Chatterbait reel
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- TT Pro Angler
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Re: Chatterbait reel
Whichever reel you choose, try and pick one with brass gears, for a smoother retrieve, and two bearings in each knob, so you won't feel anything on the retrieve but the blade vibrating.
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Re: Chatterbait reel
100 Conquest(og) with a zpi spool is my chatterbait reel of choice.
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Re: Chatterbait reel
I use a bantam hg and a metainium mg7
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SV103XS is definitely #1
Lews tourney pro was decent if you can’t find one.
Lews tourney pro was decent if you can’t find one.
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Zillion SV TW 6.3
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Re: Chatterbait reel
Daiwa TDZ type R +
Re: Chatterbait reel
I use a calcutta 100d.
Its got a 5.9:1 gears.
I want to try the Bantam MGL PG or the Engetsu 100PG.
I like a slower gear so I can run it deeper.
Its got a 5.9:1 gears.
I want to try the Bantam MGL PG or the Engetsu 100PG.
I like a slower gear so I can run it deeper.
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Re: Chatterbait reel
Fuego Ct 6:3. Same reel I throw squarebills with it.
Re: Chatterbait reel
Prefer true low ratio for resistance baits. Not a fan of the ultra high gear ratio craze. What a world we are living in when 6.3:1 is considered a low ratio.
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Prefer the lower gears.
More torque when retrieving and less resistance.
More torque when retrieving and less resistance.
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Re: Chatterbait reel
I understand that. It makes sense.
I have a bunch of 7.0/1 baitcasters that I use for just about everything, including punching.
For moving baits, I usually reel just fast enough to feel the crank wiggle, or the chatterbait shake, or the blades on the spinnerbait turn. When I want to speed up, I do it by feel.
I've always done it that way, so I guess I'm just too old to change.