Not often That East Coast of North Carolina Boat Ramps are Covered With Snow and Ice……1/22/2025
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UL spinning reel upgrade
Yesterday i made a serious upgrade to my bluegill setup (Okuma Celilo 5'6" UL w/ 80s shimanno speed-master series reel 2-bearings) the reel whaich was great in the eighties just doesnt match up with todays reels in smoothness and deeper spool width for castability. I added the Pflueger Trion series reel 4725GX withe spider wire 8# rated braid 1# test mono diameter equivalent. All i can say is the sensitivity level of this rig is now off the charts. on a fifty foot cast into seventeen feet of water i could actually feel the diameter of the gravel change with acute awareness. the only bluegill i caught was about 6" but it felt like a smallmouth hitting a jig on my larger bass rigs. I held off as long as i could upgrading this line on my panfish rig (because of the expense of braid) but was well worth it!!
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Comment by John Sheehan on February 27, 2012 at 3:44pm
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What about hangups in wood or rock cover ,can you get the snag out with a snapping of the line like you can with Mono? I never used Braid and I'm trying to understand the advantages . Also, does the Spider wire wear out and cut a notch in the line roller even on a quality reel?
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Great report !! Thanks! Pfluegers are smooth for sure .I use a President and a Supreme 2# and 4# test for Gills ,Trout and other panfish . They're great!
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Comment by Slip Sinker on November 4, 2011 at 8:43am
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Yesterday i made a serious upgrade to my bluegill setup (Okuma Celilo 5'6" UL w/ 80s shimanno speed-master series reel 2-bearings) the reel whaich was great in the eighties just doesnt match up with todays reels in smoothness and deeper spool width for castability. I added the Pflueger Trion series reel 4725GX withe spider wire 8# rated braid 1# test mono diameter equivalent. All i can say is the sensitivity level of this rig is now off the charts. on a fifty foot cast into seventeen feet of water i could actually feel the diameter of the gravel change with acute awareness. the only bluegill i caught was about 6" but it felt like a smallmouth hitting a jig on my larger bass rigs. I held off as long as i could upgrading this line on my panfish rig (because of the expense of braid) but was well worth it!!
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