Reel Size Question?

[fishyman]

heya guys

i am currently making up a parts list for my new rod i am shouting myself, it will be the second of my bream rods.

my question is, the rod will be about 1-3kg or 2-4kg and i plan to use it mainly for bream but every so often take it out to catch small snapper in my yak. Would a 1000 size reel that fits exactly 150y of 4lb platy braid or 1 spool of 6lb fireline be enough to cope with snapper? i realise its not ideal and ill probably get smoked a few times but hey thats half the fun right :silly:

im thinking either another stradic 1000 or maybe upgrade to the sustain 1000, or if slightly bigger is the way to go the new 2000 twinpower.

the stradic and sustain both pull 7lbs of drag, while the new 2000 twinpower pulls 5kg MAX.

any thoughts??

[Biggles]

G'day Champion,

If it were me and I wanted a 1000 size reel to use on snapper now and then, WOW, I would probably use something with exceptional drag system, nothing less than say, STELLA. If you are going that small on the gear, and that big on the fish, you need to concentrate on the drag.

Only my 2 cents, and hope it helps.

Warmest Regards

Al

[MichaelJ]

if u just mean like 40cm or so snapper or round that you could use the 1000 size reels u mentioned

[fishyman]

wont be big snapper only little fella's up to say 40cm any more than that and id say ill get kicked in the face on a 1000 :silly:

[fishyman]

whatnow wrote:

if u just mean like 40cm or so snapper or round that you could use the 1000 size reels u mentioned

now thats what i wanna hear :woohoo:

[MichaelJ]

yeh just round 40cm and youl be fine

[MichaelJ]

just make sure u have decent drag on

and go with the 6lb line

[fishyman]

yeah thats what i planned to do

thanks mate it looks like its 1000 here i come (just gotta pick which one)

[Cowfish13]

I'd go for the 2500 TP (don't think they come in a 2000 size:dry:)

It is easily small enough for Bream (I use it with 4lb braid) and can have up to 15lb's of drag:cheer:

[fishyman]

the new TP's come in 2000

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[Angus]

Mate it depends how many reels you plan to own.

The 1000 will prob handle everything you want to catch, but how annoyed would you be if you were out there getting done over and over with no alternative. In this case a 2000 or even 2500 is more versitile and still light enough to have loads of fun.

However, if your out with a 1000 but have a 2000-2500 on stand by anyway, by all means go the 1000.

I think that made sense.

Angus

[Angus]

By the way the new TP in the link looks hot as hey.

I think the 1000 i plan on buying in the next month will be a TP. I love the present 2500 model so why not.

Angus

[MichaelJ]

for snapper up to 40cm theres no need for anything really over a 1000 with 6lb

and if u were going for the twin power if u put the same line on it and put the drag to 5kg with 6lb or 4lb line would round 8lb leader youd prob snap the line with a decent fish

but with twin power if u had 2 spools with 2 diff lines id prob go 4lb for and and other spool like round 10-15lb with mayby heavier rod then you would have good chance at landing it if you got onto a 60cm snapper and little ones stiil ok fight with that gear

[Cowfish13]

That is exactly what I had done whatnow until I lost my spare spool:(

Still waiting to see if it is found; not too hopeful though:( I'm checking eBay constantly:lol:

[fishyman]

yeah good point, i might go after that TP 2000 as i already have a 1000 stradic.

Thanks guys

Now to save :S :silly:

[MichaelJ]

hope u get the spool back cowfish

so bigger real would only really make a difrance with spare spool and heavier line on that spool

[fishyman]

yeah i gotta find out if they come with a spare cause if not id say 2500 sustain or maybe a daiwa

[kevinchen19870316]

just a notice that i will probably get a 500 size reel for 1-3kg rod.

[MichaelJ]

yeh if your going to have decent drag you might want to have a differant rod to put it on cause imagine 3-6kg drag on a 1-3kg rod

[fishyman]

you wont be able to skull drag your fish kev and you might have to use less than 23lb line :silly: HAHAH jks jks.

now thats ultralight

[kevinchen19870316]

no i won't. i'll have a 1-6lb daiwa heartland with a 500-1000 size reel. probably put 2lb flurocarbon on it. if a spare spool's available, i will put 6lb varivas/ TD sensor on

[fishyman]

give me a holla when you pick it up we will go hit up a spot i got told abotu in brissy thats supposed to be great for its bream

[Dan23]

TP2500 is pretty small compared to a lot of others so the new TP 2000 would be ideal. No point in going fishing for fish that can spool you cause you might end up out there with no line left!

I really can't see why you'd need to go down to a 1000 sized reel . My 2500 TP is fine and even though it isn't really that lite I can use it all day without fatigue.

[kevinchen19870316]

ur probably right but u should know i love to go to extreme. lol and maybe others like to as well

[MichaelJ]

how is it extreme bream on 20lb lol

[fishyman]

LOL kev goes overkill haha just incase he hooks a wahoo on a SX48

haha jks jks kev

[Dan23]

whatnow wrote:

how is it extreme bream on 20lb lol

I think that's extreme:blink: Not many people can claim to have done that consistently.

[kevinchen19870316]

lol

i will go back to what i was used to before. that's to catch heaps of bream on 2lb fluro and lose all the big ones that hit my lures. BTW, i will be using soft plastics only on 2lb stuff cuz i cannot afford to lose 5 sx40s a day

[nigehey]

I am SO trying to work out a commercially viable and low-cap method of manufacture for knock-off 40s and 48s. In between the begging sessions for extra fishing $ each payday...:silly: