Spinning Reel Question.....

[Doop]

Hey guys,

Does anyone own a Pfluger Presidential spinning reel? If so, how do you like it? I would be using mine for drop shot/shakey head/ jig worm. Any thoughts?

[Doop]

The rod i'm going to go with will be a shimano crucial...how do you guys like your shimanos? I will be fishing in and around cover so I'm figuring on going with Matt's advice and getting a MH 6'10"

As far as line...I like the idea of the Tough Line...but do you think you'd lose bites because of a more visible line?

What is a gamma copolymer?

[Deitz Dittrich]

Doop, I'm a little confused... In your first post you talk drop shotting/shakey, jig worm.. then in your next post you talk in and around cover.. In my opinon they don not mix?

I have 3 rods that I use for Dropshot/shakey/jig worm.

7'2" M Crucial.. Stradic MG reel 6 lb Gamma Edge Florocarbon.

6'8" Shimano Crucial M Stradic 8lb Copoly

6'8" ML St.Croix Shimano Sedona 750 15 lb Power pro(This is the only rod I own that isn't a shimano.. I just cant bring myself to sell it. Its a great jig worm rod.

IF your going drop/shakey rod, My go to is that 7'2" M Crucial... if I am fishing weeds I go with one of the other...

[Doop]

Sorry Deitz for the confusion...but i'll be more than likely be using a shakey head in and around grass and sticks. What line would you recommend I go with?

[smalliestalker]

I have been using a President for a little over 2yrs. It's a good quality reel for the $ and the drag is smooth as silk. The problem I have had was from dunking it while wading the river. It seized up so I had to get a knew one.

I still use the President for exactly the same purposes you purpose just not the river. That rod now holds a Daiwa Exceler. Another outstanding reel for the $.

As for your ? of line, Gamma is just a line manufacturer, higher end (or priced at least) line, and copolymer is a type of line.

For jigwormin' and shakey I go w/ braid and about a 18-24" fluorocarbon leader. I feel the increased sensitivity is a must and the braid cuts through and pulls the fish out of the weeds better than most other lines.

Joe

[Deitz Dittrich]

Doop I am a huge fan of Gamma-Like said above me here. They make 2 different lines. A Copoly and a Florocarbon. As far as for what you should use, For shakey worm fishing and drop shotting, the lighter the line, the more hits you are going to get. Plain and simple! THe lighter the line the more times you are going to get broke off.. Plain and simple. So, its a tough decision. I use 6lb most of the time, and as much as 8lb for drop shotting.. and for shakey.. but as much as 15 lb braid(4ll diam) for jig worming.

[Doop]

Thanks Deitz!

I also like the sensitivity of braid over other lines...i've gone away from braid for the past couple of years...I think I'll go back to it for some shakey head action.