What do you think of the 7:1 reels?

[FlipR70]

I'm curious if folks have been using the super-fast 7:1 reels & what they think of them??? I don't have one but would be interested if they're more useful than the 6.2:1. I'm also wondering what tactics they're most useful for in your opinion.

Thanks,

FlipR70

[Bushwacker]

I have been using a 7.1:1 Bass Pro Extreme and it works great for fishing frogs. The difference between it and my 6.3:1's is unbelievable. It is a real burner. It is great for frogs because it gets them in before they have a change to get down in the pads and slop. It is a little too fast for me for other applications, but I really haven't given it much of a chance yet.

[HawgTide]

You should really look at the retrieval ratio in terms of inches per handle turn, not the gear ratio. It can be misleading. For example, the new Quantum burner 7.0:1 retrieves 28" per handle turn, the same as the 6.3:1 Daiwa Fuego. The new Curado 200DHSV has 30" per handle turn and it's ratio is 7.0:1. Both the Curado and the Burner weigh close to 10oz, almost 2.5 ounces more compared to the Fuego.

[Daze Off]

Would love to tell you about the Quantum Burner but I can't because I am STILL waiting for it to be shipped from Zebco....sheesh....it was ordered in April.

Backorder, schmackorder.........at this point I would have probably paid retail and had it already.

Daze Off

[ikeslayer]

hawg tied said it well. you can have a 7:1 with a small arbor and have it hold a lot of line and only bring in 20some inches and you can have a 6.3:1 with a larger arbor and it can reel in 30+ a crank. Darn those guys that sell things that seem like one thing and are really another. It is like anything though do your homework and always test drive one first. ike

[Wayne Ek]

I've fished the Burner for 2 years, the first year was with a proto type. The IPT on the 7.1:1 is 28.8, weight is 10.1oz. I've had great success with this reel on my pig/jig rod and T-rig rod. The take-up on the T-rig rod has been a big plus, both on the initial pick-up by a fish and after a hook-set when they decide to head towards you. I've tried it on a buzzer rod, and it handles buzzers easily, but I have not got on a strong enough buzzer bite to give it a good work out. Last fall I used it on a cranking rod with braid to rip lipless cranks across flats, that worked unbelievably well, now if I could just figure out some way to keep piggies on the traps when they jump I did not like it on a C-rig rod, I fish fast and this justs seemed to allow me to fish even faster, which doesn't equate to better with a C-rig. Same with top water, I just seemed to move the bait faster than you should with top water.