Thread: Best place to Buy mutible Cranking rods and reels ?

Originally Posted by KnightShadow10

What model are the Diawas?

17lcb diawia's I believe,I have a couple.I personally like the okumas just as good .

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the main difference I have found is I can cast the diawa's, if I loosen up the drag enough to cast the okumas then the line will get between the spool and the frame and is a pain in the neck. I cast mine in place most of the time.

Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine

Received my 8 medium Opti Tackle planers yesterday. Nice being on their Pro Staff.

Been spanked latley

I never cast a line counter reel.....I know some do but they are not really designed to cast. I just drop the crankbait in the water and let it pull the line out the distance I want. Been using the Okumas for 8 years now no problem....when the buttons get sticky I spray them down with Reel Magic.
I bought some of the new Shakesphere line counter reels from Grizzly Jig but have not tried them yet.
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Agree with G, was something for me to get used to as far as not casting but dropping, dragging and counting. Depends on how you pull OP, planers or straight? I pull straight line to lure, and use side pulling as well as direct behind the boat. Straight line to lure I'm sold on B'n'M PST rods, I can detect the slightest defect on my lure. I bought 4 shakespeare-ats-trolling-reel's couple months back, seem to do well and are fairly accurate, only problem is no in between on drag imo. Now that being said, I'm still waiting on that one fish... any day now we hope

Maybe the Okumas aren't designed for casting and that's cool but if I can't have one in my rig I can cast then I just won;t have one, will use my depth hunter line instead. To each their own.

Originally Posted by Rees Guide

Maybe the Okumas aren't designed for casting and that's cool but if I can't have one in my rig I can cast then I just won;t have one, will use my depth hunter line instead. To each their own.

Have to let ol Snubbys try one of them okuma reels one day. Like I said that was my first disappointment and got used to with the line counter. Not really an issue until you need to get a line back fishing again.. that drop and drag takes a minute to get back out. I still fish with spinning reels as well.. and guesstimate, fish ain't seemed to mind it so far I reckon