Tackle Porn
- ChrisAbout
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Re: Tackle Porn
Is that a $1000 reel?
Damn, I just bought myself a $100 reel, which is the most expensive reel I've ever purchased.
Damn, I just bought myself a $100 reel, which is the most expensive reel I've ever purchased.
- scott__henning
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I wish it was $1000...ChrisAbout wrote:Is that a $1000 reel?
Damn, I just bought myself a $100 reel, which is the most expensive reel I've ever purchased.
Haha yeah it’s the most I’ve ever spent on a reel by a long way too. Makes the tiagras seem cheap.....
- scott__henning
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So, finally got to test this setup on a marlin yesterday. It was a ripper. Drag was a dream it was so smooth, and the rod has a hellova lotta guts. Not totally sure what I had the drag up to but maybe 8-9kg at one stage.
Didn’t bother with a harness and knocked over a 120kg stripe in about 40 minutes after he dogged deep for a bit.
The triceps are a bit tight today though!
Didn’t bother with a harness and knocked over a 120kg stripe in about 40 minutes after he dogged deep for a bit.
The triceps are a bit tight today though!
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- scott__henning
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Easier to fight with an overhead, (when you are harnessed up), but way easier to pitch livies with the spin, and when chasing a fish down its easier to keep up with winding.Mattblack wrote:What do you prefer...the new spin or an overhead?
With the harness adapter I’d say the spin will win for stripes.
I think for bigger fish (big blacks and blues) I’d definitely want the overhead though!
The arms were getting tired after 40 mins on the fish that’s for sure, and I didn’t go too heavy on the drag cod I knew that would tire me out quicker than the fish :rofl: