Gear vs. Saltwater - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

taggermike · 10-27-2007, 12:52 PM

I'll throw in another vote of confidence for the Sealine series. Abus are not notorious for handling salt water. For a small baitcaster that will hold you might want to go with the Shimano Calcutta reels. They're more expensive but they will hold up under tough use for years and years. Another reel that I have found that holds up well on the kayaks are the Newells. I have a 200, 300, and 500 series and they all just keep killing fish. I keep telling myself when my old Newells die I'll get some thing "better". Hundreds of fish later and they're all still going strong. Mike

HookFynn · 10-27-2007, 02:59 PM

The Abu reels have served me so well over the years that it's hard to part with them. I know they aren't top of the line but I have caught hundreds of fish with them in my lifetime. I was really suprised to see them destroyed so quickly by the saltwater- but at the same time it sounds like I had just as much to do with them getting ruined as the saltwater did. To me my 55 & 56 hundreds are like old friends and the thought of parting with them isn't easy to swallow.

Bryan

P.S. Put a bunch of new pics up in the galleries at HookFynn.com, be sure to go check them out.

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10-27-2007, 12:52 PM	#1
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	I'll throw in another vote of confidence for the Sealine series. Abus are not notorious for handling salt water. For a small baitcaster that will hold you might want to go with the Shimano Calcutta reels. They're more expensive but they will hold up under tough use for years and years. Another reel that I have found that holds up well on the kayaks are the Newells. I have a 200, 300, and 500 series and they all just keep killing fish. I keep telling myself when my old Newells die I'll get some thing "better". Hundreds of fish later and they're all still going strong. Mike

10-27-2007, 02:59 PM	#2
HookFynn Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NorCal Posts: 18	The Abu reels have served me so well over the years that it's hard to part with them. I know they aren't top of the line but I have caught hundreds of fish with them in my lifetime. I was really suprised to see them destroyed so quickly by the saltwater- but at the same time it sounds like I had just as much to do with them getting ruined as the saltwater did. To me my 55 & 56 hundreds are like old friends and the thought of parting with them isn't easy to swallow. Bryan P.S. Put a bunch of new pics up in the galleries at HookFynn.com, be sure to go check them out.