slayer666 Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 hi all fellow fishraiders just need a bit of help on weather its good to use eggbeaters for trolling i have an Okuma Avenger ABF80 baitrunner. Any advise will be greatly appriciated Cheers Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the bream Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 hey mate will u be trolling lures or bait if lures it should be ok but when trolling pull it ahead of u once and awhile and hopefully happy days lol.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IFishSick. Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 It's okay, but you have to change the drag setting back and forth, but because you have a baitrunner, it might be okay if you can set your baitrunner drag to a fairly tense setting. Otherwise you'll have to loosen the drag off at the top of the reel and when you have a fish you must tighten it up, but then you lose that 33% drag setting and have to have a guess at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offtap1 Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Exactly what "ifishsick" Says Bait runners are a good option if u set up properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danielinbyron Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 not ideal for big lures at a rate of knots but no reason why not .. just the length of the handle and the way the rod wants to sit would be worth keeping an eye on, make sure everything is solidly held in place for a hit and the line can run freely.. yet firm enough to sink the hook on a strike.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottyman Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Hey Joe, I troll with a 10kg Silstar Crystal Blue Tip rod matched to an older model Okuma Fina 60 reel and it goes really well. It's not a bait runner so I have a guess at the drag settings - just whatever feels right and never had a problem yet. I've landed some great salmon and kings on the troll using Xmas trees. I do it every time I go outside now. Cheers David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domza Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 i also troll with large eggbeaters but they are either shimano baitrunners or the same reel as yours, the okuma avenger. just curious, what line and rod are u running with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayer666 Posted February 4, 2007 Author Share Posted February 4, 2007 i also troll with large eggbeaters but they are either shimano baitrunners or the same reel as yours, the okuma avenger. just curious, what line and rod are u running with it 50lb braid with a Topaz 7" rod which i bought from WATTO'S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayer666 Posted February 5, 2007 Author Share Posted February 5, 2007 thanks heaps for all your advice and input it has helped me alot Cheers Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domza Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 50lb braid with a Topaz 7" rod which i bought from WATTO'S wow 50lb braid, do u ever feel its abit heavy? the one i have is currently running 25lb braid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IFishSick. Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 (edited) 50lb braid offshore is nothing, I've seen Stella's and Spheros' loaded with 100lb. I have 3 eggbeaters, two bait runners (50lb) and one single drag (20lb). Only ever run one eggbeater with a largish lure and the other with a stripie lure. Edited February 6, 2007 by IFishSick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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