Uncle_T Loc: Georgia

From what I’ve seen the sizes of round baitcast reels go from 40 to 90,
Or 4000 to 9000,
What I am wondering is how much weight they can handle, such as, will a 40 be able to handle 4oz of weight?

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

Morning, Uncle_T. The answer to your dreams. Good luck!

https://sportfishingbuddy.com/baitcasting-reel-sizes/

nutz4fish Loc: Colchester, CT

Thanx Flyguy, this can be a bit confusing. This is going straight to my tackle folder for future reference. You Da Man !

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

You are welcome, my friend.

Jer Loc: N. Illinois 🇺🇸

Great info. Thanks.

Uncle_T Loc: Georgia

Thank you flyguy, but I’ve seen that before and it does show the weights of the reels but doesn’t actually explain what they can handle.
The thing is, I have a catfish rod, the bill dance baitcast combo, the rod is 7ft medium heavy fast, lure weight 1/2 to 4oz, and with the reel that came with it it is so heavy to try and cast, it works fine and I like it, but I was hoping to find something that would be a little easier to cast, out of curiosity I put one of my low profile reels on it and it is easier but if I add a 2oz weight I have to tighten the tension all the way and I feel that it’s too much stress on the reel, so thinking a smaller size round reel may be what I want to use on it.
If any of that makes any sense