Fishing Reel Suggestions for Pack Rod?

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My girlfriend gave me an LL Bean take down fishing rod for my birthday. It is a 7 footer with 8-17# line rating. I love take down rods like my St. Croix Premier and my trusty Ugly Stick but both are lighter weight rods. I've used both for mainly freshwater and the occasional toss into salt water for fun. I'll eventually take this one out with me to the ocean and I'm not certain what I want in a reel yet. I'm leaning towards a Quantum Cabo or Boca since I'm a Quantum slut. Probably keep the line around 12# or 15# and use everything from spoons to chunk bait.

Anyone out there have experience with some good spinning reels in this weight range? I'm looking for suggestions under $200.
 
I haven't gotten into Quantums, I like the Shimonos that I have but even these I buy last years models.

I have the Emrod with the 4 rod/lure weights, there is a bit of a learning curve to casting but it comes quickly. A long pole has advantages in many fishing situations but I still like this little rig.
 
Mighty hard to beat the Daiwa SS 2600 Tournament series. Fantastic drags, but they are somewhat dated designs. The long cast spools hold enough line for light salt water fishing.

Twelve in mono is a little heavy for it...ten casts better.
 
7' rod = 4000 size reel.
Pick your brand & fill it with 20lb braid.
Go fishing :D
 
I am a worshipper of the old, uber-expensive asbestos drag plate Fin-Nor reels (the real ones they used to make in Miami, not the Ahabs or the current Carolina versions) and the Shimano boat reels are the closest that I have found to them in feel AND a hell of lot cheaper than the old Fin-Nors or some of these newer unobtanium alloy reels. With that said, if you can get your hands one of the old Fin-Nor Tycoon 12's (small reel made for 12-20 pound test) or even better, one of their 2/0 trolling reels on Ebay or somewhere else, I would at least take a look at it. Otherwise, you can't go wrong with the Shimano stuff.
 
hushnel said:
I haven't gotten into Quantums, I like the Shimonos that I have but even these I buy last years models.

I have the Emrod with the 4 rod/lure weights, there is a bit of a learning curve to casting but it comes quickly. A long pole has advantages in many fishing situations but I still like this little rig.
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Yeah, I know this is a strange looking fishing pole but it works like a charm. I'm a fly fisherman by heart and have a few high-dollar pack rods, but my original Emrod is what I take in the pack (if fishing is planned). For the size it also does extremely well at casting distance.

I just saw Emrod now has a similar sized fly-rods...hmmmm:D

ROCK6
 
Those Emrod's are awesome. I've never seen those before. I'll have to add that to my list of unnecessary necessities that I must purchase.
 
I recently went on a trout fishing vacation... big trout (biggest 9 lbs). Most of my reels were older and I wanted to get something new and cool for my trip. I did some fairly extensive research and everyone kept recommending the Pflueger reels.

The thing is you can easily spend much more money on a reel, and I was willing to spend more, but the more I shopped and talked to folks 'in the know' the more I was directed towards the Pflueger.

I bought one... and now own three. They are very slick. You can spend more money if you like, but for the money I don't know anything else that beats them.

Incidentally, I bought one on closeout that was missing the crank. It was deeply discounted due to the missing part. I called Pflueger, told them I'd bought a discounted reel, and asked how much the missing part would cost. Their reply was "nothing we will be happy to send you one free of charge". It is a 1st class company. :thumbup:
 
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