Impulse buy. - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

yaky yak · 06-28-2012, 09:13 PM

I bought a brand new shimano tyrnos 8 for 150.00 dollars. Why? who knows.
I always wanted a two speed reel, but this sucker is kind of smallish. I put 300 yards of 30 lb braid on it tonight and it could still handle a little top shot of some thing. I'll probably use it as a bait trolling reel, but I would prefer 50lb braid around the kelp. I think 50lb braid might be to much for this small but mighty reel. Any one use one of these reels, and if so how do you have it set up? Guess it would be a nice bait catching reel if nothing else. Don't really need two speeds to reel in macks though.

06-28-2012, 09:13 PM	#1
yaky yak Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Riverside, calif Posts: 130	Impulse buy. I bought a brand new shimano tyrnos 8 for 150.00 dollars. Why? who knows. I always wanted a two speed reel, but this sucker is kind of smallish. I put 300 yards of 30 lb braid on it tonight and it could still handle a little top shot of some thing. I'll probably use it as a bait trolling reel, but I would prefer 50lb braid around the kelp. I think 50lb braid might be to much for this small but mighty reel. Any one use one of these reels, and if so how do you have it set up? Guess it would be a nice bait catching reel if nothing else. Don't really need two speeds to reel in macks though.