braid for irons?

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by MarkT

While I love my 525 mag and will pick up the Squall 515 when it comes out I prefer a larger spool diameter for casting the iron. I prefer a reel like a Daiwa SLX40, Torium 20, Penn 545 GS or the classsic Newell 332. The line comes off the larger spool smoother and it doesn't have to spin as fast which also helps with backlashes.

For larger heavier Iron bigger then a 6xjr I actually do like the larger diameter spooled reels. The problem is I don't know of any that come magged directly from the manufacturer, so I don't really like them for spectra, and don't really use them that much. The exception being that I do have a Saltist 30T that I magged myself and occasionally use for heavy Iron with 50 Power Pro Spectra with a short forty pound Fluoro topshot. For topshots I always use fluoro because I just don't buy Mono any more.

Mark I kid you not I was just looking at my SL50SH, SLX50, SLX40, Torium20, and Avet JX and thinking man I should just sell those suckers. Your welcome to them.

Last time I used one was the Torium down at PV where I landed a 90 pound YFT on it. If I'm not mistaken it's the only real fish I ever put on the thing.

Jim