View Full Version : What reel do you take with you to the beach?


quick decision
12-11-2006, 09:31 PM
penn?
Avett?
daiwa?
van staal?
abu?
shimano?

I use a 704z

likwid
12-11-2006, 09:39 PM
magged avet sx
shimano calcutta conquest 400 (japanese import)

fishaholic18
12-11-2006, 09:41 PM
van stall

marky1
12-11-2006, 09:54 PM
Abu Garcia "SEVEN C" or the Abu Garcia 6500TCST:kewl:

Finaddict
12-11-2006, 10:23 PM
Currently - 704z is my main reel on my larger stick ... ordered a VS ...

tattoobob
12-11-2006, 10:28 PM
I don't fish I just hang on internet fishing sites

But if I did it would be a Van Staal 400g

5/0
12-11-2006, 10:30 PM
Mostly a Fin-Nor 16A or a 12A but If I need to launch plugs in the AM I'll bring a Shimano 700.


5/0

keeperreaper
12-11-2006, 10:37 PM
Calcutta 400.

nightprowler
12-11-2006, 10:45 PM
VS250
or quantum cabo 50

ChiefLinesider
12-11-2006, 11:07 PM
Van Staal 400g

a 400g!?



myself VS200.

jkswimmer
12-11-2006, 11:20 PM
704z

tattoobob
12-11-2006, 11:41 PM
a 400g!?



myself VS200.

I was just joking I have 3 VS's 150, 200, & 250

Plus some penns 6500ss and 704

riverrat2
12-11-2006, 11:59 PM
abu 7000i hopefully soon to be 7000i pro rocket:bl:
If I am doing the spinning thing 8000 spheros, I highly recomend this reel for anyone wanting a cheap reel that performs well in the surf and handles braid perfectly.

gone fishin
12-12-2006, 12:04 AM
Abu and Abu and penn 525:laughs:

Tailor marc
12-12-2006, 12:19 AM
Penn or the old school Michell 499

Clogston29
12-12-2006, 06:41 AM
spinning - vs200 or 250
conventional - shimano calcutta 400 or diawa luna 300

Karl F
12-12-2006, 06:52 AM
penn

numbskull
12-12-2006, 07:11 AM
Newell 229, 235
Calcutta 400

Bronko
12-12-2006, 08:26 AM
Spin: Shimano Spheros 8000

Conventional: Shimano Calcutta 400

:humpty:

chief10
12-12-2006, 10:22 AM
VS 200

Rockport24
12-12-2006, 10:52 AM
I bring this:



just kidding, Penn Slammer 560 with 30lb braid worked great for me on the beach this year, then I switched to mono when I started rock crawling.

RickBomba
12-12-2006, 10:56 AM
Cabo 60; VS 200 next year.
Gotta be very careful around Mikey, he steals terminal tackle the way BM poaches plugs!
Sorry Dave!
HOHOHO,
Not Rappin Rick

Swimmer
12-12-2006, 11:21 AM
Cool pic, very innovative!

Sluggoslinger
12-12-2006, 12:04 PM
Saltiga

chris L
12-12-2006, 12:13 PM
a working one full of quality line

Backbeach Jake
12-12-2006, 12:14 PM
712z,710z,704z s,m,l pluggers, Squidder 140 red bakelite spool, 525mag bait, Sounds like golf clubs, kinda

gadabout
12-12-2006, 12:59 PM
Most of the time a Penn 704 for plugging and a Squidder 140 for bait fishing. I also have a VS300, but I only use it for trips out to "M" where my reel will get submerged often.

Fishpart
12-12-2006, 02:02 PM
Little beach Quantum Boca 40 or Penn 550SS yes, that's right two generations old.

Big Beach Abu 6500/7000 or Penn 704

Mike P
12-12-2006, 02:44 PM
Canal, Saltiga 6000Z spinning, Newell 229 or 220, conventional.

Beach, VS 200 or 250

Young Salt
12-12-2006, 05:00 PM
shimano - spheros & stradic

penn - old school green 704 drilled to let sand & water pass through.

i fish the rocks much more than i do the sand.

Tagger
12-12-2006, 07:40 PM
7500 Nautil Pro = poor mans VS

luds
12-12-2006, 07:47 PM
Shimano Stradic 4000, vs 200, vs 250 and hopefully a vs 150 next year.

I also have a 706 that I almost used for the first time this past weekend.

chawk20
12-12-2006, 07:51 PM
Saltiga 4500,Fin Nor 12,Abu BG 7000

Mr. Sandman
12-12-2006, 08:24 PM
shimano stl8000fa w/50# PP on 11' arra or a stl6000fa w/40#PP on a 10'arra, both are sweet.

I will try the saltia next year. I like what I have seen so far. (But IMO no service beats shimano factory service)

jimmy z
12-12-2006, 10:28 PM
A Penn 650ssm, and one of my 16 Abu reels. :)

redneck24
12-13-2006, 05:28 AM
spheros 6000, or 8000 depends on the stick

scoobe
12-13-2006, 11:20 PM
Penn Slammer 360, 460's or Mitchell Nautils. It depends if I need more winching power or the water proofness.

Christian
12-14-2006, 11:44 AM
old penn 704z

calcutta
or my pimped out abu6500

The Dad Fisherman
12-14-2006, 11:57 AM
Stradic 4000 and a Stradic 6000.

1dozenraw
12-14-2006, 11:58 AM
Spinning...

Shimano Baitrunner 4500B or one of a few 704s or 704Zs mostly bailess. Or 706Z.

Conventional...

Abu 6500 C3, Daiwa Sl20SHV. Squiddah. Sometimes Newell 235.

2na
12-14-2006, 11:58 AM
When walking my VS150. When the Seashore, in it's infinite wisdom, has decided to open beach, Ahab Megalite 2000, Ahab 8's & 12's.

BTW - 1st post, newbie on site!

basswipe
12-14-2006, 05:14 PM
Shimano Spheros 8000
Penn 704Z/706Z
Quantum Boca 70PTs

There are others but those are the main ones.Btw the 706 is for sale.

Nebe
12-14-2006, 05:37 PM
sand? Vs 200. everything else- avet or abu.

striperondafly
12-14-2006, 06:59 PM
VS 150 & a Penn 704 Greenie drilled

Diamondwrapper
12-14-2006, 07:07 PM
Avet SX and a Nautil 7500 Yellow. I've got a VS200 but I don't use it much.

Fungus
12-14-2006, 08:11 PM
Usually a Diawa SS2600 or a VS 200 depending on what rod

alb31
12-15-2006, 08:39 AM
I only use a 525 mag.

Stewie
12-15-2006, 10:56 PM
Shifting from Abu 7000's to 525Mag for plugging. Squiddah for chunks