Surf fishing: Casting reel recommendations: Finally picked up a nice custom heaver built on a 13ft wri fusion mag blank. Was planning on putting an akios f15 on it, but I'm not married...

FS Digest

Finally picked up a nice custom heaver built on a 13ft wri fusion mag blank.

Was planning on putting an akios f15 on it, but I'm not married to the idea. What are you other options?

I run diawa on 90% of my setups but they don't have any good magged casting reels, and I don't see the point in buying one just to send off IE buy a saltist and then send to a reel shop.

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by chams2ferd

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

I've been using Avet MXL reels on my conventional rods for a good many years. Simple to clean and maintain, made in USA. I love having the lever drag for bait fishing.

OldNo7 Loc: South Shore LI

I have always used a spinning reel from Penn's Spinfisher saltwater fishing lineup for my surf and shore rods. Overall great performance and durability. Good luck and tight lines with the new rod 👍🏻

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

OldNo7 wrote:

I have always used a spinning reel from Penn's Spinfisher saltwater fishing lineup for my surf and shore rods. Overall great performance and durability. Good luck and tight lines with the new rod 👍🏻

Yup those are my backup fir night fishing if I blow up a reel. Or if I just feel l,y and want to throw spin instead of conventional bc.

rriggs Loc: North Carolina

I use the Ambassadeur 9000. My used the Penn 980 (no longer made) but I hear Penn’s newest reels are good.

Gemnest

Penn

nutz4fish Loc: Colchester, CT

FS Digest wrote:

Finally picked up a nice custom heaver built on a 13ft wri fusion mag blank.

Was planning on putting an akios f15 on it, but I'm not married to the idea. What are you other options?

I run diawa on 90% of my setups but they don't have any good magged casting reels, and I don't see the point in buying one just to send off IE buy a saltist and then send to a reel shop.

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by chams2ferd

What is a "magged" reel? Anyone ?

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

nutz4fish wrote:

What is a "magged" reel? Anyone ?

They put magnets in the reel to help control the rotation of the spool so you don't get backlash.

Gemnest

I just started surf fishing again and to me the new Penn reels are smother and quiet . The old ones were fantastic reels just not as smooth

nutz4fish Loc: Colchester, CT

Flytier wrote:

They put magnets in the reel to help control the rotation of the spool so you don't get backlash.

Ft. Thanx. I haven't purchased a bait caster in years. Thumb is trained.

rriggs Loc: North Carolina

Small magnets in the reel help to stop bird nests.

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

The Avets that I use were made before the nag version was built. It took me about a year to master casting that reel. The bearings that are used are amazing, with order lube wiwith a finger spin.il spin for half a minute or more from a finger spin