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[Floater]

Mine is 20 pound braided was 250 when i got it so about 230 yars now and its very lite. I even have a cx 4000ra with 8 pound 240 yards that i use on a very light rod for jiging and when pinks came in i would stand on the vedder all day jiging didnt have any fatigue problems. Just after my hand would feel it a bit but nothing that wasant worth the fishing.

[BwiBwi]

May be it's time for me to get new reels.
Seems like new material has been used to make reels thus becoming lighter.
Anyways my solution was using a small reel. mono lines 15lb test can hold 150yards. so a 30lb braided I can actually hold 250 yards.

[Floater]

What reel are you using? the other reel i was talking about is a abu 6500c3.

[BwiBwi]

Mine's a Daiwa 1987 model.

[Floater]

Ah that might be the problem lol.

[Sterling C]

Last post at 2:47:29 AM, Floater buddy, you need a girlfriend

[TrophyHunter]

I prefer 85 lb braided mainline with at least a 4' 40 lb leader.....it is so much easier that way..you can just put the rod over your shoulder and walk towards the treeline..and after you have dragged the fish onto the beach it makes it really easy to release the fish cause it is out of the water....if you boot the fish back in it is the best cause then you don't have to get your hands slimy

[chris gadsden]

I prefer 85 lb braided mainline with at least a 4' 40 lb leader.....it is so much easier that way..you can just put the rod over your shoulder and walk towards the treeline..and after you have dragged the fish onto the beach it makes it really easy to release the fish cause it is out of the water....if you boot the fish back in it is the best cause then you don't have to get your hands slimy

Nice.

[limit time]

Bwi Bwi, next time you see me, we'll compare our drift rod and reel setup and see whose is heavier.

hey , rodney where do u fish id like to see your setup.

[limit time]

Last post at 2:47:29 AM, Floater buddy, you need a girlfriend

   what??

[limit time]

I prefer 85 lb braided mainline with at least a 4' 40 lb leader.....it is so much easier that way..you can just put the rod over your shoulder and walk towards the treeline..and after you have dragged the fish onto the beach it makes it really easy to release the fish cause it is out of the water....if you boot the fish back in it is the best cause then you don't have to get your hands slimy

lol lol

[Rodney]

ok, when you guys talk about small reels, I thought you meant small reels.

250 yards of line is unnecessary in my opinion. When is the last time you've had a fish that made you run 250 yards along the river?

My baitcaster holds 120 meters of 12lb test Maxima Ultragreen. I spool on about the same amount on my Islander Steelheader on top of a small amount of backing.

My baitcaster weighs 235g (Shimano Metanium XT). LukeYVR uses a Shimano Calcutta Conquest 250, which is about the same size. Another similar model around the same size would be ABU 5600C4.

If you are specifically targeting chinook salmon in the Vedder, then reels such as Shimano Calcutta/Corsair 400, ABU6500C4/3 would make more sense. If you are trying to catch coho, the above reels will not only do the job but also allow you to conserve a lot of energy.

[BwiBwi]

Last post at 2:47:29 AM, Floater buddy, you need a girlfriend

Yes and remember a GIRLFRIEND not a WIFE. or you'll be posting at 4:00 am too she'll make you work HARD. 

[BwiBwi]

Ya but Rodney the next size down for me is _{small reel} it can only hold 100 yard of 5lb line.

[Rodney]

Time to ask the wifey for more allowance.