What’s a good reel option for a TUCR Commander?

  • JoeMX1825
    MN
    Posts: 17880
    January 31, 2021 at 11:58 am #2010842

    Are the 500 series reels too small? I’m looking to catch bigger Walleye and Pike with this setup..

    Walleyestudent Andy Cox
    Garrison MN-Mille Lacs
    Posts: 4484
    January 31, 2021 at 12:13 pm #2010845
    JoeMX1825 wrote:

    Are the 500 series reels too small? I’m looking to catch bigger Walleye and Pike with this setup..

    I’m using an Okuma Avenger ABF-500 on my Commander and it seems perfect for me. Not too small at all and seems to match up for a nice balance while jigging.

    I like the ABF feature when I use it on some type of set line arrangement for pike (or walleye) using suckers too.

    Gilgetter
    Posts: 269
    January 31, 2021 at 7:27 pm #2010948

    I run strictly 500 series reels on ice rods. I have a 500 Shimano Sienna on my 32″ commander. I don’t really think you need capacity when you are fishing vertical. I feel like my rods balance well with 500 series. You could run 1000 series if you already have them. I don’t think you need designated reels for ice rods. Several guys I fish with just swap out reels from their open water set-ups. I don’t because I need an excuse to own more gear.

    john23
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 2578
    January 31, 2021 at 9:27 pm #2010979

    I have a shimano 1000 size and it balances nicely. Set it up with mono for sure. For reference, I do have 500 series reels on nearly all of my other ice rods.

    tucrs
    NW Metro
    Posts: 999
    February 2, 2021 at 3:03 pm #2011531

    C20 works really well too!

    Otherwise a QZ750 Daiwa is legit too.

    Frenchman
    West Central Indiana
    Posts: 414
    February 3, 2021 at 11:31 am #2011823

    I like the Okuma Helios SX20.

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