Must be doin something right!!! Today Mrs. pirate gave me the go ahead to pull the trigger on these two beauties...okuma cold water line counters...anyone have experience with them?

Fresh water pirate Loc: West Sacramento calif

Today Mrs. pirate gave me the go ahead to pull the trigger on these two beauties...okuma cold water line counters...anyone have experience with them? They look and feel pretty solid. appreciate any info good or bad.thanks guys

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Fresh water pirate wrote:

Today Mrs. pirate gave me the go ahead to pull the trigger on these two beauties...okuma cold water line counters...anyone have experience with them? They look and feel pretty solid. appreciate any info good or bad.thanks guys

Hey Pirate. That's the same reel I/we use for trollin for stripers. Except mine is a left hand crank.
They are really nice and solid reels. I think you'll be very pleased with them. I am.

We have ours spooled with 30# braid and tie directly to lures.

Fresh water pirate Loc: West Sacramento calif

saw1 wrote:

Hey Pirate. That's the same reel I/we use for trollin for stripers. Except mine is a left hand crank.
They are really nice and solid reels. I think you'll be very pleased with them. I am.

We have ours spooled with 30# braid and tie directly to lures.

Thanks brother...both my bait shops are out of braid lol...I guess I'm not the only one getting my gear straightened out...plan on using them for salmon striper trolling this year can't wait to get em wet👍🦈

Fresh water pirate Loc: West Sacramento calif

Fresh water pirate wrote:

Thanks brother...both my bait shops are out of braid lol...I guess I'm not the only one getting my gear straightened out...plan on using them for salmon striper trolling this year can't wait to get em wet👍🦈

By the way...how was crappie action?

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Fresh water pirate wrote:

By the way...how was crappie action?

No crappie in the marina. We did graph some schools of fish here and there mostly in the 30 to 35 foot range. Didn't get any bites from them though so IDK what they were.
What kinda rod you paring the new reels with? I've got mine on an 9 foot Lamiglas Classic Glass rod.
It's a really nice setup. Have caught LOTS of stripers on it.

Huntm22 Loc: Northern Utah. - West Haven

I also use them on my trolling rods. 20# power pro hi-vis yellow for the trout and Kok’s with 4# fluorocarbon leader.
Also use the same for walleye and wipers.

Danger25 Loc: Philly/ Cape may New Jersey

Good luck brother ....nice stuff.

Fresh water pirate Loc: West Sacramento calif

saw1 wrote:

No crappie in the marina. We did graph some schools of fish here and there mostly in the 30 to 35 foot range. Didn't get any bites from them though so IDK what they were.
What kinda rod you paring the new reels with? I've got mine on an 9 foot Lamiglas Classic Glass rod.
It's a really nice setup. Have caught LOTS of stripers on it.

Gonna put em on okuma celio 8'6 mh. Love lamiglas but a little out of price range for me at the moment

Fresh water pirate Loc: West Sacramento calif

Huntm22 wrote:

I also use them on my trolling rods. 20# power pro hi-vis yellow for the trout and Kok’s with 4# fluorocarbon leader.
Also use the same for walleye and wipers.

Any issues huntm22?

Fresh water pirate Loc: West Sacramento calif

Danger25 wrote:

Good luck brother ....nice stuff.

Thanks danger.you get out yet dude?

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Fresh water pirate wrote:

Gonna put em on okuma celio 8'6 mh. Love lamiglas but a little out of price range for me at the moment

My fishin partner, Brad, bought both of them for me to use when fishin with him. Nobody else uses a left hand reel , just me. So a few months ago when I started goin out to the Petaluma River in my boat he just told me to take the rod since no one else fishes with that rod. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to afford that outfit myself.
Now whenever I'm gonna go fishin with him, I just bring the rod with me.

I think both the rod and the reel sell for about 100 to 110 dollars each. That's expensive for me.

Fresh water pirate Loc: West Sacramento calif

saw1 wrote:

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Yea saw.the celio goes about sixty bucks .already had two of em ..now everyone of my setups are getting reworked.trickledown theory of fishing ...if you buy new gear it'll change all yer gear doin swaps lol

Jeremy Loc: America

saw1 wrote:

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I only buy left side crank reels. I am right handed so I want to reel with left hand. Horse with right. Spinning Reels all are usually set up that way on charter boats too.

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

Fresh water pirate wrote:

Yea saw.the celio goes about sixty bucks .already had two of em ..now everyone of my setups are getting reworked.trickledown theory of fishing ...if you buy new gear it'll change all yer gear doin swaps lol

Check this out FWP. Ijust got some 20# in Friday. They still have some 30# / 4 strand. Good price also.

Jeremy Loc: America

Fresh water pirate wrote:

Today Mrs. pirate gave me the go ahead to pull the trigger on these two beauties...okuma cold water line counters...anyone have experience with them? They look and feel pretty solid. appreciate any info good or bad.thanks guys

I have Okuma Line counter Reel on an Okuma Rod. Bought it after I broke my Salmon Rod on a huge Salmon at the mouth of Nehalem River on the ocean. Works well rinse salt air and salt water off it every trip. Try to keep sand out of reels too. It does same thing it does to VW Buggy engines and ATVs...makes them get ruined real quickly.