What kind do you guys use and where's the best place to buy them. The ones I have found are quite expensive
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What kind do you guys use and where's the best place to buy them. The ones I have found are quite expensive
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I use okumas and I bought them on amazon last year.
I've heard good things on the Shakespeare ATS reels. They are cheaper, but I've never put my hands on one.
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I have 6 of the ATS 15. Been very good to me thus far.Quote:
Originally Posted by pstone
https://northwoodsoutlet.com/product...trolling-reel/
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What's the difference in the 15 and 20?
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Size. You want the 15's...
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I have the ATS. They have been fine for me.
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I've used Okuma Magda 15s for years. Once I bought some of the ATS Shakespeare's, I'm now slowly replacing my Okuma 15s with ATS.
The 20s hold more line which I never find I need. I use the 15s.Quote:
Originally Posted by grizzrider09
Why are you replacing the Okumas w/Shakespeares Mrdux ? I have both brands. The Okumas are a better product imho . I only saved about 10.00 on the Shakespeares . We have some Okumas that have been in service for almost 10 years. I doubt we will get that out of the Shakespeares , but I guess only time will tell.
I bought the Shakespeare's back in the spring, used them all summer and have been pleased. However, they are the only ones I've ever used so I have nothing to compare them to.
I consider both brands to be disposable considering the cost and the number of hours I put on my gear. I decided to try the Shakespeares because of comments from members here who had tried them. I just don't see a difference in my time using the ATS reels to justify the $15 or so price difference. Some of my Okumas are 10 or so years old also and have untold hours on them but those hours were spent trolling, not casting like some reels are designed to do. When one of my old reels starts giving me problems. it goes into the scrap box for parts. I buy all my reels from Northwoods Outlet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dutchman
That's the best price I've seen on these reels. I paid too much!!Quote:
Originally Posted by bandchaser
Yep.....always best to ask us before you buy
I use the Diawa digital line counters. I bought em used but they are sweeeet. Pricey, but sweeeet.
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I have mostly Magda Pro DX 15s and a couple of the Shakespeare ATS 15s in my lineup. Very similar internally. Both benefit from a coat of drag grease on the washers to smooth them out. You can clean and relube the bearings if you're real particular and they'll cast 140' on a 16' PST rod. I'll be buying whichever of the two are cheaper moving forward from Northwoods Wholesale Outlet.
Dang, that sounds like backlash city casting anything 140 ft. On either one
Are the 15's smaller in size. I saw a 30 in Walmart this weekend and it was huge. Can somebody post a pic of one in their hand or on a pole?
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Yes the 15s are smaller....still pretty good size tho but its what most of us use
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Here are 15s....Attachment 273920
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Where is DonDon when you need him! A rather ugly bigfeets has taken a precious little puppy hostage! Look at those knarly feets! [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23]Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
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Thats Slab and Abby in my boat
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I see that you are running your back poles with tips higher above water. Are those your shallow or deep poles?Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
I have the rod tips higher on those two straight out the back to keep a big catfish or gar from pulling the rods out of the holders. I fish whatever depth i want with them....always add the line distance from rod tip to where the line enters the water to the line out distance on your trolling chart. Do the same with any rod holder no matter if the rods straight out or raised up some.
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OK, thanks.
I don't think anybody's mentioned them, but, I like the Diawa Accudepth's. I also have the Cabelas depthmasters but I don't recommend them, because line counter button sticks on them and is hard to get it back up. I think I've paid around $65 for the Diawa's but they have really been worth every penny. I've never had any problems out of them. I've got friends that use the Okuma's and bought them because of price but I didn't like them, not near the quality of the Diawa's.