battlehammer

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Buy the best you can afford. The Saltists and Catalinas are top end reels but are worth the extra money. The high gear ratios and better drag systems make life easier. I have runthe Saltist for 3 years now and love them. No issues yet.

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Thanks Sk8man- the price is right on them also- I can spool it up and the cost is comparable to the reels alone that I mentioned. I noticed your from canandaigua- I graduated from FLCC in 1990- I'm a environmental scientist- do alot of fisheries "work". If you want to call if work-owe it all to that place

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Hello all,

My head is spinning sorting through all the opinions on what reel to buy. I don't mind spending Diawa saltist or Okuma Catalina money but being a weekend warrior is this overkill? Will a diawa 47 or okuma convector work just as well or is this a case of you get what you pay for. This will be my first year running wire and I'm not gonna lie- I'm a little intimidated- thanks for any help

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Welcome battlehammer! You have a bunch of guys on this site with a treasure house of information and vast experience many of them up in the western section near you and they have shared a lot of it here with the rest of us. I'm sure as you get the feel of things there they will be willing to help you out (other than maybe at Derby times ) Have a great season.

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Thanks Sk8man- good luck to you this year also.

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Icefishing kept me content for awhile but I hear ya. It's def 10x's worse when your waiting to get a new rig in the water- good luck this year. The second the ice is out of Wilson harbor and I can launch I will let all know

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Thanks BAITNH, Good luck fishing this year

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Hello all,

Awesome site- looking forward to fishing big time this year. Recently divorced and plan on fishing HARD this year like before I was married. Kind of been out of the loop with new trends and stuff for the past 5 years on fishing Ontario. Planning on setting up a wire rig ( totally new to me) looks like this site has a wealth of info on it besides the fact that members seem to go out of their way to help a fellow fisherman out. Another storm for tomorrow- UGH! Brown trout time is so close- I'm getting real antsy! I live along the shores of Wilson, NY.

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