LEAD CORE REEL

[Irish Knots]

LOOKING TO PICK UP TWO NEW REELS TO RUN 10 COLOR CORES AND MAYBE A BIT MORE 12-15 COLOR

ANYONE HAVE A PREFERENCE AS TO WHICH REELS I SHOULD LOOK INTO?

THANKS

[slipbob]

I've got a 20 color laker jerkin setup going on a Shimano Tekota 800 and a 10 color walleye setup on a Diawa Sealine 47LCA with plenty of Fireline backing! The Tekota's are way, way better reels than the Sealine's which have a tendency to have the drag come spinning loose while you're fighting a fish. The Tekota's have a nice micro click drag with the all aluminum frame and are well worth the extra $$$$$! I'm also running a 3 color inline walleye board setup on a Sealine 27LCA!

[Yankee Troller]

Go with the Tekotas! Penn's are nice reels but the ratio sux. I have Penns. Smooth drags, but slow!

[KING ME]

Shimano Tekota 700's. large capacity, good gear ratio and drags smooth as silk.

[times two]

I'm running a Penn GTI330 for core. Doesn't take too long

for the customers to figure which rod not to grab! Ratio is pretty

bad. Had a problem with a washer coming off at inopportune times

that holds the line guide/spindle. Quick call to Penn solved that.

Got mine on ebay.....

[IRISH56]

Hope you don't mind me jumping on your post but I need a recommendation for a leadcore rod also. I see there are "lead core" rods out there but what should I be looking for?

Thanks. DAN

[Yankee Troller]

I wouldnt say Im using the "right" rod, but at the moment I am using a 10" Dipsey rod. I just figured that with the extra length I could pull in more line per pump. I see the leadcore rods for sale are much shorter that 10'. It will be interesting to see whats said about this topic.

[slipbob]

Hope you don't mind me jumping on your post but I need a recommendation for a leadcore rod also. I see there are "lead core" rods out there but what should I be looking for?

Thanks. DAN

I really like the Cabela's Depthmaster leadcore rod which has bigger guides and the other trolling rods I tried this year that are really awesome are the Shimano Talora's and they make a leadcore model also. I'm really impressed by the Talora's paired with the Tekota's. What a great combo for trolling

[Miss em]

Chris,

Might want to look at the Penn GTO 230 levelwind too. Reasonably priced, the right size for core. We ran some last year and they are a solid reel. Plus you get the Penn drag that can not be beat by anybody.

[Irish Knots]

THANKS FOR THE INFO GUYS...

[Erbyjoe]

Does any one run leadcore with non level wind reels if so how do they work out when reeling in hundreds of feet of line?And if not why?Thanks in advance

[big_fishman]

I did my full core on a Convector 55. IT HOLDS A LOT OF line but makes short work of the core.

[BigWeenie]

We have some shimano speed masters that are not level wind. Super fast 6 - 1 ratio and all you have to do is thumb the line over once in a while. Very nice reels for about $100.00 from tackle direct. When you want to bring in 10 colors or more these are the way to go.