"Huh

O RLY?"

Yeah, read up on competitive distance casting and see what kind of reels are being used.

They ain't your latest low profile Byzantium poodle reel.

Can your reel free spool for three minutes?

2 - Abu's and 2 - old BPS Pro Qualifiers....love em.

One Pflueger Trion round in the 5.2 to 1 ratio.  Everything else is low profile.  The old Abu 1500c and 2500c were the deal in the late 70's.

"Huh

O RLY?"

Yeah, read up on competitive distance casting and see what kind of reels are being used.

They ain't your latest low profile Byzantium poodle reel.

Can your reel free spool for three minutes?

You do realize that those distance casting competition reels are far from stock and the weights being used are in excess of 1 oz.

It takes a lot of weight to get a big line-laden spool turning.

I have two Abu C4 Reels and love them.

The C4 5600 is on a 7' MH rod for jigs, frogs and swimbaits, and the C4 6600 is on a 7'6" Muskie MH rod used primarily for bucktails and larger bass swimbaits.

And they outcast my other baitcasting reels.

i have one of those old quantum iron's too!!!

its my deep cranking reel. its great and casts forever.

im going to start throwing a quantum 1420 mgc classic, whichis kinda an "inbetween" reel.

also still have a cardiff 100a that is a freaking dream. dont use it that much though cause i dont have the right rod worthy of it yet. lol. its on an old allstar and i use it for "finess" redfishing. lol

I still use an Ambassadeur 5000 for crankbaits.

I have Abu 5000s I changed out the bushings to bearings, I regularly throw 3" and 4" weightless Texas rigged Senko worms using BigGame 10 and 12lb line.

Granted, total weight is .20 ounces, but put a 1/8 jig with skirt on the scales and take a look....

At the least, I'd still throw a round reel because they are more comfortable, and I don't have to worry about the palm plate falling off.

My favorite reel is the Shimano Calcutta 250 with the 5:1 gear ratio. Its a strong reel to begin with, and with the bushing to bearing upgrade, it makes it even more solid. I have 2 and use them for heavy cover flipping/ pitching and frog fishing.

Dave

I love my "Round Reels"and I use them for everything I throw.For light line,and lures I use my 1500-2500C's,and my 45-4600C's for everything else.

If it's about round reels, you won't get around a Calcutta Conquest or a Daiwa Millionaire. Currently I'm using an I'ze and a Grigio Titanio. They both work beautifully form 1/4 to 1 oz (they would handle even more, but then I prefer a Conquest 200 or a Ryoga 2020).

Definitely hard to beat the calcutta!