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Title: best saltwater reel?
Post by: billditrite on Apr 26, 2004, 07:33 AM
im looking for a new reel for my  striper rod...its a 10' surfrod  and wanted to know what is evryone using?? and how do you like it??if you could buy a new one today what would it be?? ;D thanks guys and gals :P
Title: Re: best saltwater reel?
Post by: bluefinforme on Apr 26, 2004, 06:45 PM
Scotty,
With out a doubt..........Okuma Epixor EB 65......9 ball bearings and a bait feeder one-touch........  I have 4 that I use on my charters, and they are effortless.  Penn LiveLiners are nice too....but go with the 9 ball bearing BEAST!
Title: Re: best saltwater reel?
Post by: billditrite on Apr 26, 2004, 07:13 PM
thanks skipper i have been eyeballing the okuma for sure !!
Title: Re: best saltwater reel?
Post by: Smelt1 on Apr 26, 2004, 07:40 PM
I have both the Okuma epixor 65 as well as the Okuma avenger 65.If you plan on using your reel for double duty with live bait out of a boat as well as cut bait from the surf then get the epixor baitrunner series,about $90. But if your only going to use it with cut bait from the surf then for only $40 you can't beat the avenger 65.I had been a penn man for years strapping the 7500 & 8500 series to 12' surf rods.But the okuma casts so much easily and so much farther at 1/3 the cost of the penns that I'll only be getting Okumas for now,unless I hit the megabucks then I'll break down and get a fin-nor for a kings ransom ;D.
Title: Re: best saltwater reel?
Post by: TroutKing on Apr 27, 2004, 08:35 AM
I love the Okuma Epixor, but I think your best bet would be the Shimano baitrunner 6500.  This is a smooth cast/retrieving reel and the baitrunner can be set very light. I have the 4500 and I absolutely love it.  I think the 6500 is probably better for the larger rod you have.

TroutKing
Title: Re: best saltwater reel?
Post by: bluefinforme on Apr 27, 2004, 02:13 PM
I love the Okuma Epixor, but I think your best bet would be the Shimano baitrunner 6500.  This is a smooth cast/retrieving reel and the baitrunner can be set very light. I have the 4500 and I absolutely love it.  I think the 6500 is probably better for the larger rod you have.

TroutKing
nothing against bait runners.......but trust me scott!
Title: Re: best saltwater reel?
Post by: Dogman on Apr 27, 2004, 07:08 PM
Not that you can find them anymore but I have a Diawa Gold series GS-9 in mint condition.It was made in 1976 and sat in a box until last year when I bought it from the owners wife.He had a habit of buying stuff and never using it.I suppose some day I'll have to upgrade to something from this century but by then you guys will have figured out which one to get. ;D
Title: Re: best saltwater reel?
Post by: billditrite on Apr 27, 2004, 07:54 PM
lmao dogman ...