SirSnookalot

Back to Pfleugers, stugoldstein - you shouldn't use the Supreme in salt water because it has a magnesium frame. I'm surprised it hasn't melted yet. I have read the 8035 is fine for inshore use, so far no problem and I doubt there will be. Anyone that fishes salt rinses their reels in fresh water after each and every use. If this reel were used offshore getting saltspray on it there is a possibility of damage, but you wouldn't take it offshore anyway. Now I'll give ya a tip.......Use corrison X or corrison block on your bearings and spindle, will make your reel even smoother and protect it. Also you may want to wipe a thin coating on the frame for further protection. I use this application for all my reels even freshwater. DO NOT USE PB BLASTER! IT IS HARSH AND WILL DESTROY YOUR BEARINGS, this has happened to me several times.

I've been to Lake Osborne and lake Ida quite a few times and despite the raves I hear I have not done well from shore, I need to know the spot, lol. My best freshwater success has been in the canals in both Delray and Boynton. My latest favorite technique has been a gold 1/4 oz spoon(weedless ok) and cast as far as I can to the opposite shore and retrieve fairly quick on a diaganal to where I'm standing on the bank. This has been productive latley.

My name is Stuart and I moved to Florida 4 years ago. Prior to moving here I lived on a 1200 acre lake just outside of Detroit. Our lake had a wide variety of fish, largemouth, smallmouth, crappie(we called them calico bass)perch, pike and even some lake trout. Once down here in Florida my fishing now consists of snook, tarpon and jack crevelle, I head out to the ocean or the icw every morning every day. After the bite is dead in the salt I fish for bass and peas(butterfly peacock bass). I mainly use spin gear but get the ole fly rod once in a while. I'm very interested on different techniques and general all around info.

I own the supreme 8035 and I love the reel, except that is too big for bass. I was manhandling the florida bass and peacocks with it so I moved the reel to a saltwater rod and used it for snook. I manhandled 10-12lb snook as well. Bass will not run like snook or tarpon. I will be putting a supreme 8030 on a shimano clarus 6/12 rod for pond use and my 8035 will be on a daiwa 6/14 for canal use. Gotta have backbone to haul up bass over 7lbs up the side of the canal. I strictly use braid 10 or 15# with a 20lb leader, no swivels tie line to line, fastclip ok for freshwater, but not for salt.