Sturgeon Bankee Reel Question

[Ivana Fishalot]

Someone had mentioned a reel that had an insane retrieve ratio that works good for bankees. I think it was a Penn spincaster but maybe not. The quote I remember mentioned someone reeling in their smelt on plane. Thanks.

[Chromaflage]

Any of the Daiwa 50H, 50HV series. Awesome bank reels!

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[HntnFsh]

Also Shimano speedmaster.6:1 or 2040 TLD 5.2:1 both great reels.These or the Daiwas are great reels.

[Fshklr]

Ivana,
actually I said it will bring shakers(undersize sturgeon) in on plane :grin:

Here's the link to the post
web page Diawa 50H's

[Lwagg2]

diawa 50h you cannot go wrong with that

[shawn2010]

I have the Daiwa Grandwave-x 50shvk, its like the sealine x but with the 6.1:1 ratio it can get an 8oz to plane very fast.

[Ivana Fishalot]

Thanks for the replies.

Isn't it a pain in the rear when you don't have a levelwind?

[Lwagg2]

once you get use to your thumb being your level wind you will never care if it has it or not.

[KingFisher85]

Daiwa 50H
Cast sweet, just make sure you got a glove on or something so you don't burn the skin off your thumb when you cast one of them. :grin:

[Fshklr]

No glove needed...the large spool and bearings compensates for little thumbing needed to cast. The only time I thumb mine is to hold it still while loading the rod with my initial cast!!
The level wind factor is a no brainer after a day or two fishing...last yr my girlfriend happened to be next to my rod when it went off, and she has never reeled a non leveler before. I was some ways down the beach gabbing when I heard the bell go off and could see her grab it and slam the hook home...when I got there I figured it best to let her play and land the brute..33lbs URB..When I went to recast fearing she hadn't mended the line with her thumb she looked at me and said How'd I do?" It was wound perfect.
I went down and purchased her 1 the next day. They are sweet!!!

[Chromaflage]

You'll probably forget to use your thumb only a couple times. When you're tired of reloading line, you'll begin to remember.

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[LQQKASTAR]

i use a diawa 50h and a sg50h on a 14'lamiglas pole W/30 or 40 lb maxima,i throw an 8 ounce lead, i can usualy get it out about a 100 yards.i never have any problems with burning my thumb,i set up my reels so its almost a freespool thing..but not quite,i dont thumb the line at all except when it hits the water.instead i put my thumb on the spool then lift it so it isint in contact w/ the line, then move it all the way left and touch the little bit of exposed spool with the side of my thumb and ad a very slight drag if needed.
i have burned my thumb trying to put a stop on oversized fish,blisterd my whole thumb in about 2 seconds...it was a bad one, after that a freind gave me a leather thumb protecter, a little peice of leather with an elastic strap to hold it on. i wear it backwards while waiting so its out of the way. as there is no time to find it and put it on when that bell rings

[HANDLINER]

I'VE FISHED FROM THE BANK OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER FOR MANY YEARS.I HAVE USED MANY DIFFERENT REELS AND HAVE FOUND THE DIAWA 50H THE BEST REEL.BOMB PROOF!!

[sturgeon hunter]

The Daiwa's can not be beet I owned alot of them. But one thing to ponder over is the new daiwa sealine X, sl-sh, and grandwave x and z series all have centrifigul casting brakes and some of these can even be converted to magnetic brakes. I have sold all of my 50 and 350H and now use a Grandwave Z with a custom 15' Lamiglas I can throw 6oz with bait 175 yards. My old sealines if you prayed and held your face just right 125 tops.

[onebadfish]

15 year old diawa 50H. that's what i have on my 9' griggs. great reel; fast and super dependable. you might be able to get one on ebay for a good price.

[RussT]

Diawa 50HV, 50HD, and Simano TLD20/40 in that order. but I ain't opinionated
RussT