Your favorite Catfish reel.

[Rainman4u2]

I hope this isn't a repeat thread.

Mine would be an Abu 6500 model for channels.

Ray

[Illinoisgiller]

As of the present, I use only spinning reels. So far the cats I catch are well within the limits of the spinning reels I have.:confused0024: Mike

[Screen]

A Master deep sea reel I won in a contest is my favorite (clicker is broken) and it is mounted on a 12' cat ugley.

Mike, you better go with Schoe for some flatties so you need a bigger reel! LOL

[Illinoisgiller]

I'm looking at some larger spinning reels.lol Hard to change old ways.:confused0024:
As for going with schoe, that's always fun.:party0011:I just might share the hot spots with him--------when I find them.:evilgrin0039: lol Mike

[gofish]

garcia 7000 an up......im gittin rid of all my 6500 s .....too small lol:icon_biggrin:

[Screen]

So how much do you want for the 6500s?

[Mickey and Jim]

I'm with Giller here spinning reeks Diawa 4550BR baitruners and Diawa Emblem_X 5599T with baitrunner conversions on 12 foot Fox 3 1/2 pound rod's.

[gofish]

screen im rebuildin 3 right now...ill have 6 or 7 6000s and 6500s fer sale later in the year...gotta replace em first an the 9000s an 10000s are a lil expensive lol......sorry ta say yer second in line though,allready got a pm bout em

[ho_shi]

i just use the zebco 888's (i think that it, the biggest zebco makes) i also have 2 of the new hawg seeker with bite alerts all on 7 or 8 ft ugly sticks. got one glow stick and i painted the tips of all my catfish poles with glow paint

[Screen]

I am always a day late! LOL!!!

[Rainman4u2]

ho_shi, let me know how those Hawg Seekers work for you, the wife wants one ("cause it makes noise when I have a bite...."), to go on a 7' glowstick ("so I can cast it" she says).

Ray

[T Bartels]

I use some of my dad's old Zebco 33's they're small but indestructible!!! I can't catch catfish anyway...:tongue0013:

[ho_shi]

ho_shi, let me know how those Hawg Seekers work for you, the wife wants one ("cause it makes noise when I have a bite...."), to go on a 7' glowstick ("so I can cast it" she says).

Ray


like i said the one downfall i notice so far is that they have to be kinda pointed where u cast to in order to effectively work right

watch the sales, i bought mine at walmrt at basspro internet sales price will try to get out this weekend and try them out, been busy with my trot line

[LiquidSteel]

My Shakespeare Alphas have always been reliable for me. But Okuma has a new "baitfeeder" spinning reel Ive been considering.

[Catbird]

Penn 320's for all around reel and Penn 330's for pulling them out of the log piles.

[zim-cat]

fav is probally a old 5500 or 6000c,6500c in the 70 gofish need to see those parts

[gofish]

ya know where i live buddy....im easier to track down than you are...im always home after 4 30 on weekdays less im gittin bait lol

[jason454ci]

I pretty much like any baitcaster that looks like a small winch with clothes line spooled on it. :icon_biggrin:

Seriously though I like the Abu big games in the 9000 model. Also taking a liking to the Penn's. Sure hard to beat them for yankin the big uns out of the structure.

[cattracker16]

right now i'm usin a 6500, but seriously looking at the pfluger g30. I don't have a broom stick i'm usin for a rod either.

[Rainman4u2]

right now i'm usin a 6500, but seriously looking at the pfluger g30. I don't have a broom stick i'm usin for a rod either.


No 10' Ugly Stick???

Ray

[cattracker16]

no sir, I'm kinda leaning towards the berkley glow stick in the 8 foot range. It might be a little over kill but ya never know i could start to find them dog gone flats that are hidin in the miss.

[gofish]

did ya finally git dryed out kenny?lol......make sure its heavy nuff fer them blues

[Fishaholic]

no sir, I'm kinda leaning towards the berkley glow stick in the 8 foot range. It might be a little over kill but ya never know i could start to find them dog gone flats that are hidin in the miss.
just got me a couple 8ft king cats spinning reels there a hwag let me tell ya!!

[cattracker16]

Yes sir i did get dryed out. I'm sure ifn i get a berkley 8 footer it aught to hold up to the blues.

[gofish]

im gonna have a camera handy fer when that first one i put ya on hits.....aint nuttin hits like a big ole blue! lol

[cattracker16]

well joe do ya think that contender will hold up to a blue? ifn not i'm sure they make a bigger model than a g30.

[gofish]

ya can use my stuff....jus funnin with ya

[dipper69_2000]

not sure any of my stuff is big enuff to fish w/ u guys. i just use my 6 n half foot hvy action bass pro rods and baitcasting reels spooled 20# mono. for flats and med/hvy 6 - 6 1/2 rods w/ shimano reels spooled w/ 10 -12 # cajun red. which by the way i do not care for as i have found it not to have much abr. resistance. holds a knot and casts well but freys easy.

[Sonny]

You're right, Ho Shi. The American-made Zebco 888 was a great catfishing reel. If it had come with a bait alarm, it would've been perfect. Built to last, too. I still see them all the time on eBay.

There was one reel bigger than the trip-8: the American-made Zebco Brute. An 888 took in 100 yards of 20 lb. line. The Brute could swallow 100 yards of 25 lb.-test, and (believe it or not) was a little bigger around. Either one makes a fine cat chaser. Set one on an Ugly Stik, like you did, and the catfish don't have a chance!

For smaller cats, I'd have to say a Zebco Legacy 1L or Zebco One Classic on a medium-action 6'-7' Ugly Stik would do the deed.

For baitcasting, I'd probably go with the Penn Levelmatic 940 or the old reliable Penn No. 9. For smaller cats, the Levelmatic 920. Make the rods for these reels "Ugly," too.

[DaveIN]

I Catch small cats.........Zebco 202?...................LOL