Okuma Convector 30D

  • Kevin Collins
    Apple Valley, MN.
    Posts: 134
    March 11, 2019 at 9:24 am #1842231

    Anyone use this reel for Musky Fishing? Or does anyone have a suggestion for an inexpensive reel I would be using for trolling for musky?

    Pat McSharry
    Keymaster
    Saint Michael, MN
    Posts: 713
    March 11, 2019 at 11:20 am #1842257

    I haven’t used the convector, but I have had great luck with the Okuma Cold Water line counter reels.

    Chuck Melcher
    SE Wisconsin, Racine County
    Posts: 1966
    March 11, 2019 at 12:46 pm #1842288

    I use the Convector on all my trolling rods for Lake Michigan – Salmon and Trout. Then inland for walleye when that comes up. While there are better reels out there for “more” money – the Convector gets it done just fine for me – and the price is right.

    to_setter
    Stone Lake, WI
    Posts: 591
    March 11, 2019 at 12:48 pm #1842289

    My convectors are mainly for Salmon trolling, but I use them for Musky trolling as well. They work great for the price.

    Kevin Collins
    Apple Valley, MN.
    Posts: 134
    March 11, 2019 at 12:56 pm #1842293

    Thanks guys… the price point is what has it for me if holds up… I was at a musky expo over the weekend and everyone was peddling $200 and up reels… WAY out of my price range. If the Convector can do the job then that is what I’m going to go with.

    FishBlood&RiverMud
    Prescott
    Posts: 6687
    March 11, 2019 at 1:00 pm #1842297

    Clearly you haven’t been bitten by the bug yet if your still concerned about money.

    Muskie fisherman spend on an entirely different level..

    Example, I once spent $500 on COMPONENTS to make inline muskie spinners like bucktails.

    My worst day I shredded 2 $300 reels.

    Better have a good job!

    Kevin Collins
    Apple Valley, MN.
    Posts: 134
    March 11, 2019 at 1:16 pm #1842303

    LOL… river mud you are sooooooo inspiring… I”m sure the day I land my first lunker I’ll be hooked…

    What is it that shreds a reel anyway? The brake?

    FishBlood&RiverMud
    Prescott
    Posts: 6687
    March 11, 2019 at 2:25 pm #1842320
    Kevin Collins wrote:

    What is it that shreds a reel anyway? The brake?

    In muskie fishing, your thumb is the brake )

    Lots of ways to break a reel muskie fishing, the two I broke in one day I shredded the gear teeth. Over working the reels trolling at 5mph with some big boy lures in the propwash.

    A common way to break one is to close the bail while a 1# lure is in the air. It happens.

    Dutchboy
    Central Mn.
    Posts: 16656
    March 23, 2019 at 11:15 am #1845356

    Kevin just go buy a 5500 or 6500 Abu Garcia reel and that will get you started. They aren’t line counters but you don’t NEED a line counter to troll, they just make it easier to duplicate what you are doing. For me for the money Garcia is hard to beat.

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