gold cup rods and reels - saltwater
 

i'm looking at the gold cup fly rod and reel outfits for sal****er
fishing...9 foot, 10 weight rod (5.4 ounces, im-8 blank, fuji silicon
guides), large arbor reel (machined aluminum, carbon fiber disc drag)
with gold cup line and backing - $345.

anyone have experience with gold cup stuff? it's apparently bass pro's
sal****er line. looking for a false albacore rig for occasional use on
other inshore fish.

jeff

Jeff Miller wrote:
i'm looking at the gold cup fly rod and reel outfits for sal****er
fishing...9 foot, 10 weight rod (5.4 ounces, im-8 blank, fuji silicon

guides), large arbor reel (machined aluminum, carbon fiber disc drag)

with gold cup line and backing - $345.

anyone have experience with gold cup stuff? it's apparently bass
pro's
sal****er line. looking for a false albacore rig for occasional use
on
other inshore fish.

jeff

I have a GC III on my nine and I like it. Smooth reel and a nice drag.
I haven't tested it on a fish large enough that I needed to protect an
8# leader. I am optimistic, though.

The only downside I've seen is the reel foot. If you drop the reel, it
invariably lands on the reel foot, which bends, even in a reel case.
The foot is very soft aluminum, so trying to bend it back results in a
mess. Usually, it bends near the lake, rather than near the tool box.

I tried to order a replacement from BPS, but they had no new ones. I
bought a used one for $0.53, with shipping another $5.00. That's how it
goes.

Buy the reel, buy a spare foot and keep your Leatherman handy.

Steve

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Jeff Miller wrote:
i'm looking at the gold cup fly rod and reel outfits for sal****er
fishing...9 foot, 10 weight rod (5.4 ounces, im-8 blank, fuji silicon

guides), large arbor reel (machined aluminum, carbon fiber disc drag)

with gold cup line and backing - $345.

anyone have experience with gold cup stuff? it's apparently bass
pro's
sal****er line. looking for a false albacore rig for occasional use
on
other inshore fish.

jeff

I have a GC III on my nine and I like it. Smooth reel and a nice drag.
I haven't tested it on a fish large enough that I needed to protect an
8# leader. I am optimistic, though.

The only downside I've seen is the reel foot. If you drop the reel, it
invariably lands on the reel foot, which bends, even in a reel case.
The foot is very soft aluminum, so trying to bend it back results in a
mess. Usually, it bends near the lake, rather than near the tool box.

I tried to order a replacement from BPS, but they had no new ones. I
bought a used one for $0.53, with shipping another $5.00. That's how it
goes.

Buy the reel, buy a spare foot and keep your Leatherman handy.

Steve

Good point Steve, I never thought about a spare reel foot, but it does make
sense.
-tom

Thanks...

jeff

Steve wrote:
Jeff Miller wrote:

i'm looking at the gold cup fly rod and reel outfits for sal****er
fishing...9 foot, 10 weight rod (5.4 ounces, im-8 blank, fuji silicon


guides), large arbor reel (machined aluminum, carbon fiber disc drag)


with gold cup line and backing - $345.

anyone have experience with gold cup stuff? it's apparently bass

pro's

sal****er line. looking for a false albacore rig for occasional use

on

other inshore fish.

jeff


I have a GC III on my nine and I like it. Smooth reel and a nice drag.
I haven't tested it on a fish large enough that I needed to protect an
8# leader. I am optimistic, though.

The only downside I've seen is the reel foot. If you drop the reel, it
invariably lands on the reel foot, which bends, even in a reel case.
The foot is very soft aluminum, so trying to bend it back results in a
mess. Usually, it bends near the lake, rather than near the tool box.

I tried to order a replacement from BPS, but they had no new ones. I
bought a used one for $0.53, with shipping another $5.00. That's how it
goes.

Buy the reel, buy a spare foot and keep your Leatherman handy.

Steve