favorite ice fishing reel.

[dan z]

I always notice I grab my prsident 6920 with a 24" meatstick for the first rod/reel combo.

- my second rig is a pinnacle TinyT with a south bend Everest 27" light

- last rig is a now broken JM 24" spring bobber still works without the spring. that has a scheels guide tied to it.

Anyway I was wondering what the first rig grabbed by others is?

[OnAFly]

I've got the same reel on a powernoodle. Great reel! I like my old Shimano Sahara too.

I got an Abu Garcia 300i. Not real impressed for $40. Cabela's was out of the one I wanted and I settled for that at a higher price.

[kevfish1]

Tica cetus reel on a perch sweetheart.... dont get better than dat...

[goose89]

Tica cetus reel on a perch sweetheart.... dont get better than dat...

+1 on the Ticas I've got 3 Tica Cetus LF500's on TB rods. Problem free so far. 2 are going on 5 years now. Feel as smooth as the new one purchased this year. Dependable, smooth drags and durable. I don't baby them at all.....Solid reels at a decent (IMO) price. good luck...

[Johnnie15]

Shimano Sahara 1000 on a TB Deadstick. I have 2 of these setups and rarely use anything else. I can quickly switch between jigging and deadsticking based on the bite.

[TruthWalleyes]

+1

My favorite ice fishing reel is sahara 1000.

[FirstIce]

Depends on the rod and what I am pursuing.

Walleye rod - Shimano Sienna 500

Perch rod - Tica 500

Panfish rod - Okuma SLV

I seem to like the 500 series reels the best.

[noodlerod]

+1 on tica cetus and TBs rods NOTHING better IMO

[Northlander]

I used to buy Ticas as well but Matt at Thorne Brothers turned me on to the Shimano Sienna 500FD an Im buying them for most of my rods. Nice small size and a great drag that dont get gummy in the cold. At only about $30 they are a great bang for the buck. At times you can find them on sale for about $26. I use them on everything from my Powernoodle, deadstick up to my 32" walleye rods. I get mine at Marine General in Duluth because they carry all sizes in the Sienna. I know TB has them down in the cities and any good shop should have all sizes. Try one Im pretty sure you will like them.

[Eric_Kruger]

Used to be a 32" Rod built on a PN blank paired with an okuma hardstone reel

Now its a 32" graphite panfish rod, paired with a ross flystart 2 for panfish, and a 36" graphite ML, paired with a shimano sahara 500 for walleyes

[CJH]

Love the Pflueger's on all my rods!!! Smooth and trouble free!!

[TurnUpTheFishing]

I love shimanos but dont expect to be able to use them right out of the package seems whatever they use to lube the drag causes them to get really stiff in freezing temps. Ive got a symetre 1000FJ and a sienna 500FD both of them have this problem.

Ive had great luck with my Pflueger and Abu Garcia Cardinals. Smooth, good drags, work great in cold temps.

[rkpolaris]

No need for an expensive rod/reel for me, I haven't had any problems with Jason Michell and frabill bro combos for $50

[Flaco651]

Most of my favorite ice rods are equipped with Okuma Ignite iT-10's. Nice reel for money.

[hamms-scooter]

Love my schooleys for chasing panfish

[B-man715]

Used to be Tica's. But I've had a couple of them get really rough, ripped them apart and lubed to no avail. Still two in operation, but switching over to Shimano gradually

[timbo147]

If I had to pick one of my reels it would be the Okuma Hardstone HS-10. The only bad thing is I think that they stopped making them.

[uptracker]

Shimano Sedona 500.

For those of you having problems with "sticky" reels, try Quantum Hot Sauce oil and grease. It works wonders in the cold and heat. Made the switch and I'm impressed.

[Stick in Mud]

I've also heard good stuff about the Hot Sauce stuff...time for me to go out and buy some.

[Esox_Magnum]

Abu 100-300's are my favorites, Okuma SLV is closing that gap fast though, also fond of my Shimano's to...May try a Sienna on my new Tripwire or another Sedona, or maybe another Abu, all depends what the local shops have on hand...

[theicehooker]

No need for an expensive rod/reel for me, I haven't had any problems with Jason Michell and frabill bro combos for $50

The tica is 30-50$ and the st. Croix rod is $20. Excellent pair there. Not much if any more than yours and better

[pulsar_nx]

I mostly have ganders guide series ice reels with winter grease in them. I've probably got four that are 5 years old and still going strong. Just picked up a new one to replace a Genz stick reel.

[Nozzlejocky]

I generally find myself to be a Shimano guy, but as of late, I've been favoring the Schooley reels. They are the old style round ones. Paired with a Schooley arctic blue rod and they are quite nice. That said, if I'm fishing deeper than about 15 feet, I get impatient with them and will switch back to a spinning reel for ease of reeling to bring fish up from deep.