Help for Reel used for Bill Norman DD22

Anyone who throws deep diver cranks, 18 feet plus on the dive, what
reel/rod are you using?

I am looking for a good reel to handle these type of lures.

It's harder than you think to find a low gear ratio bait casting reel.
Shimano has one with 3.8:1. Found some spinning reels with low gear
ratios, but they are huge sla****er reels.

Please help with any advice you can.

Thanks in advance.

Jesse

"Jesse" wrote in message
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Anyone who throws deep diver cranks, 18 feet plus on the dive, what
reel/rod are you using?

I am looking for a good reel to handle these type of lures.

It's harder than you think to find a low gear ratio bait casting reel.
Shimano has one with 3.8:1. Found some spinning reels with low gear
ratios, but they are huge sla****er reels.

Please help with any advice you can.

Thanks in advance.


Buy the Shimano. I have had very good luck with my Shimanos.

Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com

I personally stay away from the "low" gear ratio. I find it's easier to reel
a 6.2.1 gear slower, than to speed up a 3.8.1 gear when a hooked fish
decides to swim towards you. JMO


"Jesse" wrote in message
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Anyone who throws deep diver cranks, 18 feet plus on the dive, what
reel/rod are you using?

I am looking for a good reel to handle these type of lures.

It's harder than you think to find a low gear ratio bait casting reel.
Shimano has one with 3.8:1. Found some spinning reels with low gear
ratios, but they are huge sla****er reels.

Please help with any advice you can.

Thanks in advance.

Jesse

Running these lures on a 6.2:1 is no longer an option for me. It's
just too tough. After about five casts, I am done with it.


On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 21:59:08 -0400, "Jerry Barton"
wrote:

I personally stay away from the "low" gear ratio. I find it's easier to reel
a 6.2.1 gear slower, than to speed up a 3.8.1 gear when a hooked fish
decides to swim towards you. JMO


"Jesse" wrote in message
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Anyone who throws deep diver cranks, 18 feet plus on the dive, what
reel/rod are you using?

I am looking for a good reel to handle these type of lures.

It's harder than you think to find a low gear ratio bait casting reel.
Shimano has one with 3.8:1. Found some spinning reels with low gear
ratios, but they are huge sla****er reels.

Please help with any advice you can.

Thanks in advance.

Jesse

"Jesse" wrote ...
Anyone who throws deep diver cranks, 18 feet plus on the dive, what
reel/rod are you using?

I am looking for a good reel to handle these type of lures.

It's harder than you think to find a low gear ratio bait casting reel.
Shimano has one with 3.8:1. Found some spinning reels with low gear
ratios, but they are huge sla****er reels.

Please help with any advice you can.

Thanks in advance.

Jesse

I use the 4.7:1 Ambassadeurs to crank DD22s all day long.
For the rod, I use 7' or 7.5' medium/heavy with a slow tip.

--
Scott

Definitely, Abu Garcia.

Carlos

I'd go with the Shimano, Lew's used to make a cranking reel, but I haven't
mess with one in a long time. A good cranking rod is the Lamiglas XCF705.
The ultimate is a spiral wrapped Seeker BS706B in S-Glass, I know where a
few are at $40 for the blank. The difference between it and the Lamiglas is
a little heavier tip. Weight and general feel are identical. Both are
S-Glass.