07-10-2016, 02:17 PM
I am still debating on whether or not to spend the money on a quality electric.
I have always purchased quality fishing reels but $5000.00 for an occasional trip is hard to justify.
I have read where owners of older model Diawa and Shimano simply trash them because they no longer have any value. That is not the case with a Lindgren Pitman S 1200. If you have an old one you still have a very good reel. Improvements have been made with addition of a level winder and different material used for the spool.
Used to have to buy a $600 titanium spool for smaller braid and wire etc. because with heavy loads the spool would spread but now the 3rd generation is made of a composite that holds up very well. I am told by the manufacturer that the titanium is no longer necessary.
I may go with a couple of cheaper used ones to start. Electric reels are really for meat hauls, the trip when you want to fill the boat with meat. I fish for the sport and much prefer to cast for Mahi, Wahoo etc or troll. However after 4 men on my boat were worn out after cranking up about a 50lb snapper from 350' using a Shimano 50W I began to think that if you are going to go down to that depth and beyond it is not fun unless you have electric reels. In fact it is just plan stupid.
Can you pull a dredge with that Diawa or do you think it would break the reel.
Steve
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I have always purchased quality fishing reels but $5000.00 for an occasional trip is hard to justify.
I have read where owners of older model Diawa and Shimano simply trash them because they no longer have any value. That is not the case with a Lindgren Pitman S 1200. If you have an old one you still have a very good reel. Improvements have been made with addition of a level winder and different material used for the spool.
Used to have to buy a $600 titanium spool for smaller braid and wire etc. because with heavy loads the spool would spread but now the 3rd generation is made of a composite that holds up very well. I am told by the manufacturer that the titanium is no longer necessary.
I may go with a couple of cheaper used ones to start. Electric reels are really for meat hauls, the trip when you want to fill the boat with meat. I fish for the sport and much prefer to cast for Mahi, Wahoo etc or troll. However after 4 men on my boat were worn out after cranking up about a 50lb snapper from 350' using a Shimano 50W I began to think that if you are going to go down to that depth and beyond it is not fun unless you have electric reels. In fact it is just plan stupid.
Can you pull a dredge with that Diawa or do you think it would break the reel.
Steve
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