Hi! i'm new to bow fishing but want to try it out. I have a banshee 25 pound bow would i be able to attach this reel to it? and how do you attach it?
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If you have a stabilizer mount on the front of the bow below the grip then you can use a mount to attach the reel-you may not have that option on Banshee-25 pounds is a little low for bow fishing so you might visit your local sporting good store for affordable upgrade options-there are several good used bows that will work well if your bow isn't an option
891858
If your bow has a stabilizer mount hole( pinky size hole on the front of the bow right below your grip) then you need to get a reel mount and it will thread right in that hole then you attach the reel to the mount
1722805
I have been using braided line and it works well. However, I have been just back into fishing for a little over a year so it might help to talk to someone else. I like the reel, though, and would recommend it whole-heartedly!
475971
I'm using one on a 5/6 weight rod that I've set up for trolling flies. I never cast with it, so the heavier line isn't a problem. A heavier rod would increase the chance of breaking a light tippet on a strike.
59933
I can not address your question properly, but, I use this reel for steelhead and salmon fishing in the Pacific Northwest, rivers and bays. I use 20 pound braided and I have not been spooled yet.
2125492
I usually don't use braid but I do have a 6000 Soccoro that I think holds 20 lb mono and a 7ft ugly stick that I pair together. Are you going to catch catfish or fish from a boat both would be suitable
2029963
William - Braided line will absolutely work with this pole. I have two of them and I use braid. Do you have a question about using braid or just about using it on this pole? I use braid for the backing and then add a "TOP SHOT" of about 100 yards of mono on top of that. This way you get the best of both worlds... Plenty of line with the braid and a little bit of stretch with the mono. Caught a 40 Pd Kingfish yesterday.
1402051
I have 20 lb test line on reel but could have increased that...also rod is one piece and I believe more sturdy than two....the skill is with the handler...my goal is striped bass...must be minimum 28 inches and I use it as a saltwater surf rod so it should handle over 25 lbs
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I used this rod up in Alaska this past summer with a 2 ounce jig head. I tried some heavier lures, but they were too heavy. The rod handled 5-7lb black bass rockfish without issue. I was also able to bring in a 15lb lingcod with the rod.
1226706
You can cast this reel but it is best used to troll for larger fish, as I do for salmon out of Humboldt Bay in Eureka California. I own three of these reels and find them durable and a great bargain for the price. I have owned them going on four seasons without a problem. Keep them oiled and release the drag over the winter and these should last a long time.
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Not at all. It broke before I could make a cast. It was not misused or handled badly- I picked it up by the midsection, and it snapped. I bought an Eagle Claw Pack-It collapsible rod and paired it with a Shimano Sienna 500FD reel ($17 and $29, respectively), and that combination has landed me many trout and stood up to everything I threw at it.
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Thanks, but not sure how that would work... you're supposed to take a 'piece' of line, double it over, and loop the middle of the piece around the reel and then start turning the reel to wind it on. Guess I'll just take a LONG piece and if I waste some, so be it.
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If you get the "exscusion pack" it comes with a reel, but this one comes just as the rod. The reel is worth much anyways. I suggest an Okuma Avenger size 15 reel and ten pound braid
2018662
I have never used the reel you mentioned. When I bought my reel, I was aware of the quality of Penn reels and wanted a line counter to be more accurate to get to the depths needed to be where the fish have been located on the sonar. I matched it with an Ugly Stick medium heavy at 6'8". I have had more bites and caught more fish with this combination than ever before. The "feel" of the Ugly Stick and the ability to get to the right depth for my use was incredible. The reel fit my needs for salmon fishing, mainly off charter boats at Westport, Washington. Roger
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I have actually used this rod with 65 lb braid and successfully fished 120 fathoms (720 feet) for ehu. The rod performed great often pulling up multiple fish at once. The fish I was targeting weren't over 6lbs each and its a whole lotta work bringing um up from that depth, but the rod performed fine. Worth the money to me...hope that helps. Carl B. Maui, Hawaii
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Yes this will fit any bow that as a place for a stabilizer. It simply screws in exactly where the stabilizer would be. Although; there are other types that allow you to mount a regular reel, this is the best way to "test the waters" (no pun intended) of bow fishing.
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Age 16, girl, beginner - perfect bow! Get some extra arrows as they are easily lost and are not very stout to start with. Best wishes! Bruce. (don't discard the sight that is embedded in the cardboard that is entangled within the bow strings.) Throw nothing away until you have used the sight! :-) BTW this is a serious bow, you could kill with this (with broadheads - a deer)
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Use the slv 7/8 reel. The wieght of the reel needs to be in balance with the wieght of the rod to make casting and handling the rod and reel more truer and m or effieicnet. That goes for the wieght of the line too. If you're concerned aboput amount of line or strength, add a little more backing for lentght and go to a heavier leaders to the fly.