braid for irons? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

MarkT · 07-16-2010, 09:01 AM

Don't knock 'appopriate' reels. I still have a Torium 20, Penn 545 GS, ProGear 545, Avet JX and a ProGear 540 (larger capacity but same width as the others). I use the Torium and both 545's for iron with 30#. The JX and PG are for 40#... both surface and yoyo. For yoyo I still have an old YTS that gets the job done.

I throw Tady 45's, C's (and similar) on 30# with these for the 3B's. I throw 45's, Salas 7X lites, etc on 40# for YT. I tie 6xJr's, 6x, #5 and #6 onto 40# and drop/toss them over the side... I don't usually tie one on and throw for the horizon but I did when we got into a bite on log cuda on a muli-day trip and all I had for iron were the yoyo jigs.

Locally, I throw iron for the 3B's on 25# on a Torium 16, ProGear 280, Avet MXJ or Penn 535 GS. I'll probably take one of these on a 690J out on Sunday.

07-16-2010, 09:01 AM	#1
MarkT Deep Release Specialist Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mission Viejo Posts: 94	Don't knock 'appopriate' reels. I still have a Torium 20, Penn 545 GS, ProGear 545, Avet JX and a ProGear 540 (larger capacity but same width as the others). I use the Torium and both 545's for iron with 30#. The JX and PG are for 40#... both surface and yoyo. For yoyo I still have an old YTS that gets the job done. I throw Tady 45's, C's (and similar) on 30# with these for the 3B's. I throw 45's, Salas 7X lites, etc on 40# for YT. I tie 6xJr's, 6x, #5 and #6 onto 40# and drop/toss them over the side... I don't usually tie one on and throw for the horizon but I did when we got into a bite on log cuda on a muli-day trip and all I had for iron were the yoyo jigs. Locally, I throw iron for the 3B's on 25# on a Torium 16, ProGear 280, Avet MXJ or Penn 535 GS. I'll probably take one of these on a 690J out on Sunday.