How much importance do you place on the reel? Would you match a medium quality reel with a high end rod? Does it matter that much? Would I be wasting the quality of the rod by not maxing the reel out?
March 4, 2013 at 10:16 pm
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March 4, 2013 at 10:33 pm #1148279
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—— my .02March 4, 2013 at 10:42 pm #1148284I would say it mostly depends on what you use it for, if you’re casting and cranking a lot it is pretty important. If you’re dragging a jig not so much. But I always say buy the best your budget allows. You would be surprised how much more sensitive a smooth high end reel is. By the way I only buy shimano.
March 4, 2013 at 10:51 pm #1148286Brian I have 6 custom made LEX 6’10″MLXF rods and I use the Arbor in a 30 size on all of them.
Value= $300 plus each rod and $65 plus each reel,I went with those reels because they cast light weight jigs very well and balance out my rods very nice and also have an extra spool.
It is always nice to be able to place a reel on the rod and see how it feels to you as the user, That is what matters the most .. How it really feels to the user, EVERYBODY has a different feel for what is good for themselves.
Choose wisely and make it something you want in a reel, remember YOU have use it NOT us!
JMHO Jeff
March 4, 2013 at 11:01 pm #1148292Lightweight=Sensitive=Expensive. The high end reels are often very light for their size, smoother with better drags. Any reel will work, so long as you size the reel properly with your rod. I’ll see if I can find some reading for you on matching rod and reels.
March 4, 2013 at 11:13 pm #1148300Given the choice I always put the money into the reel. lots of great cheap rods out there. The reels are what break down.
March 4, 2013 at 11:30 pm #1148306Trumar.
Where can I find Arbors for $65 bucks… Everywhere I see them they are $80 bucks.
March 4, 2013 at 11:38 pm #1148311Quote:
Trumar.
Where can I find Arbors for $65 bucks… Everywhere I see them they are $80 bucks.
Note:: my post stated “$65 plus”. I found them on Ebay,I purchased 2 at that price a year or so ago,otherwise you are right,they are up towards the $80 mark.
March 5, 2013 at 12:48 am #1148348Quote:
How much importance do you place on the reel?
Brian, I think the true question is “What do you expect of the reel? What quality components do you expect? What do you not like about what you currently use?”
If it’s just to hold line, any $29.00 reel can do that. If you do a lot of jigging or pitching with a lighter set up, drag components and weight of the reel should be of a high concern. If you do a lot of casting/retrieving, the QUALITY (NOT NUMBER) of bearings should matter. If your rods are in a rod locker for long runs where they can bounce, titanium bail wire and high end roller guide is important. If you use a lot of braid, the pick-up for the roller guide design is important so the braid doesn’t cut a groove in it.
If you use it for a lot of crank baits, get a ratio that is complimentary to YOUR retrieval habits, not what every thinks you should have.Realistically, what life expectancy do you expect out of it? Jigging isn’t that hard on a reel. Whipping cranks all day is tough on them. If you make a cast every 15 seconds for 12 hours, that’s 2,880 casts per day (that could be considered a slow pace by many).
Would I be wasting the quality of the rod by not maxing the reel out? Just my opinion, but yes. The two factors I think would kill the rod is reel weight and crappy drags.
RobbinsdaleMarch 5, 2013 at 12:57 am #1148354Quote:
Lightweight=Sensitive=Expensive. The high end reels are often very light for their size, smoother with better drags. Any reel will work, so long as you size the reel properly with your rod. I’ll see if I can find some reading for you on matching rod and reels.
I’m gonna piggyback on this one where if you buy a cheap $25 size 15 reel it will balance it out the rod well, but the nicer reels you could bump up to say a 20 or 25 size but be possibly even lighter in weight and get the same balance but now with the benefit of a larger spool which overall for myself is a plus. In the end its how you think it feels and highly recommend going and trying one out before buying. I was so use to my rear drag system on my old reel when I got another one same size I was shocked how it changed the balance of the whole rig when its front drag now.
March 5, 2013 at 1:09 am #1148355Randy weiland hit the nail on the head. Couldn’t have said it better, imo.
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