FranticD Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) Hi, I just bought a new 7" rod.. Its rated at 10-24kg. I wanted a reel to match.. and would be chasing the tougher fish like kingfish.. Mainly wanted to jig with it with soft plastics.. Can anyone recommend me what reel i should be using which would be lite... but strong enough to handle kingys? Budget would be about $150 max thanks Edited January 17, 2013 by FranticD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasksta Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Not sure what your budget is but mine is low. I bought a shimano spheros 18000 with 20kg drag for 140 delivered. Matched with 80lb braid it should stop most kings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranticD Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 Oh yeh good point regarding budget.. I will look into that. Is that heavy? because im planning on jigging, im looking for something as lite as possible,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LungFai Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Not sure what your budget is but mine is low. I bought a shimano spheros 18000 with 20kg drag for 140 delivered. Matched with 80lb braid it should stop most kings. That's damn cheap for a 18000 model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LungFai Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Oh yeh good point regarding budget.. I will look into that. Is that heavy? because im planning on jigging, im looking for something as lite as possible,. The Reel is about 800 grams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranticD Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 I cant see that anywhere for that price.. they look to be 200+ nowadays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasksta Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 PM me and i will send you the link. Actually got them for 135 as i bought two. Drag power vs $$$$ i dont think you can beat it. Took well over 300 yards of 80lb too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasksta Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 If you can afford it the next one up is the saragosa which looks very nice. Guy quoted me 250 for an 18000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostproperty Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 If you can stretch your budget another $50 I just bought an okuma salina 3 10000 series, yet to test it out but it's had good reviews and has a lifetime warranty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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