Best casting conventional reel for 100lb test braid - Page 2

Emerald Ghost · 07-10-2009, 08:04 AM

Splittine Igot apower pole and a boat winch, Ill sell you the combo for $125.

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Sold !!,.....when can I pick themup Chase?

By the way, do you have a blob left ? I will be up there Labor Day week.

Emerald Ghost / (formerly Patman)

tljbabc · 07-10-2009, 09:44 AM

get a 300 van staal u can get 600 yds of 100lb power pro on it

saltfisher1 · 07-10-2009, 07:50 PM

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tljbabc (7/10/2009)get a 300 van staal u can get 600 yds of 100lb power pro on it

The van staalonly hold 675 yards of 50 on braid....But the fin nor ofs 95 will hold 600 yards of 100 test braid.

northpaw · 07-11-2009, 05:25 PM

I'll second the Diawa Saeline 50. You'll be hard pressed to find better castability and drag for the price. I've been at shark camps with some guys that held distance casting records. That is one of the first reels they would mention when this question was asked of them. If you want a similar reel with a bit more guts, the Diawa Saltist is a full metal jacket version with many similar innards for a bit less flex and the possibility of heavier sustained drag pressures if you choose to trick out your washers. I'd urge you to consider the PP/mono setup mentioned earlier. Sandbars can really do a quick number on that braid. And the leverage you give the fish with that 12' rod all but negates the need for 100# line. If you want to have fun, tie off to a scale with a buddy watching it and back off 50' or so and then lean back into that 12' pole with all you've got like you're fighting a fish. You'd be amazed at how little poundage you'll pull.

ElJay · 07-11-2009, 05:51 PM

I will also recomend a Daiwa SL50 (or SMF250 if you can find one).Buy the smooth drag or carbontex drag washers and you have a seriously good casting reel with good drag. They have tough frames and can take punishment.

As to the 12 ft rod, well it will work if you use the right technique. Learn how to slide a bait down and you can get many more yards to your cast. Just throw out the weight then slide the bait down, i got some sliders from hawaii and they work great.(http://www.tokunagastore.com/Menu/UluaFishingGear.htm)If you topshot your braid with a very stretchy mono and when you hook your shark point the rod right at it, you get rid ofthe negatives of a long rod. The leverage only works against you if it forms a triangle with you, the tip and the fish.You are fighting on the stretch of the mono and the power of the drag of your reel. Never try this with just braid, you will lose. But Flat lining as we called it is how we could get out to the bronze whalers, great whites(when they were still legal), Zambezis(bull?), skates etcetc that we used to catch with 14ft poles. The comments above about a warn winch was exactly right, with a long rod the only way to get your shark in is to flat line it, turning your reel and line into a winch.

jedisme · 07-12-2009, 03:52 PM

I've been hearing great things about the Diawa Sealine-X 50SHA might have to get one :grouphug

John B. · 07-12-2009, 09:06 PM

newell.

REEL STAMAS · 07-12-2009, 10:49 PM

Maybe a Trinidad TN 40 or 50 ??? I've got a Penn Torque 300 & agree that should do the trick. Great castability...

07-10-2009, 08:04 AM	#11
Emerald Ghost Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: in transit Posts: 2,330	RE: Best casting conventional reel for 100lb test braid Splittine Igot apower pole and a boat winch, Ill sell you the combo for $125. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sold !!,.....when can I pick themup Chase? By the way, do you have a blob left ? I will be up there Labor Day week. Emerald Ghost / (formerly Patman) __________________ Boomerang !

07-10-2009, 09:44 AM	#12
tljbabc Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: peridio key fl. Posts: 262	RE: Best casting conventional reel for 100lb test braid get a 300 van staal u can get 600 yds of 100lb power pro on it

07-11-2009, 05:25 PM	#14
northpaw Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 21	RE: Best casting conventional reel for 100lb test braid I'll second the Diawa Saeline 50. You'll be hard pressed to find better castability and drag for the price. I've been at shark camps with some guys that held distance casting records. That is one of the first reels they would mention when this question was asked of them. If you want a similar reel with a bit more guts, the Diawa Saltist is a full metal jacket version with many similar innards for a bit less flex and the possibility of heavier sustained drag pressures if you choose to trick out your washers. I'd urge you to consider the PP/mono setup mentioned earlier. Sandbars can really do a quick number on that braid. And the leverage you give the fish with that 12' rod all but negates the need for 100# line. If you want to have fun, tie off to a scale with a buddy watching it and back off 50' or so and then lean back into that 12' pole with all you've got like you're fighting a fish. You'd be amazed at how little poundage you'll pull.

07-11-2009, 05:51 PM	#15
ElJay Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 197	RE: Best casting conventional reel for 100lb test braid I will also recomend a Daiwa SL50 (or SMF250 if you can find one).Buy the smooth drag or carbontex drag washers and you have a seriously good casting reel with good drag. They have tough frames and can take punishment. As to the 12 ft rod, well it will work if you use the right technique. Learn how to slide a bait down and you can get many more yards to your cast. Just throw out the weight then slide the bait down, i got some sliders from hawaii and they work great.(http://www.tokunagastore.com/Menu/UluaFishingGear.htm)If you topshot your braid with a very stretchy mono and when you hook your shark point the rod right at it, you get rid ofthe negatives of a long rod. The leverage only works against you if it forms a triangle with you, the tip and the fish.You are fighting on the stretch of the mono and the power of the drag of your reel. Never try this with just braid, you will lose. But Flat lining as we called it is how we could get out to the bronze whalers, great whites(when they were still legal), Zambezis(bull?), skates etcetc that we used to catch with 14ft poles. The comments above about a warn winch was exactly right, with a long rod the only way to get your shark in is to flat line it, turning your reel and line into a winch.

07-12-2009, 03:52 PM	#16
jedisme Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 130	RE: Best casting conventional reel for 100lb test braid I've been hearing great things about the Diawa Sealine-X 50SHA might have to get one :grouphug __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸. ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>><((((º>`·. ¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸. ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>><((((º>`·. ¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸. ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>

07-12-2009, 09:06 PM	#17
John B. bluefish killer Blue Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Beach Posts: 4,155	RE: Best casting conventional reel for 100lb test braid newell. __________________

07-12-2009, 10:49 PM	#18
REEL STAMAS Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Panama Chitty Beach Posts: 782	RE: Best casting conventional reel for 100lb test braid Maybe a Trinidad TN 40 or 50 ??? I've got a Penn Torque 300 & agree that should do the trick. Great castability...

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