Besides a day of flipping where you want to retrieve your jig / soft plastic back fast for the next cast - what else are you using a fast 8:1:1 gear ratio reel for ?

Frogs, buzzbaits over thick weeds, pitching, bubba-shot into the lily-pads. If I'm purposefully tossing into moderate to thick weeds, I'm using my 8.1:1.

Everything but deep cranks for me.

Only jigs and Texas rigs for me. Even use a 7 ratio for this sometimes.  Depends on the reels tho. My lews are faster ipt than say a shimano slx. I like about 31 ipt for most techniques.  Jerkbaits, topwater, buzzbaits, burning shallow cranks, etc. I've got 2 of the 8's and they're both on flippin sticks 

Everything except spinner baits.  For those I use my 7s.

Since a great percentage of my fishing is plastics on the tidal Potomac I have gravitated to faster reels across the board pretty much.  Exceptions are a Curado 200E7, 7.0:1 for spinnerbaits and blade baits; a Chronarch 150, 6.2:1 for crankbaits; and a 200I HG 7.2:1 for frogs.

Any and all baits I work with my rod + buzzbaits.  Everything else I use a 7.x:1 or slower.  

Pitching and Frogging

Flipping, Frogging, and some top water baits, i.e. buzz baits..

Frogs, buzzbaits, and topwaters.

Thanks for replies - some I expected while others are new . *It's getting to be the 7:1:1 is "today's 6:3:1" and relegating the 5:4:1 for deep cranking only . 

 

*Yes , IPT is king in comparing gear ratios - but in general we can agree on faster gear ratios being more popular today. 

Jigs (except swimjigs I like 7:1 ish), Texas, punchin, froggin 

Frogs, toads & bottom fishing.

I would say buzz baits and frogs but the ones I have tried just didn't suit my style of fishing. 

Punching flipping and pitching. Is all I use 8:1 for

*For those that favor a 8:1:1 gear ratio baistcast reel - do you own more than one ? If so , how do you have them rigged (i.e. line & rod ?)

Just one rig. 7'0" Heavy/Fast rod. 50# braid with 12# YZH leader.

Pretty much anything can be fished with it.  Though the one place where a high gear ratio like that excels, in my opinion, is buzzbaits.  

 

I think gear ratios are more of a personal preference thing than a technique specific one.

Like most here, I like them for bottom contact baits targeting high percentage areas.  Unlike most here, I prefer a slower gear ratio when reducing the size and weight of my bottom contact baits.  Offerings with a half ounce of lead or tungsten get high speed reels, but I often drag a smaller Texas rig with less IPT to aid with bottom contact when I'm slow reeling and fast shaking -- which I do a lot of.

10 hours ago, ChrisD46 said:

*For those that favor a 8:1:1 gear ratio baistcast reel - do you own more than one ? If so , how do you have them rigged (i.e. line & rod ?)

I have 20+ 8.1:1 for Texas rigs, weightless flukes and Senkos, buzz baits, Toads, etc.

I have a couple.  Most of mine at 7 to 1 orn6 to 1. I reel wanna try that 10:1 zillion.  It would basically be flipping, frigging, and buzzbaits

Float & spoon fishing for salmon/steelhead

The faster the retrieval rate the better as the presentation is made in freespool

1 hour ago, Teal said:

I have a couple.  Most of mine at 7 to 1 orn6 to 1. I reel wanna try that 10:1 zillion.  It would basically be flipping, frigging, and buzzbaits

That zillion 10 is fast, but hard to start up. Hopefully that makes sense

12 hours ago, ChrisD46 said:

*For those that favor a 8:1:1 gear ratio baistcast reel - do you own more than one ? If so , how do you have them rigged (i.e. line & rod ?)

Topwater plug rig ~ 7' medium heavy, moderate fast action, braid to leader

Buzz bait/plopper rig ~ 7'3" heavy, fast action, straight braid

Frog/toad rig ~ 7'3" heavy, fast action, straight braid

Jig rig ~ 7'4" heavy, fast action, braid to leader

Jerk bait rig ~ 7' medium, FC or mono depending on depth of bait

1 minute ago, Crackintubes said:

That zillion 10 is fast, but hard to start up. Hopefully that makes sense

In other words, all horsepower and no torque....

4 minutes ago, Big Rick said:

Topwater plug rig ~ 7' medium heavy, moderate fast action, braid to leader

Buzz bait/plopper rig ~ 7'3" heavy, fast action, straight braid

Frog/toad rig ~ 7'3" heavy, fast action, straight braid

Jig rig ~ 7'4" heavy, fast action, braid to leader

Jerk bait rig ~ 7' medium, FC or mono depending on depth of bait

In other words, all horsepower and no torque....

Exactly sir, right on the money