Reels 101 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

GregAndrew · 03-08-2010, 06:58 PM

Just like rods now, you have all kinds of options and configurations that each have their own benefits and disadvantages. The things that you pay extra for in reels today are: Lever Drags, Multiple speeds, High gear (retrieve) ratios, Improved drag systems, Cast controls, High max drag settings, Strengthened components to handle braided lines, and precision engineering (mostly so the parts fit together well). There are probably others that I am not thinking of off hand. For flylining, I think Mike is right, stick with the SL and maybe go with a 30 to give you variety. I think the only 2 innovations that might help would be a lever drag (quickly put the screws to em), and a high drag rating if you fish near the kelp. My .02 on the matter anyway.

03-08-2010, 06:58 PM	#3
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	Just like rods now, you have all kinds of options and configurations that each have their own benefits and disadvantages. The things that you pay extra for in reels today are: Lever Drags, Multiple speeds, High gear (retrieve) ratios, Improved drag systems, Cast controls, High max drag settings, Strengthened components to handle braided lines, and precision engineering (mostly so the parts fit together well). There are probably others that I am not thinking of off hand. For flylining, I think Mike is right, stick with the SL and maybe go with a 30 to give you variety. I think the only 2 innovations that might help would be a lever drag (quickly put the screws to em), and a high drag rating if you fish near the kelp. My .02 on the matter anyway.