Reel suggestions?

[chefchris401]

Dave the 9'6" matches great with reels in the 4000/5000 size range. So around 12 to 15 oz, 14oz seems to be ideal.

I have a daiwa 3500 on mine, which is 13.5 oz, balances almost perfect. But probably put a spheros 4000 on it, as the daiwa is old and beat up.

The rod is light, blank is 4.2oz and finished rod is 7.8oz maybe, Billy D just built a custom one for a CSA member. I have his notes somewhere, ill double check the weight.

Not sure about the show, but sure we could meet up, maybe find some open water if possible
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[basswipe]

Saragosa is fine reel.A nicely beefed up Spheros in reality.I have the 10000.

[pbadad]

Originally Posted by chefchris401

Dave the 9'6" matches great with reels in the 4000/5000 size range. So around 12 to 15 oz, 14oz seems to be ideal.

I have a daiwa 3500 on mine, which is 13.5 oz, balances almost perfect. But probably put a spheros 4000 on it, as the daiwa is old and beat up.

The rod is light, blank is 4.2oz and finished rod is 7.8oz maybe, Billy D just built a custom one for a CSA member. I have his notes somewhere, ill double check the weight.

Not sure about the show, but sure we could meet up, maybe find some open water if possible
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Chris the complete rod w/ x flock & #22 butt cap-9.6oz. Tip section 2oz. w/o the lt. weight corktape under the x-flock and #19 butt cap you can loose approx 1.5oz. Keeping in mind the smallness of the lower butt diameter on controlling the rod/reel weight during casting and comfort w/o sqeezing is my option for he underlayment. great blank. I test casted this blank and it sings out 2.6 oz pencils and feels at home w/ redfins. powerful action. you will love it. By the way keep in mind when you approach Shimano 6-8K reels the only difference is the spool capacity. Actually the reel weight diminishes (fractions)as the series number increases. my customer intends to use a Sustain 5K or upgrade to a ZB22 which is too heavy imo. VS 150 is a great match. ditto on the Spheros. great reel for the money. I investigated the new Penn ssv w/p -resistant reel. Nice piece of equipment. The 5K comes in slightly than the shimano. Give it a look/feel.

[massbassman]

Great info Billy, thank you. I have looked at this rod, and it is IMO, one of the nicest blanks out there in its weight class. I will eventually pair it with a VS150/200, but its not in the budget this year.The Spheros is a great reel and I will probably end up pairing it with a 5000FB, just to acheive, as you alluded, a little more spool capacity. Does anyone know if that model comes in the bailess version? Thanks for all the input!