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My Fish Finder Main => General Fishing Discussion => Topic started by: svnative on Aug 15, 2011, 09:33 PM
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my old reels just aren't doin it anymore i need a reel that can handle salmon fishin but i want somethin i can also bass fish with any suggestions would be much appreciated post links if you would like thank you
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are you talking small land locked salmon and lmb. or you talk`n lake ontairo salmon,
and striper size bass, ?
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somethin i could use for fishin the river for salmon but could get away with in locale lakes to catch large mouth and small mouth im just looking for a reel i could changes rods for the place im fishin
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You want a spinning reel or bait caster?
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Shimano stradic if you can spend $150. Okuma avenger isn't bad for $50.
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spinning reel
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i was thinkin maybe a pflueger president anyone have one let me know what ya think of it and i also need a new rod for salmon whats a good rod?
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svnative - that's funny. That would have been my next post (pflugler presedent) if you said spinning. I never use bait casters, but I picked up 2 identical pflugler presedent (6730 I think) and put one on a 7' shimano compre med/fast rod, and one on a 7ft abu garcia veritas med/fast rod. Those reels are just as good as teh reviews say....I can't believe how smooth they are, they are light, and teh drag works like a dream. I haven't beat mine up too bad yet (did take them out in early april, cold water fishing) and I use them about 3-5 times per week for bass, pike, walleye, and panfish. I have no complaints and I'd be surpirsed if you found a better reel for the money. There's probably nicer ones in teh $200+ range...but I have yet to find a short-coming on those reels. Go buy one, you'll love it!
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I've never fished salmon...you talking landlocked or big-water?
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Big water and my friend suggested the president to me he said he has caught every thing from 30 pound cats and salmon to 4 pound small mouth so i think i might go buy a couple of them hahaah
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you won't be disappointed, get the larger model for the big water fishing, you should be fine. They come with a 2nd spool too which is nice for switching line strength quickly. I love mine, 2 reels, 4 spools = very versatile
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fishusa.com has rod/reel combos for salmon. The presidents aren't a bad reel for the money. A little on the heavy side, but the drag is pretty smooth. You could get one of those and a browning six rivers 8-11 ft noodle rod.
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yea i think a noodle rod would be the way to go
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I Got sick of buying new reels every year and the only reel i have found to cure me from the illness is the shimano stradic they last for ever and the drags are perfect alll the time and the reel itself is a peice of cake to clean and lube plus it works in saltwater and fresh water i think cabelas has the non carbon fiber ones for 129 and the carbon ones are 199
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I bought two. President 6370 there great got some good strpers on them spring no problems
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i might be going to purchase a president tomarrow hahah me and my buddy won the local bass tourney and split up the money i broke a 50$ browning rod on a big smallmouth so that's gonna leave a dent in my wallet :-\
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In my opinion, the pflueger president is the best bang for your buck. I have two. One is a 6725 and I also have a 6730. They never let me down. I also agree that the stradic is the way to go when you are looking at the premium reels.
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since the recent tourney win i also wanna buy a new baitcaster reel whats a good baitcaster i was thinkin the diawa megaforce
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I feel strongly that the Shimano Symetry is the best bang for your buck out there now. They are smooth as silk, virtually eliminate line twist, and have incredibly long service lives. You can also close the bail with the crank with no worry of it breaking like most reels do.
I have five of them in my lineup, and I feel they are worth every cent of the $100 they ask for them.
I have a 15 year old Symetry that has seen more use than 5 average fishermen would put on all their reels in a lifetime. It still functions perfectly. It was getting just a tad loose and ugly so I handed it down to my oldest boy. I bet he still gets a bunch of service from it.
I think the models from 5 years ago were pretty and the new ones are a bit ug, but they fish all the same. I bought a 3000 last spring, it is a great reel.
http://www.fishusa.com/Shimano-Symetre-FJ-Spinning-Reels_p.html (http://www.fishusa.com/Shimano-Symetre-FJ-Spinning-Reels_p.html)
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i might be going to purchase a president tomarrow hahah me and my buddy won the local bass tourney and split up the money i broke a 50$ browning rod on a big smallmouth so that's gonna leave a dent in my wallet :-\
you broke a rod on a bass? :o Did you get the fish? That's too bad about your rod :-\
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hahahaha no fish snapped the pole in two and pulled out some line and there was no way i was gettin that d**n smallie in those fish have the best fight for there weight hahahah the fish i caught to win the tourney was a 3.70 largemouth probably a good pond and a half bigger then the smallie and it put up half the fight of the smallmouth hahahaah :P
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oh no! that sucks...that rod must've had a weak spot if a 2-3lb smallie broke it! You need a reel with a good drag!
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