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-scallywag- · 05-23-2011, 10:45 AM

Good point Billy!

I can't imagine trying to fight a 30lb YT on a 9ft rod with heavy drag and not using "the rail"....talk about a back breaker!!!

I'm sure with the right reel (expensive) you could stop and turn a local YT but the price, cost to service, and back-breaker fights are some neg's I can't really deal.

For a cheap mag reel for spectra take a look at the Penn 525mag. It holds about 200yrds of #65 and is rated at around 12-14lbs of drag. Charkbait had some for 100 bucks a while back...good reel for the price and easy to service.

05-23-2011, 10:45 AM	#15
-scallywag- Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: on the road... Posts: 598	Good point Billy! I can't imagine trying to fight a 30lb YT on a 9ft rod with heavy drag and not using "the rail"....talk about a back breaker!!! I'm sure with the right reel (expensive) you could stop and turn a local YT but the price, cost to service, and back-breaker fights are some neg's I can't really deal. For a cheap mag reel for spectra take a look at the Penn 525mag. It holds about 200yrds of #65 and is rated at around 12-14lbs of drag. Charkbait had some for 100 bucks a while back...good reel for the price and easy to service.