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Tackle Talk => Tackle Talk => : Tim524 February 22, 2017, 09:51:00 AM
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I am considering the reel and found it on Amazon for $180. Any input on a rod to pair it with would be appreciated :)
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Long rod for surf or boat rod?
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Surf rod , Bats and sharks.
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I have 2x Penn Fathom 30's and love the reels. It has great free spool stock out of the box and when I opened it up I found everything well lubed by the factory. I do believe the stock HT-100 carbon drags come ungreased though, so I greased mone with Cal's drag grease before buttoning them back up. Since I use straight 65lb on them (less forgiving to overruns than mono), I added static mag's to add more braking to the standard Centrifugal bakes. I recently decided to test the drags against a scale to see how accurate the specs were. Cranking the star down as hard as I could gave me 27lbs of drag with a full spool.
I fish them on a 12' Penn Prevail and Battalion respectively and am completely happy with both. I almost exclusively cast 6+bait on these rods with no issues. Using only squish, I feel 8+bait would be the upper limit.
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Thanks for the reply, Hopefully I can upgrade before the Bat fight 8)
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Well, I went to BPS today to upgrade my setup :) Pen Fathom 30 was the reel I got and paired it with a 12' Offshore Angler Breakwater casting rod. They had a deal if you trade in a reel or buy a $5 reel, you get $40 off the price of the reel :o and $15 off the price of the rod :o The rod was already on sale from $99 to $89 so I did the deal. The $5 reels got donated to The Boy Scouts. I hope I made the right choice with this setup, Looks like I will find out at the Bat Fight ;) I saved $45 and spent the day at a great place with the family 8) 8)
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Oh yeah, I had a $25 gift card too.........more savings !! 8) 8)
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Great choice, Tim! I use the Fathom 30's and they are perfect for that rod. SNBF-X winning combo?
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I am slowly becoming a donor to the fish gods !!! 8)
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Fancy schmancy!!! Great deal! You'll enjoy the reel, it's a workhorse that casts great!
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The thirty is a good size. I think you done good.
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Thanks guys, I really appreciate the input 8) 8)
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How are you gonna spool it?
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How are you gonna spoil it with?
Good question! I did 100lb braid and 100yds of 40lb mono for both of mine.
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Never used braid before, looks like I need to do some homework :-\
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Oh boy, Tim is getting serious. ;)
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I have always been serious, just not REEL serious ;D
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I have always been serious, just not REEL serious ;D
Well played...