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That’s what I was thinking/worried about. I’ll hold onto it for steelhead but plan on getting a cold water. How do you like the one you have? Is it the grey/orange one or the black SS one?My quick check on that Shimano hit on the max. drag- 11 pounds.
I happen, lol, to have recently caught a 20# Chinook from my kayak on the ocean with a shiny new Okuma cold water low profile line counter so I checked and it's max. drag- 25 pounds. Best guess, I was definitely halfway to max drag.
my feeling, that Shimano would be great for steelhead and coho and smaller nooks. Get into a bigger Chinook, that Shimano will be pushed to it's limits...and beyond.
Grey/Orange. BiMart had a great price on them. I bought a second one after 'testing' out the first.That’s what I was thinking/worried about. I’ll hold onto it for steelhead but plan on getting a cold water. How do you like the one you have? Is it the grey/orange one or the black SS one?
Great! Yeah I have spun the handle at Bi-Mart on one about a thousand times trying to talk myself into it haha. Wasn’t sure if the SS one was really worth it or if the normal low profile was good enough. Thanks for the info.Grey/Orange. BiMart had a great price on them. I bought a second one after 'testing' out the first.
I really like that the star drag had a slight 'click' that you feel, so you can control it consistently- '3 clicks' tighter for example. And it's very sensitive, hard to over tighten it.Great! Yeah I have spun the handle at Bi-Mart on one about a thousand times trying to talk myself into it haha. Wasn’t sure if the SS one was really worth it or if the normal low profile was good enough. Thanks for the info.
Hahaha I definitely will not. I appreciate his generosity. I just don’t want to lose a fish because the reel isn’t up to the job.Don't tell your father in law ...
Good to hear you were able to net it! Bummer about the reel.While fly fishing for sea-run cutts a few years back with what i considered appropriated sized 5 wt rod and reel, I hooked into a 25 lb chinook. After a few really exciting runs, I landed the chinook, but the new to me graphite reel was toast from the fight.
Similar situations often happen; fishing for rock fish but enticing a really scary ling; trolling for salmon but hooking a halibut ...
Get another rod more appropriately sized for the reel from your FIL, at the same time you get the reel you want / need.
Will he know the diff?
We will see. I’m only the favorite by default because I’m the only one haha. He’s more interested in bass fishing than chasing salmon/steelhead.Of course, he'll want to go steelheading with his favourite son in law ..
Shimano 200/201 is "steelhead size".My father-in-law (who primarily fishes for bass) gave me a Shimano Curado Bantam 201CU to put on my new rod. Seems a bit small but he assures me that it’s plenty big for salmon (which is what the rod is for).
What do you guys think? Is it big enough? I wanted to put a Cold Water or CW low profile on it but free is a great price.
No, not exactly.^that's interesting. I assume you removed the clutch bearing and pawl and just cranked the drag down super tight?