Reels 101 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

-scallywag- · 03-09-2010, 06:15 AM

Bob,
For your application (live bait) i would also recomend the TLD 15 with 65 or 80lb spectra, i really like the lever drags for trolling live bait cause you can give the big greenies that the WSB's love a little drag so you don't have to hear the clicker all day. It also is a great reel to target seabass in the kelp with its 4:1 gear ratio and fairly heavy drag. The best part about the reel is the price, I think they are around 120.

If you do decide to go this route I recomend spending 15 more on the greasable cardontex drag washer, the factory drags are dry and as soon as they get even a little wet they get sticky....the greased ones are smooth even if they get dunked plus it'll up the max drag from 12lbs to about 14-15lbs, which is just enough to rip the lips off a WSB. ohh yeh, and they are super easy to service.

The only reason I could justifiy buying a torium or saltis instead of the cheaper sealines is for the heavy iron. The Torium/saltis do not have that noisy anti-reverse clicking as you are reeling in, if you're dropping the iron all day that clicking can get annoying, other than that I don't see much advantage for us to spend the extra money on the torium/saltist type reels.

03-09-2010, 06:15 AM	#8
-scallywag- Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: on the road... Posts: 598	Bob, For your application (live bait) i would also recomend the TLD 15 with 65 or 80lb spectra, i really like the lever drags for trolling live bait cause you can give the big greenies that the WSB's love a little drag so you don't have to hear the clicker all day. It also is a great reel to target seabass in the kelp with its 4:1 gear ratio and fairly heavy drag. The best part about the reel is the price, I think they are around 120. If you do decide to go this route I recomend spending 15 more on the greasable cardontex drag washer, the factory drags are dry and as soon as they get even a little wet they get sticky....the greased ones are smooth even if they get dunked plus it'll up the max drag from 12lbs to about 14-15lbs, which is just enough to rip the lips off a WSB. ohh yeh, and they are super easy to service. The only reason I could justifiy buying a torium or saltis instead of the cheaper sealines is for the heavy iron. The Torium/saltis do not have that noisy anti-reverse clicking as you are reeling in, if you're dropping the iron all day that clicking can get annoying, other than that I don't see much advantage for us to spend the extra money on the torium/saltist type reels.