reels for pike

[midwesthunter]

I need to pick up a new reel for northerns. I want something that can hold a spool of power pro 50# with some backing. I am leaning towards an Abu Garcia Revo Winch but the 5.4:1 retrieve has me a little worried.

It should work great for cranks and bucktails but how well will this slower retrieve work for baits like the Glidin' Rap, x-rap subwalk and x-rap walk where you need to pick up extra line a bit faster?

Thanks for any replies

[goblueM]

if you are operating in that price range and worried about the gear ration, step up to the Revo Toro, faster gear ratio

curado would be an option as well

[cbrooks]

I second the Shimano Curado

[Esox_Magnum]

Curados a good reel with a 6:3:1, and with the Toros you have 3 choices, winch at 4:3, regular at 5:4 and HS at 6:3. I run both the Curado and HS but to fast for my liking on most gliders for those I prefer the 5:4 but I also run those reels on a 9' rod so helps with picking up slack.

[sled59]

I have 3 Quantum Accurist reals with 7;01 retrieve ratio and have caught many pike on them. They work great and for $99.00 they seem to work well for me.

[Elia]

The Revo Winch, at 5:4 to 1, is a great choice for pike. The Toro Winch, in either the 50 or 60 size, is a dandy specialized reel for muskies, but perhaps needlessly slow for general pike fishing. The Revo holds plenty of 50# braid, and it balances well with flipping sticks. ( this same setup would be great for bass fllipping and froggin'.). When properly spooled, the Revo is capable of moving lures very quickly. The Toros' footprints are just a bit too big to balance with most heavy bass rods--which is what I picture as "pike" tackle.

[midwesthunter]

Thanks for the advice everyone. I went to Cabela's on Sunday to pick up a Revo Winch and the sales associate thought I meant the Toro Winch and hadn't even heard of the one I wanted. Turns out they don't carry it at the store. Bummer

[fatfinger]

maybe just reel faster.

[Bigguyone]

Here are a couple options as well depending on your price point and style...

Have you thought about the calcutta 150? I like the 50XT for certain applications...prefer a low pro baitcaster but the 50 has its place and if you want more line and weight is not a factor the 150 or 200 may work well.

If you are willing to go with a lighter bait caster you may want to consider the Daiwa Sol or a great budget friendly reel is the new BPS pro qualifier in the 5.2:1 ratio.

The winch is at 20.6 inches per turn and reels like the zillion with the 4.9:1 are at 22 inches per turn and so it is still plenty slow with power but slightly faster. I really like the crazy cranker myself as I have 3 of the zillions.

May want to consider 2 setups or just go with a longer rod as mentioned above for when you need to pick up large amounts of slack with a glide bait. Also are you planning to use the same action rod for all your lures? You going xfast with braid?

[Acemac]

catch a lot of 50# northerns?

or do you just need some extra rope to tie the boat up with

[kyleharty]

catch a lot of 50# northerns?

or do you just need some extra rope to tie the boat up with

I use my muskie rods/reels with 80 lb. braid 95% of the time I'm pike fishing, unfortunately no 80 lb. pike yet but still trying!