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 01/24/2012 02:58 PM
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boswell
Joined: 12/31/1999
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re: Levelwind for Rockfish
tunanorth wrote:
MarkT wrote:
Like several others have said, I'd look at the Saltist and Tekota. Penn if you like old school.
The new Penn Fathom series reels [both levelwind and non-levelwind] are a major performance "step up" from the iconic Penn 320/330 GT models.
All-metal sideplate and frame, stainless pinion/bronze main gear, 3 to 5 ball-bearings, 30 pounds of drag.
The levelwind models are 4.3-1, and the non-levelwind models are 6-1.
Of course they are a bit more expensive, from $199-$219 depending on size.
Levelwind model size range braid line capacity goes from 300/50 [FTH15LW], to 650/100 [FTH60LW].
I bought the 320 about 2 years ago. It is so incredibly bad that I can't believe Penn would permit it to be marketed, although it was cheap enough (I think it was around $100 rack retail from a now defunct, brick and mortar tackle store).
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01/24/2012 03:45 PM
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tunanorth
Joined: 04/19/2007
Posts: 394
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re: Levelwind for Rockfish
boswell wrote:
tunanorth wrote:
MarkT wrote:
Like several others have said, I'd look at the Saltist and Tekota. Penn if you like old school.
The new Penn Fathom series reels [both levelwind and non-levelwind] are a major performance "step up" from the iconic Penn 320/330 GT models.
All-metal sideplate and frame, stainless pinion/bronze main gear, 3 to 5 ball-bearings, 30 pounds of drag.
The levelwind models are 4.3-1, and the non-levelwind models are 6-1.
Of course they are a bit more expensive, from $199-$219 depending on size.
Levelwind model size range braid line capacity goes from 300/50 [FTH15LW], to 650/100 [FTH60LW].
I bought the 320 about 2 years ago. It is so incredibly bad that I can't believe Penn would permit it to be marketed, although it was cheap enough (I think it was around $100 rack retail from a now defunct, brick and mortar tackle store).
The 320 is an interesting case study in regional angling preferences. In California south of Fresno, the 320 often engenders strong dislike such as you expressed, and most tackle shops will not even carry it.
North of Fresno, and increasingly as you move north from that point, the 320 is one of the most popular reels ever made for many different kinds of fishing, from rockfish to stripers to sturgeon. No doubt price factors in to that popularity, and many, many people would not dream of spending more than $89-$99 on a reel.
This post edited by tunanorth 01/25/2012
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02/16/2012 04:47 PM
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yessokk
Joined: 03/11/2007
Posts: 184
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re: Levelwind for Rockfish
This Daiwa STTLW30HA in the High Speed version
is in MHO the best rock fish
reel available at the present time.
No other reel matches its line
retrival rate and it's a level wind making life
a whole lot more fun. Especially when finsing
beyond the 200 ft. depth.
http://www.daiwa.com/reel/detail.aspx?id=442
I would spool as much 20 or 30 lb Sufix 832
as you can get on it.
Good luck
Walt
This post edited by yessokk 02/16/2012
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02/16/2012 05:32 PM
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J_AkuHed
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Joined: 05/12/2004
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re: Levelwind for Rockfish
yessokk wrote:
This Daiwa STTLW30HA in the High Speed version
is in MHO the best rock fish
reel available at the present time.
No other reel matches its line
retrival rate and it's a level wind making life
a whole lot more fun. Especially when finsing
beyond the 200 ft. depth.
http://www.daiwa.com/reel/detail.aspx?id=442
I would spool as much 20 or 30 lb Sufix 832
as you can get on it.
Good luck
Walt
I dunno, man, I would rather crank a 4:1 or less up 200'+ instead of a high speed 6:1 on a small diameter reel. The STTLW40 low speed would be better because of the larger diameter and the lower speed.
That's a lot of work for a little reel trying to haul 1#+ weght let alone a load of big SWRF,
Hana pa'a!
This post edited by J_AkuHed 02/16/2012
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02/16/2012 08:28 PM
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yessokk
Joined: 03/11/2007
Posts: 184
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re: Levelwind for Rockfish
I dunno, man, I would rather crank a 4:1 or less up 200'+ instead of a high speed 6:1 on a small diameter reel. The STTLW40 low speed would be better because of the larger diameter and the lower speed.
That's a lot of work for a little reel trying to haul 1#+ weght let alone a load of big SWRF,[/quote]
OK..... Let's compare Apples to Apples
If you open up this link..
http://www.daiwa.com/reel/detail.aspx?id=442
and compare both of the 40 size reels, the
STTLW40HA which reels in 47.2 inches of line per handle turn
vs. the STTLW40A which reels in 36.2 inches of line per
handle turn you can see distinct advantage of using the high
speen version. Now using the 40 size is fine if the angle
can handle the extra wt. all day. You can also see from the
specifications that the 30 size STTLW30HA
reels in the same amount as the 40 size STTLW40A.
It becomes apparent that the larger spool size of the 40 size
4.9:1 gear ratio has no advantage over the STTLW30HA high speed
6.1:1 gear raio.
So I would say if the extra wt. is not a problem to an angler
the STTLW40HA would be better yet as you would be pulling in
almost twice the line per turn of the reel handle vs. the
standard types of reels most anglers use for rock fishing.
Walt
This post edited by yessokk 02/16/2012
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