what size of reel is too big for bass?

KaGeraci · 06-28-06, 03:37 PM

hi, i am pretty new to fishing, but with help of a friend i have been learning a lot. but i recently bought a new reel and it is pretty big. i was wondering if i got too big of a reel, it is 8lb/260yds - 10lb/195yds - 12lb/175yds. we are mainly fishing bass up in michigan and ohio. the real is a pflueger president, and i will have it on a XPS Pro Qualifier rod. thanx for helping a newbie out ha ha.

flfireman · 06-28-06, 03:43 PM

Shouldn't be a problem.

KaGeraci · 06-28-06, 03:46 PM

ok, thank you for your quick reply

senko · 06-28-06, 03:46 PM

same here...

flamez · 06-28-06, 04:32 PM

thats a nice reel too bad a certain florida angler down here lost his must of fell out the back of his truck while driving i wont name names dont want him to have to remember the tragedy of the lost presidential =(

Marty · 06-28-06, 05:31 PM

Not sure whether you're talking spinning or baitcasting, but either way, lines in the 8-12# range are commonly used in bass fishing, with many people using heavier lines.

crankybait · 06-28-06, 05:40 PM

is 13 ounces too big?

JB · 06-28-06, 05:42 PM

cranky, naw, thats 3 ounces less than one pound, nice n light

crankybait · 06-28-06, 05:43 PM

well yeah that would be my stradic. and nobody wants it. i dont think im allowed to trade it in because i used it twice. i want another stradic, except a really light one. i think stradics are perhaps the best reel inthe 90-130 dollar price range

senko · 06-28-06, 05:47 PM

ill take it if its for free

.or there can be a small price.........you can offer.

crankybait · 06-28-06, 05:53 PM

haha the reel was 130 bucks. i got it for making it into medical school. only time id ever get somethign of this price. also got a st.croix avid in the deal. the other half of the deal is 50 lures. 25 by T-rexx and 20 soft plastics, 5 spinnerbaits. no, i would like a smaller size of this reel. the smaller size is 20 bucks less, so it would be a gain...

flbassman · 06-28-06, 07:47 PM

Cranky- Medical school? Aren't you like, 13?

m cress · 06-28-06, 08:36 PM

Cranky, Are you serious? you were accepted to a medical college? If so congrats. I also always assumed by your writing style that you were a kid or something

flamez · 06-28-06, 08:49 PM

dont underestimate the power of lazy peoples computer speak / punctuation

crankybait · 06-28-06, 08:55 PM

haha no, not college. yes i am a kid. but i made it into a specialized school. Academy of allied health. the number one high school in new jersey. theyre highschools that are geared towards a certain feild. ill be working at hospitals. and yeah this is lazy kid speak... you should see what kinds of essays i write. in fact, i wrote a 5 page persuasive essay for school

and i think i persuaded my teacher to fish

just got my GEPAs back, i did nice. all above proficient, only one score, language arts was 4 points down. 16/20. everything else was perfect or 19/20. im not stupid just dont like to type smart... in fact i got chased off another forum. apparently im a troll because i use "...". its called something like an epilippis but i cant spell it. anyways kids are not supposed to have decent grammar or use big words, so yeah. im plannign on going to harvard, yale, or johns hopkins

FlyRod · 06-28-06, 09:02 PM

Try this! No more getting "spooled" by 9 pound bass!

http://www.biminifishing.com/images/gfightingchair.jpg

FR

m cress · 06-28-06, 09:07 PM

Congrats Cranky!

crankybait · 06-28-06, 09:12 PM

thank you very much m cress.

Rebbasser · 06-28-06, 10:38 PM

Shoot, Flyrod-I could catch an ever bigger rock with that

!

bassguy2004 · 06-29-06, 11:54 PM

Reb, speaking of rock. Did you ever get that bad boy mounted??

FlyRod · 06-29-06, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bassguy2004

Reb, speaking of rock. Did you ever get that bad boy mounted??

He ate it! Starts his dental reconstruction tomorrow.
Mmmmmmm...Deep fried rock!

FR

Rebbasser · 06-30-06, 07:43 PM

Not yet, bassguy-I'll get around to it one of these days.

Flyrod, no way I'd eat that rock. Anybody can eat a rock, but how many do you know that can catch one on a wacky rigged Tiki Stick

!

crankybait · 07-01-06, 08:25 AM

finally figured how to get the pic on here... had a weird file name, dsnc0015 under fille 0015

JB · 07-01-06, 01:43 PM

wow mister souljah,

looks like that panfishin is wearin' ol cranky out...no wonder yer tired.........

"as my geisha once told me my first night in japan"
'its so big jb-son'

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crankybait · 07-02-06, 10:50 PM

wow jb now thats some good photoshop there... anyways fishign tomorrow, trying to find a spot to get my avocet fixed

06-28-06, 03:37 PM	#1
KaGeraci BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4	what size of reel is too big for bass? hi, i am pretty new to fishing, but with help of a friend i have been learning a lot. but i recently bought a new reel and it is pretty big. i was wondering if i got too big of a reel, it is 8lb/260yds - 10lb/195yds - 12lb/175yds. we are mainly fishing bass up in michigan and ohio. the real is a pflueger president, and i will have it on a XPS Pro Qualifier rod. thanx for helping a newbie out ha ha.

06-28-06, 03:43 PM	#2
flfireman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Palm Bay, Fl Posts: 2,751	Shouldn't be a problem. __________________ In the Lord all things are possible.

06-28-06, 03:46 PM	#4
senko BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Manteca,Ca. Posts: 826	same here... __________________ Manteca High Freshman Football V.O.L. Champions 2007 "Pain is Temporary, Pride is Forever."

06-28-06, 04:32 PM	#5
flamez BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: St.Cloud Central Florida Posts: 910	thats a nice reel too bad a certain florida angler down here lost his must of fell out the back of his truck while driving i wont name names dont want him to have to remember the tragedy of the lost presidential =( __________________ "You got that right flamez, only one other bait more fun to throw than a buzzbait, and thats a sand minnow!" - Trap

06-28-06, 05:31 PM	#6
Marty BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,580	Not sure whether you're talking spinning or baitcasting, but either way, lines in the 8-12# range are commonly used in bass fishing, with many people using heavier lines. __________________ Meeting expenses is easy...they're EVERYWHERE The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits Rochester, NY

06-28-06, 05:40 PM	#7
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	is 13 ounces too big?

06-28-06, 05:42 PM	#8
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	cranky, naw, thats 3 ounces less than one pound, nice n light

06-28-06, 05:43 PM	#9
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	well yeah that would be my stradic. and nobody wants it. i dont think im allowed to trade it in because i used it twice. i want another stradic, except a really light one. i think stradics are perhaps the best reel inthe 90-130 dollar price range

06-28-06, 05:47 PM	#10
senko BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Manteca,Ca. Posts: 826	ill take it if its for free .or there can be a small price.........you can offer. __________________ Manteca High Freshman Football V.O.L. Champions 2007 "Pain is Temporary, Pride is Forever."

06-28-06, 05:53 PM	#11
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	haha the reel was 130 bucks. i got it for making it into medical school. only time id ever get somethign of this price. also got a st.croix avid in the deal. the other half of the deal is 50 lures. 25 by T-rexx and 20 soft plastics, 5 spinnerbaits. no, i would like a smaller size of this reel. the smaller size is 20 bucks less, so it would be a gain...

06-28-06, 07:47 PM	#12
flbassman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jacksonville Florida Posts: 2,840	Cranky- Medical school? Aren't you like, 13? __________________ R.I.P. Zooker

06-28-06, 08:36 PM	#13
m cress BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: M. Village Md Posts: 105	Cranky, Are you serious? you were accepted to a medical college? If so congrats. I also always assumed by your writing style that you were a kid or something

06-28-06, 08:49 PM	#14
flamez BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: St.Cloud Central Florida Posts: 910	dont underestimate the power of lazy peoples computer speak / punctuation __________________ "You got that right flamez, only one other bait more fun to throw than a buzzbait, and thats a sand minnow!" - Trap

06-28-06, 08:55 PM	#15
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	haha no, not college. yes i am a kid. but i made it into a specialized school. Academy of allied health. the number one high school in new jersey. theyre highschools that are geared towards a certain feild. ill be working at hospitals. and yeah this is lazy kid speak... you should see what kinds of essays i write. in fact, i wrote a 5 page persuasive essay for school and i think i persuaded my teacher to fish just got my GEPAs back, i did nice. all above proficient, only one score, language arts was 4 points down. 16/20. everything else was perfect or 19/20. im not stupid just dont like to type smart... in fact i got chased off another forum. apparently im a troll because i use "...". its called something like an epilippis but i cant spell it. anyways kids are not supposed to have decent grammar or use big words, so yeah. im plannign on going to harvard, yale, or johns hopkins

06-28-06, 09:02 PM	#16
FlyRod BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,270	Try this! No more getting "spooled" by 9 pound bass! http://www.biminifishing.com/images/gfightingchair.jpg FR

06-28-06, 09:07 PM	#17
m cress BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: M. Village Md Posts: 105	Congrats Cranky!

06-28-06, 09:12 PM	#18
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	thank you very much m cress.

06-28-06, 10:38 PM	#19
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Shoot, Flyrod-I could catch an ever bigger rock with that ! __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

06-29-06, 11:54 PM	#20
bassguy2004 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Santa Rosa, California Posts: 317	Reb, speaking of rock. Did you ever get that bad boy mounted?? __________________ Show me the water, I will fish. Redwood Empire Bass Club

06-30-06, 07:43 PM	#22
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Not yet, bassguy-I'll get around to it one of these days. Flyrod, no way I'd eat that rock. Anybody can eat a rock, but how many do you know that can catch one on a wacky rigged Tiki Stick ! __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

07-01-06, 08:25 AM	#23
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	finally figured how to get the pic on here... had a weird file name, dsnc0015 under fille 0015

07-01-06, 01:43 PM	#24
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	wow mister souljah, looks like that panfishin is wearin' ol cranky out...no wonder yer tired......... "as my geisha once told me my first night in japan" 'its so big jb-son' click to enlarge

07-02-06, 10:50 PM	#25
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	wow jb now thats some good photoshop there... anyways fishign tomorrow, trying to find a spot to get my avocet fixed

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