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Originally Posted by hucklongfin All things being equal a wide reel (338 vs 332) will get you more distance on the cast due to the effective spool diameter remaining larger, longer. I still prefer the narrower reel because I spend a lot more time cranking than throwing and that extra 10-15' doesn't mean much except for the superior looks it enables me to give to my buddies while the crowd is ooh'ing an aww'ing. |
That is the one knock on the wider spools. I fish a Daiwa SL50SH with 30 pound on a 90J (for local fish only - if you go long, you better have a 40# reel for the jig) and the one thing that kind of sucks about it is getting the line back on the reel. You need a long thumb
I'm going to have to check out the 338 that Brad uses. Dude can fish and if he says so, I'll take a look at the thing. Brad, what is the gear ratio on the 338? The 6.1:1 on the SL50SH gets interesting on fish around 25-30#.