Those eyes Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 Looking to upgrade my reels/rods for next year, any suggestions as to what gear to look for and pricing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wojo Posted December 17, 2018 Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 Looking to upgrade my reels/rods for next year, any suggestions as to what gear to look for and pricing?I like zepcos reelsSent from my iPhone using Lake Erie United Mobile App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherman brown Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 are you looking for trolling reels? I use daiwa sg17lca and sg17lc3b reels for erie and they serve me very well. if you want top of the line it would be tekota reels. the 17 is small light and easy to handle but big enough for erie. you can get the 17 reels off ebay for around 80.00 with free shipping. right now cabelas has a sale on the sealine lc5 reels at 75.00 to 79.00 each depending on the size you get. and I think anything over 50.00 is free shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Those eyes Posted December 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 Great thanx for the info, was gonna wait to pick something up at the Niagara Falls fishing expo but maybe pick them up @cabelas instead! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puking Dog Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 I have a bunch of Diawa Sealine 47LC's and they are OK. The bad thing about them is the little threaded cap and spring (under the star drag knob) tends to fall off and you don't notice till it's gone. It controls the free spool friction. When it falls off the little spring inside also falls off and both parts end up in the bilge or are lost forever and you then have to find or buy replacement parts. It only happens to my Diawa's, none of my other reels. Aside from that they are pretty good reels with fairly good drags. They are kind of small for lead core reels but you don't really need line counters for lead core reels. I use the metal ( not complete plastic) Cabela's Depthmaster Gold's. Never pay full price, wait till they are on sale or you have a 20% off coupon. I have picked them up for around $75 each on sale. They will hold up to 7 cores and backing and 100 feet of leader. They also make good down rigger reels because again you don't need line counter's for that application. My diver reels are all rigged with metal line and twilly tips. I use big Okuma CW453D because I use the same rods for Ontario salmon and Erie walleye. They work good. I would love to try a $200 Tekota, but I'm too cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsteeldreamcatcher Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 We run Okuma Coldwater 303D with Okuma Deadeye telescopic 8’6” rods for our tournament team and charter boat. Look for Innovative Outdoors at the upcoming sportsman shows for special pricing. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Erie United Mobile App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherman brown Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 Quote just checked cabelas web site and the sealine sg lc5 reels are only 69.88 each with free shipping for any size you want. you cant beat this price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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