1 speed vs 2 speed reel

[robmandel]

Originally Posted by ship 4 brains

When would you use a 2 speed reel vs a 1 speed reel?

when you have the money to afford it

boat guys love them. braid, heavy hooks, put the rod on the rail and wind, wind, wind. fish don't have a chance. tons of fish have been killed (um, released unharmed into the water, meg) on 500's, 146's, 99's, 2/0's, 3/0's, 4/0's, old newell's, and a whole host of single speed relics.

do we need one? how many 100lb tuna are we going to hook?

they work great on the boats though. "oooh, he's got shiny 2 speed lever drags". "ooh, he's got all grafighters".

sealines, saltists, toriums, etc. solid, work great. and they do have a ton of cranking power, even the sealines in 6:1. you'd be amazed.