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[redbus9]

Hi guys,on this question of jigging reels,if i can add my little bit please.First,what size fish are you targetting because what i see is the size of fish are not monsters like twoutes catches in austrailia,in excess of 1000lbs.I realise that you could catch an enormouse fish but what are the chances of this happening?2nd if you use heavy gear your going to be worn out jigging that heavy stuff.3rd if you are worried about the line laying on the reel get a reel with a levelwind fitted to it.I have just bought a okuma MG30LS levelwind reel.It has a 6.2-1 gear ratio and holds 280yds 25 lbs line which i will use mainly for beach casting but i will also use it for jigging.it should handle fish up to 70 to 80lbs and i don,t think i will be lucky to catch anything bigger than that.Now trolling well thats a different story. Just my thoughts guys,back in febuary.

[ganni]

Hey redbus9, you are right about the level wind, however most heavy duity reels don't have a level wind, and no jigging multiplier reel does as far as i know!!

skip spheros are good reels for jigging however they are not actually jigging reels.  they are spinning reels, even used to fish tuna using poppers.  shimano have mainly 4 fixed spool reels for jigging to which the speros is in fact included, these are the StellaSW, Saragosa, NaviPG and the Spheros.

at the moment i have an okuma eclipz 65, its a fixed spool reel and have used it for trolling even alungi, now i am going to give it a try for jigging

[maltembu]

Got the TLD30 2 speed today.. Feels good with the rod.. good weight.. and when cranking you can feel the you have one solid thing you can rely on..

Very happy with the choice..

Now let's hope King Neptune sends some good fish this year to test it 

Thanks for your help guys 

[skip]

Where did you end up buying the TLD30II from as that was quick?! I'm guessing locally?

[maltembu]

Yes locally.. the price was worthed in my opinion.. after comparing with online stores,postage,etc.. the forum discount helped too..

[LapsiBoy]

@Solid reel..Personally in my opinion the most solid and robust reels which can take the load are penn senators ! i own 2..and i can say that they are worthy !

[skip]

Senators can take a reasonable load but they are still a post based design. If you dismantle a Senator you have the two sideplates and in between metal horizontal posts. Under heavy line pressure those posts and the start to twist/warp. They are solid for the type of fishing we get here and robust due to their simplistic design inside. Certainly the only star drag reel I would choose.