are around $120.00, but well worth it. The trick is to find one that will last, and can also be a multi purpose reel too. The Shimano Bait Runner will also fit the bill... |
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| tuff to beat a stradic 4000.
Set it and Forget it |
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