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Acibbohistece · 11-18-2007, 06:50 PM

I need to play devils advocate here.When I buy a reel, I look for a couple of things. 1. What rod will it go with?2. How does it balance with that rod combination?3. Drag material, "Oil Felt, Graphite, HT100?"If you have a 12 pound rod, you need a 12 pound reel to balance it. A 12 pound reel will have at least 4 pounds of drag pressure at 3/4 lock up and at least 6 pounds at full lock.Oil Felt drags are the cheap and nasty but can do the job. Graphite drags are the most expensive.HT 100 Drags are in the high line Penn Reels and are in one sentence "Designed to catch fish."I would suggest looking at a Penn Reel with an HT 100 Drag, that balances with the fishing rod your husband already has.Sneak the fishing rod past your husband and take it with you and tell the goofball at the counter you want a reel that balances with the rod etc etc etc...Have fun.

11-18-2007, 06:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
Acibbohistece Junior Fisherman Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	ok this is for all you fishing fanatics? I need to play devils advocate here.When I buy a reel, I look for a couple of things. 1. What rod will it go with?2. How does it balance with that rod combination?3. Drag material, "Oil Felt, Graphite, HT100?"If you have a 12 pound rod, you need a 12 pound reel to balance it. A 12 pound reel will have at least 4 pounds of drag pressure at 3/4 lock up and at least 6 pounds at full lock.Oil Felt drags are the cheap and nasty but can do the job. Graphite drags are the most expensive.HT 100 Drags are in the high line Penn Reels and are in one sentence "Designed to catch fish."I would suggest looking at a Penn Reel with an HT 100 Drag, that balances with the fishing rod your husband already has.Sneak the fishing rod past your husband and take it with you and tell the goofball at the counter you want a reel that balances with the rod etc etc etc...Have fun.