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Electric Reels
Posted on 5/1/24 at 7:03 pm
Posted on 5/1/24 at 7:03 pm
Looking for opinions on what to buy. Mostly going be used for grouper and tiles but maybe swords once in a blue moon. I've used the Daiwa Tanacoms in the past and liked them. I see Daiwa has come out with the Sea Power which just looks to be an upgraded Tanacom. I know LP's are the best in the business but I cant justify spending that much on one. What does everyone run and how do you like it?
Posted on 5/1/24 at 7:33 pm to Pouldo26
LP’s all the way! Never have had an issue and they always take the abuse. I bought used ones from someone getting out of offshore fishing bc they were getting relocated for work.
Reel is half the cost don’t forget about the rods too!
Reel is half the cost don’t forget about the rods too!
Posted on 5/1/24 at 7:52 pm to Pouldo26
Banaxes are what we use and we love them. LPs are the gold standard but as you know they do not give them away.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 9:30 pm to Pouldo26
LP. Spend the money you won’t regret it. It’ll handle anything you throw at it.
Posted on 5/2/24 at 10:44 am to Pouldo26
Aint gonna be popular AT all but.....I have 4 electra mates on Penn 9/0s on straight guide fiberglass rods, straight butt, with swivel tips. They are about 50 ish years old. I have redone the electra mates COMPLETELY. I have owned them for about 20 years. All in I have about $200 in the 4 of them. They ain't automatic, don't have a jig function, but they will winch up a 10 pound queen snapper or a 50 pound grouper 1000 feet as good as any electric reel. I have caught truckloads of fish with these reels. The only thing I do not like is the straight butt but there are ways around that.
I used one of these for years off Stuart as a kite rod. I have used them as downriggers BUNCHES of times. Folks scoff at them....I have been on boats and had people on my boat that had very nice electric reels and when we got back to the hill we had caught about the same weight. They ain't pretty, they are heavy as hell but they are flat out bullet proof and if something does go wrong they are like a ford tractor...you can fix them with a 16d nail and some bailing wire. They are readily available on ebay for around $300. A $100 80 pound road and $100 worth of braid and youre in business for about half the price of a daiwa without the rod and the line. I understand in the era of Sitka and $1000 waders an electr-mate is a joke but they ain't a joke at catching weight....
I used one of these for years off Stuart as a kite rod. I have used them as downriggers BUNCHES of times. Folks scoff at them....I have been on boats and had people on my boat that had very nice electric reels and when we got back to the hill we had caught about the same weight. They ain't pretty, they are heavy as hell but they are flat out bullet proof and if something does go wrong they are like a ford tractor...you can fix them with a 16d nail and some bailing wire. They are readily available on ebay for around $300. A $100 80 pound road and $100 worth of braid and youre in business for about half the price of a daiwa without the rod and the line. I understand in the era of Sitka and $1000 waders an electr-mate is a joke but they ain't a joke at catching weight....
Posted on 5/2/24 at 10:52 am to Pouldo26
The new Diawa Tanacom 1200 is what we recently purchased to replace our older Tanacom 1000's.
The new reels offer 1100 yds of 80 lb. braid, 30% faster retrieval from previous model, and 20% more power. Diawa also moved the motor and gearing inside the spool itself. Hard to beat for $799.
I would recommend either Bo's Custom Rods in Denham, or Connely Rods in Palm Beach, FL
The new reels offer 1100 yds of 80 lb. braid, 30% faster retrieval from previous model, and 20% more power. Diawa also moved the motor and gearing inside the spool itself. Hard to beat for $799.
I would recommend either Bo's Custom Rods in Denham, or Connely Rods in Palm Beach, FL
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