Anyone use this reel for Musky Fishing? Or does anyone have a suggestion for an inexpensive reel I would be using for trolling for musky?
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Okuma Convector 30D
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March 11, 2019 at 11:20 am #1842257
I haven’t used the convector, but I have had great luck with the Okuma Cold Water line counter reels.
March 11, 2019 at 12:48 pm #1842289My convectors are mainly for Salmon trolling, but I use them for Musky trolling as well. They work great for the price.
March 11, 2019 at 12:56 pm #1842293Thanks guys… the price point is what has it for me if holds up… I was at a musky expo over the weekend and everyone was peddling $200 and up reels… WAY out of my price range. If the Convector can do the job then that is what I’m going to go with.
March 11, 2019 at 1:00 pm #1842297Clearly you haven’t been bitten by the bug yet if your still concerned about money.
Muskie fisherman spend on an entirely different level..
Example, I once spent $500 on COMPONENTS to make inline muskie spinners like bucktails.
My worst day I shredded 2 $300 reels.
Better have a good job!
March 11, 2019 at 1:16 pm #1842303LOL… river mud you are sooooooo inspiring… I”m sure the day I land my first lunker I’ll be hooked…
What is it that shreds a reel anyway? The brake?
March 11, 2019 at 2:25 pm #1842320What is it that shreds a reel anyway? The brake?
In muskie fishing, your thumb is the brake
Lots of ways to break a reel muskie fishing, the two I broke in one day I shredded the gear teeth. Over working the reels trolling at 5mph with some big boy lures in the propwash.
A common way to break one is to close the bail while a 1# lure is in the air. It happens.
March 23, 2019 at 11:15 am #1845356Kevin just go buy a 5500 or 6500 Abu Garcia reel and that will get you started. They aren’t line counters but you don’t NEED a line counter to troll, they just make it easier to duplicate what you are doing. For me for the money Garcia is hard to beat.
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