Reel for lead core?

  • panfish
    Blairsburg IA
    Posts: 166
    September 28, 2004 at 1:31 am #1232939

    What is a good reel for using lead core line on. I have a couple of old baitcasters that might work just wanted some ideas. I see some Abu Garcia’s sometimes at flea markets and have thought about picking some up. Is the clicker a must or do you not really need it. Thanks alot Todd.

    bill_cadwell
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 12607
    September 28, 2004 at 2:20 am #322636

    Alot of people have gone to the linecounter reels lately even though the leadline is color coded. A clicker is a nice feature as it lets you know when line is being taken out either by a fish or snag but not a must. Okuma makes a nice linecounter reel at a very reasonable price. If you click on the Hooked On Fishing afvertisement and contact Mike Smith he can give you some prices and info on them and he does ship. You can also click on his link that you will find in my signature below my name in this post.
    Thanks, Bill

    Steve Plantz
    SE MN
    Posts: 12240
    September 28, 2004 at 4:38 am #322653

    I have a Daiwa Great Lakes 47LC Sealine W/Built-in line counter. I really like this reel for lead lineing.


    ryan-hale
    NW Ia
    Posts: 1548
    September 28, 2004 at 11:58 am #322667

    Todd,the most important thing to look at is how many colors of lead are you going to put on your reel?If your going to put 10 colors of lead on your going to need a BIG reel.If your only going to go with 4-5 colors then you can get by with smaller reels.
    You won’t go wrong with Abu baitcasters.They sell re-conditioned Abu’s at FFO for very low prices.
    I would make sure I had a clicker feature on all your crankbait rods.It is a must have in my book.
    Ryan Hale

    john23
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 2578
    September 28, 2004 at 1:05 pm #322672

    Maybe I’m cracked, but what’s FFO?

    ryan-hale
    NW Ia
    Posts: 1548
    September 28, 2004 at 1:11 pm #322674

    John,The headquaters for Purefishing is in Spirit Lake,IA. Across the street fron this is their outlet store and it is called Fishermana Factory Outlet(FFO).
    Ryan Hale
    Your not cracked,but Panfish is!!!

    fireline
    Rochester
    Posts: 813
    September 28, 2004 at 1:14 pm #322675

    Ryan , What pound lead core do you use on the river ? Thanks

    ryan-hale
    NW Ia
    Posts: 1548
    September 28, 2004 at 1:46 pm #322684

    Fireline,I’m a natural lake guy.Infact I’ve only fished the Miss. once in my life.I run the 17# test on lakes and have never had a problem.
    Maybe Dave Koonce,Jeff Patrick,or one of the other fine river anlgers could help you on their choice for river leadcore.
    Ryan Hale

    Steve Plantz
    SE MN
    Posts: 12240
    September 28, 2004 at 2:16 pm #322687

    I run 18# test on pool 4

    Dave Koonce
    Moderator
    Prairie du Chien Wi.
    Posts: 6946
    September 28, 2004 at 5:04 pm #322716

    I never run lead core before..I’m a handliner !!

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18602
    September 28, 2004 at 5:30 pm #322726

    One that holds a lot of line.

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    September 28, 2004 at 5:34 pm #322727

    I have a couple of these Shimano TR 200.

    Shimano Triton

    Silky smooth drag, clicker and they hold 10 colors of 18 lb leadcore. Can’t beat the price on a reel that will last you the rest of your life.

    -J.

    Don Hanson
    Posts: 2073
    September 28, 2004 at 6:37 pm #322741

    Like Jon and Steve, I also run 18lb on rivers.

    gillman
    red ming mn
    Posts: 83
    September 28, 2004 at 11:04 pm #322767

    I troll the backwaters alot so i run 27lbs with a 310 gti penn holds 8 colors. on the lake I use the 320 gti with 10 colors.along with a three foot leader on all my leadline rods.

    panfish
    Blairsburg IA
    Posts: 166
    September 28, 2004 at 11:08 pm #322768

    Thanks for all the suggestions people. I bought a Sealine SG27LC off of Ebay that ought to do the trick.

    Ryan I’m not on crack anymore gave it up 10yrs ago

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    September 29, 2004 at 1:34 am #322779

    The 27’s are nice reels, but wont hold much lead.

    Steve Plantz
    SE MN
    Posts: 12240
    September 29, 2004 at 3:18 am #322783

    I use the 27s for long linging with spider wire, the 47s are a bigger reel and will work better for lead than the 27s.

    Don Hanson
    Posts: 2073
    September 29, 2004 at 1:28 pm #322807

    Steve, I have not tried spiderwire for trolling applications. What is your opinion of it?

    Steve Plantz
    SE MN
    Posts: 12240
    October 4, 2004 at 8:25 pm #323232

    Don,
    I really like Spiderwire for trolling it works great for me. With that being said I have had this line for a few years now and I am not sure you can get the same kind anymore. I got a great deal on a 2500 yard reel of Spiderwire Fusion a few years ago at the Walleye Expo, if I remember right Spiderwire has changed since I bought it last. James got me started using Spiderwire for long lining cranks, but like I said that was a few years ago, maybe James is using something different now.

    etbn164
    Posts: 1
    October 20, 2004 at 2:50 am #324942

    I have 2 new reels myself and was wondering how much backer line to use on a Daiwa AD57LC. Some have said that you can run more backer if you use PowerPro line because the 30 pound line is the same diameter as 8 pound mono. My lead core is 27 pound. Also, is there anywhere on the net that I can learn to tie lead core to mono? What about PowerPro to lead? Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!
    Ed

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