Reels 101 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

taggermike · 03-08-2010, 04:34 PM

There are plenty of great reels out there and I have to admit the Hall shows can be a bit over whelming with every great reel on the planet on display. The new Accurates look amazing but the price is prohibitive for me. So what I would get with the extra price is the joy of worrying about it. Some of the new Okumas were affordable and looked like they would get the job done. Then again if you like the torium 20 and the SL 40 you might want to stick with these brands but get different sizes. The sealines have been good to me and I'm still killing fish on a bought used original black and blue SL30. When, if, this reel ever dies I see no reason not to get anouther SL30. Mike

03-08-2010, 04:34 PM	#2
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	There are plenty of great reels out there and I have to admit the Hall shows can be a bit over whelming with every great reel on the planet on display. The new Accurates look amazing but the price is prohibitive for me. So what I would get with the extra price is the joy of worrying about it. Some of the new Okumas were affordable and looked like they would get the job done. Then again if you like the torium 20 and the SL 40 you might want to stick with these brands but get different sizes. The sealines have been good to me and I'm still killing fish on a bought used original black and blue SL30. When, if, this reel ever dies I see no reason not to get anouther SL30. Mike