Tekota 600 or 700 for a wire dipsey rig?

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So my father surprised me for my birthday with a Tekota 700LC for my wire dipsey rod... my question now is it's pretty big, would I be better off exchanging it for a 600LC?

Do you guys prefer the 600 or 700 for your wires?

Nick

[Paul Czarnecki]

600's are what you want for your wire divers. Use the 700 for a 300 copper.

[jfneron]

The 700LC will give you more torque. This is the model that Best Chance Too use on their boat for wire & divers, because of the higher torque. Best is to fill the reel with mono and install your 1000' of wire over it. They use 40 lbs 7 strand wire, silver color.

The 600lc is doing a great job too (this is what I use personaly, with 30 lbs 7 strand, camo color).

J-F

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I ended up exchanging the 700 for a 600 and $50 gift card, which will be used towards another 600 for the other side of the boat. The 700 was a pretty reel, but it was pretty big. I kinda wish they had a 650 or something in between.

Nick

[stinger-1]

600 will take 1000' of 30# wire nicely, just make sure you wrap some mono or some electrical tape on the spool before winding the wire on.

[TrophySeeker]

600 will take 1000' of 30# wire nicely, just make sure you wrap some mono or some electrical tape on the spool before winding the wire on.

Not needed on a Tekota. They have a little stud in the center of the spool that you attach your line to. This prevents any slippage, and allows you to spool wire on tightly.