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.

[Gino]

Originally Posted by robmandel

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.

Glad I'm not the only one. I spent my fun time ont he Polaris Supreme as a kid, throwing Iron on a 9foot ulua and a penn senator or Newel.

Caught and killed lots of Tuna and YT, and even a Halibut!
2 speed is for the ritch, I figure if you pay more for a reel than half of what you paid for your kayak, you should be in a boat