I have had some experience trying to run a large arbour fly
reel on a down rigger.
they are no good for mono,braid only.
mono will compress and destroy the spool.
I learned the hard way.
I have had some experience trying to run a large arbour fly
reel on a down rigger.
they are no good for mono,braid only.
mono will compress and destroy the spool.
I learned the hard way.
You need to make sure its a good high quality fly reel before you pin it to a down rigger on a regular bases.. Fill it with Dacron and good to go with mono.. Islander LX 3.8 or 4.0 for example. Not sure about Nautilus ? Isn't trotac selling those reels ?
I've used them downrigger fishing a fair bit. They have a nice smooth drag and the pick up line really fast with the large arbour. The only thing I didn't like was that they have a really quiet clicker, I like to hear it when a fish is running.
They make a mooching reel now, had a guest bring one one my boat for a 3 day charter, prefer the islander, larger arbor but not the same smooth feel and more expensive,
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