What would be good rod to use with this reel?
1161727
I had cought 5/7 yellow tails of the coast of LA. Very smooth reel. I love it.
1161728
I use an Ugly Stick BWB1130 pole. It offers excellent strength but is flexible enough to easily feel bites while deep sea fishing.
1861553
I use mine as a casting rod, so I mounted a ss butt cap on it after scraping off the foam and been using a Daiwa BG 60 with 25lb test since day 1. Might not be the prettiest of reels, but built to last and take beatings the entire way. Setups been working strong for 12 years so far.
301060
Thats what I bought it for and it works great. As with anything used in salt water, be sure to rinse it good with clean water at the end of the day. I have thrown lures as heavy as 7ozs. and the rod performs well.
1173640
I would think it depends on how heavy the action of the rod is. I got the light action for trout fishing and was surprised at how large the reel was. I have a 7 foot rod.
1524868
Not familiar with that rod...but I know the reels work great so far...but any good 30-50 would work good...I personally like the all roller rods...I bought the davis 30-50
1714360
You can put it on almost any rod, they're kinda universal. It is a 4/5 wt reel, that's what its designed for. Sometimes I put it on my 6 wt rod, but mostly on a 4 weight.
967257
Good choice on the reel for the species your are fishing. You can spool it with the 12lb test Spider Wire which has the diameter of 8lb test. You will not be sacrificing yardage at all which the smaller diameter line. 30s is a great reel, my favorite size for fishing the Florida Flats is the 3000 series reels. Enjoy!!!
1348525
Yes it will, use this rod with a reel that has a drag resistance similar to the one of the rod.
43565
Ugly stick is a great rod. I have two. A 9 ft rod shall be perfect with your Okuma reel. Gary
1700930
I use the Cedros 40clf on mine. I have put a 50 on it too. The 40 manages good sized Redfish, Stripers up to 39" and small Mahi Mahi, Lesser Amberjacks, Bonito, Albacore and Yellow Tail. I use food braid and dampen that with flurocarbon leader. Drag is the issue and line test that will not over stress the rods test weight. I believe you will be happy with the combinations.
954089
I would NOT recommend this set up for that size fish! I had my hands full with fish under 5 pounds!See my review on this combo for information on the reel. The rod is great, but I would buy a stiffer one for 40 to 100 pounders. PS--where do you fish? I wanna go there! -Edog1955
1812540
I prefer larger "round" baitcasters for that task, although this one has a little bit larger spool than many low profile reels, so it is good with 14lb mono or 20lb braid. Although it's not really made for salt, it should be OK if you are meticulous about cleaning it afterwards.
466699
For this type of rod, it's recommended that you don't go past 30 pounds. A good range will be between 15 to 25 pounds. Remember the stronger the line is, the less further it will be to cast.
1683205
This ils a good reel for a 9 et fly rod. I have bern using ait on Atlantic salmon, small mouth bass and lake tout Wirth good success. Hope this help.
1519063
7ft med hvy 1 piece rod I use 15lb fluro and it cast and reels beautifully. and btw it doesn't come with line so you'll need some
1778771
This depends on what your going to us the rod for. I got it for bottom fishing. I matched to a Penn 500 Jig master. It will accept either a 3.0 or 4.0 reel. The big limitation is the size of line you rig it with. Keep in mind the limitation of the pole. It's excellent for bottom fishing, but is suitable for other applications.
1147177
First I would have recommended a higher drag weight on the reel. It sounds like you want heavy fish, so I would go with the 300 yds. You also may want to consider going to 50 lb. line, between your rod and the drag you can handle some pretty large fish with this set up. Remember to balance you drag with the weight recommendation of the rod builder.