What is the best reel for this rod (10ft)? (no more of 70 bucks)
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.
1861554
I myself prefer the Okuma ABF 90 spinning reel for salt water. They are well built to last and not too expensive, they go for about $60 on Amazon. I also prefer the Power Pro Microfilament Line for that reel.
104308
Had this in the 30s on a 6'8 simano crucial. Moved it to a 602 heavy tfo lefty rod. Better balance. One of the best reels I have ever fished even if it was twice the price. Not sure how much your citrix weighs but since travel rods usually run heavy 40s should be a pretty good fit
776021
The rod its amazing and the reel is much better yet. i recommend u to use a sufix 832 braid line whit it and u gonna fall in love of it. drag its nice aswell.if u want more info please ask.
980125
It's a fly rod! Nice little small stream rod or even a boat rod. I really like the soft action. requires a longer stroke the the 'FAST" rods but it's smooth. Thinking about looking for a 3/4 wt
384259
May be a bit large for an ultralight rig. I did not have good luck with this reel. never got it to cast right. Continually back lashed. I cahnged the weight of line and made all the adjudtments I could. Took it apart and cleaned it, although it was new. Nothing worked. I would recommend a Diawa Laguna. I have four of them and they are great and would work perfect on an ultra light rig.
177464
I will be using mine without a reel. Take about 18 ft mono, tye one end where the reel go's,run the line through the eye's,then stretch out the rod.You now have 10 ft of rod and about 8 ft of line and hook an bait to swing out under a tree overhanging the water. You have to walk easy,keep way down,and creep up Swing out your bait and you should catch plenty. Worm or cricket or knock down out of a tree a wasp nest somewhere and use the white pupi inside. That is how i catch perch! answer to question The 10 foot rod gives me more reach without casting.
2006416
Actually its probably the perfect reel for a 6'6'' med/heav rod - I have it on a 6'6'' med rod and I wish the rod was a little bit more stiff - Great reel
1843689
This rod is ultra light. It can use under 6lbs line, 1/4 oz lure. As I remember...
43565
Ugly stick is a great rod. I have two. A 9 ft rod shall be perfect with your Okuma reel. Gary
1490424
I choose this reel because I only fish for crappie and bluegill, and this reel has the quick-fire. I use 6lb test line but this reel will hold 2 and 4lb test it will hold 270 feet of 2lb and 140 feet of 4lb also I get the rear drag for more control when I get a bigger fish on. I choose this reel because they no longer make the Solstace 1000rh. I have always use Shimano. I have caught some very large catfish and bass with no problem.
1785547
I own 2 Shimano symetres and live in Tampa FL. All I do is inshore fish (light tackle) and they are great reels. I own stradics and quantum bocas and penn reels and I would put the symetre up against any of those even though they are cheaper. The 3000 is the best for light tackle. I use 8 pound braided line and have landed snook and redfish up to 15 pounds on that 3000 symetre. Hope this helps.
1535259
U are lookn for level wind reels. Penn makes these new and old... Look for level wind reels
69763
Yes it will work on a 10 wt. but..... I had one on a 9 wt. rod with a DTF 9 wt. line with 75 yds. of 30 lb dacron backing and the reel was to full to function properly. I switched to using only 25 yds. of the 30 lb. backing and I no longer had issues. I am planning on switching the backing to 50 yds. of 20 lb. because at 25 yds. of backing I almost spooled out on a steelhead recently. Besides, 30 lb. line is overkill.
1188918
I'm not familiar with your rod. Try it and see what happens. Bear in mind it is an inexpensive reel.
621178
Yes, I got this rod a month ago and for the price it is the best you can get. Sure if you get some higher end rod with a reel that glides it might be easier for the inexperienced, but for a $15 rod this is #1.
1179067
Its an awesome reel to use, I have 6kg on the reel and use it when trolling for Albacore tuna .
2211370
Well then you WAY overpaid. The Okuma quality to price ratio is phenomenal. Figuring out which reel is which is a pain in the posterior, but a few minutes on the Okumafishing.com website straightens it out. The 170/50 is actually the SLV-10/11 not a the SLV-9/10. You learn this through process of elimination. The Okuma site lists the SLV-10/11 as taking 520 yards of #30 backing.