Catfish reels?

[Brad B]

Can you get a 7000 anymore that's NOT made in China?

I think they still make the 7000 C3I in Sweden.

[Loose]

Nope made in China.

[pureinsanity]

For about 60 bucks you can get a Penn 9m or 209.

Theyre basic and a little slow on retrieve but have dependable drags and built to take a lot of abuse.

For a few bucks more you can get a Penn 310gt or 320gt.

Very good reels and tough as nails.

I use a 310 on my "stiffy" for winching cats out of snags and rock piles.

Dennis, where did you get your penn? Give me a call one of these days, Would you mind if I came and took a look at your reel one of these days? Im ready for another addition to the family.

[pureinsanity]

Picked up a Shimano Cardiff, so far I really like the reel! Feels really smooth and can't wait to give it a try! Got a great deal on it as well! As Brian stated above, there is more than just Abu out there. Buying this reel reminded me I will be able to hear the sound of a clicker and know it is my reel as most the people I fish with all run Abu's and many of the same models/clicker sounds.

[dan z]

your gunna love that reel!!!

[DTro]

Shimano makes some good reels. Some guys run nothing but Calcuttas.

The Tekotas are very very nice.

I had a big fish destroy a Corsair 400, but I think they were made with plastic gears back then.

[pureinsanity]

I compared it to my 7000i and it seems to fair really well with it. The price was a steal. Should of got two or three!

[A.W.Wolfram]

The Diawa Saltist line looks Nice!

I think one will be sitting on a a new custom build on the MN river real soon

[hanson]

The Diawa Saltist line looks Nice!

Saltist is a very popular muskie reel for burning the big blades (double 10s & 13s).

I'll have one soon on one of my muskie rods. Can't quite swing a Trinidad though.

[nsnutter]

I just picked up a Swedish 6600c4 and can't wait to test it out once the levels drop down a a bit Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to put my power handle on it and spool it with some 80# Suffix 832

[Scott K]

What color swivel are you going to use?

[pureinsanity]

your gunna love that reel!!!

Which do you like better the Cardiff or the Calcutta?

[SandPoint]

Has anyone heard of using a quantum cabo saltwater spinning reel for cats? Seems like a nice reel only down fall is it doesnt have a bait clicker.

[pureinsanity]

Has anyone heard of using a quantum cabo saltwater spinning reel for cats? Seems like a nice reel only down fall is it doesnt have a bait clicker.

If it doesn't have a clicker I don't even think about buying it. I recently had a cheaper abu lose its clicker. Spring broke and a gear stripped. I finally just took the clicker out and put the reel back together. I am just going to use that reel for trolling or throwing out a bobber for a big pike off the dock.

[pureinsanity]

Wow that is a spending spinning reel!

[SandPoint]

No kidding! I wouldn't buy it for full price but I can get a pretty good deal on it so I might try it out.

[pureinsanity]

for a lot less money you can get an okuma with a bait feeder that would probably fair just as well. and if it didn't or only lasted a few seasons at least you could just buy another.

[dan z]

Which do you like better the Cardiff or the Calcutta?

[pureinsanity]

Dan I got to put the Cardiff on its maiden voyage this weekend. Love this reel! Never had such a awesome casting reel. The retrieve rate is pretty good too! I am anxious to get it on a big fish instead of the little ones I was catching this weekend.

[dan z]

the bigger the fish the better this reel performs!