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bridgeman |
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Posts: 529 Location: Not Where I Want To Be | Looking for some opinions on your favorite Jerbait- Glider Reel and why | ||
esoxaddict |
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Posts: 8772 | I prefer the 6500C4, with a power handle. 6.4:1, picks up line quickly. You'll only get a season or two out of it, but the parts that wear out are cheap and very easy to replace. Generally speaking? I used to think "buy the most expensive reel you can afford"... Today I think "horse#*#*, but a reel you can fix when it breaks, because it will break eventually. Buy two of them, then you'll always have one that works..." | ||
lambeau |
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don't "buy the most expensive reel", instead buy the reel you can afford that performs best and is durable. jerkbaits especially put a lot of stress on the parts of a reel. i sure as heck don't want a reel that i know will fail eventually, because i've had that happen to me with a fish on the line...and that sucks in a way that backup reels can't help. far and away my favorite is the Shimano Curado 300. not cheap, but not expensive; high speed; built like a tank. | |||
Jsondag |
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Posts: 692 Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | I prefer the same reels I use for blades - Except non-level winds. - The line pick up it huge when working jerks. In the past I have used Calcutta 700's & Abu 7000's. This year I'm running a bunch of Saltists. Edited by Jsondag 5/8/2009 4:25 PM | ||
quackaddict9 |
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Posts: 123 Location: Bemidji, MN | I used Daiwa Lunas last summer and performed well for me. | ||
JKahler |
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Posts: 1286 Location: WI | I use a C4, I like the fast gear ratio. | ||
Pikiespawn |
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Posts: 921 Location: Apollo, PA | cabo 30 or 31 is a nice reel and built like a tank too | ||
Lakeshore Lure Co. |
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Location: Chicago, IL | diito on the C4 the high gear ratio does the trick reasonable price for a decent reel | ||
bassinbob84 |
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Posts: 646 Location: In a shack in the woods | Shimane tekota 600. Just got it and haven't used it a whole lot but the two hours casting cranks today was awesome. I am definately buying more. | ||
Tiger |
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Posts: 221 Location: ohio | C4 here also, | ||
sworrall |
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Posts: 32880 Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | My favorite is an Okuma 250 Induron. | ||
jjmuskie |
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Posts: 208 Location: Sun Prairie, WI | 1 more for the C4. Great for fast line pick up, going on season 2 with mine, we'll see how it does this year, so far so good, just have to put the power handle on her this year. | ||
Muskie Treats |
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Posts: 2384 Location: On the X that marks the mucky spot | I used to use a C4 but don't have any power once you catch a fish. I switched to a TE and it worked well. This year I'm trying my Curado and I think that is going to be the ticket. It's low profile so you won't get "the claw" twitching gliders all day. It also has a fairly high speed retrieve similar to a C4. They're also very durable, much more so then the Abu's I've had in the past. | ||
bn |
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I'm currently using a Maina 5.1 to 1 bass pro reel...100 bucks..been using it a seasons worth of fishing now with no trouble...can't go wrong for 100 bucks..at times they go on sale for 70. | |||
Fish and Whistle |
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Posts: 462 Location: Antioch, IL | One more vote for the C4. Same reasons as above. | ||
Troyz. |
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Posts: 734 Location: Watertown, MN | Calcutta 400 and 400TE, the have been bullet proof, but this year will be trying the curado 300 and the new revo toro 60, for reason like treats stated, I palm and the hand cannot take it all day. Troyz | ||
Muskiecut |
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Posts: 135 Location: Irvine, KY | 5600 C4 for the reasons listed above, but I have plans to go to a Toro 50HS because of palming with small hands. Edited by Muskiecut 5/13/2009 1:42 PM | ||
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