Salt water wade fishing?
Posted Fri Sep 28, 2007 12:41 pm Salt water wade fishing?
Every time I go fishing I end up dropping my reel in the salt water somehow, and rendering it useless. Does anyone else that is familiar with inshore fishing know of a good light reel I can buy for around $100 that will last me more than a couple trips? Do I really need to spend $300 or more to get a good quality reel? I sure hope not.
Posted Fri Sep 28, 2007 12:45 pm Re:Salt water wade fishing?
Ive been using an Abu Garcia 6500c4.
If I remember right, its around a $100, but there are cheaper versions of their bait casters that are just as good, but may not be as fancy
Posted Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:18 pm Re:Salt water wade fishing?
Saltwater eats the reel's gear. I've seen knuckleheads actually clean their reels in saltwater. As far as quality, Shimano Baitrunner is excellent. Try the 3500.
Posted Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:32 pm Re:Salt water wade fishing?
ABU Garcia, several choices of bait casters to choose from for less than a 100 dollars. Note that you want the C series. Example: 6000C3, 6500C3, 5500C3. The C3 means 3 stainless steel bearings. These will handle the saltwater and they are easy to maintain
Posted Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:40 pm Re:Salt water wade fishing?
I like my Abu Garcia. But the problem isn't the reel, it's the salt water. It's great that gravity works all the time, but sometimes it's a pain in the butt
Posted Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:41 pm Re:Salt water wade fishing?
Not sure what all you're carrying with you while wadefishing, but try lightening your load... carry bare essentials, free up your hands... or better yet get one of those floating cooler things and be able to carry more stuff without really carrying anything
Posted Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:50 pm Re:Salt water wade fishing?
I have wade fished the TX and La. coast over 30 years and these are the only reels that have held up to saltwater for me. If I wade fished for a week in a fishing rodeo, then every evening when getting back home, I would submerge my reel end of the pole in a 5 gal bucket of fresh water and let it soak for a hour. Next morning I would be back into the water. After the tournament I would break down and re-oil my reel
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