reels for 400 feet of 45# test weighted steel.

[rolmops]

Which tekota or coldwater would be the right size? Does it fit on a Penn 345?

Thank you.

[Gator]

Our 400 and 500 coppers are on Tekota 800 reels, and they're perfect. We also have slightly shorter rigs, 300 and 350, on Daiwa Seagate 50 size.

 

But 45 lb test weighted steel has a much larger diameter than 27 lb copper, hence requiring more spool space. The Tekota 800 reels are about as big as I'm comfortable with...if it were me, I'd move down to Torpedo 30 lb weighted steel, which is comparable to copper in size. 

 

And start working out more lol. Good luck!