Garage Sale Spoils

[MuskieBait]

(07-04-2012 03:39 PM)MichaelAngelo Wrote:  

(07-03-2012 02:08 PM)MuskieBait Wrote:  Catfish and carp...although I'm always a little cautious about the durability of graphite spools.

Then again, I just fought a 50lb cownose ray (butt snagged) down in Maryland on a 4000 size spinning reel with 30lb Powerpro, 15lb mono leader and #8 baitholder hook...that was nothing short of a miracle, a lot of patience and some fish fighting know-how.

Being under-gunned must make for a very interesting situation haha.

The mono leader? To lower visibility? To over shock absorption?

Actually it's for abrasion resistance. Braid is terrible when it comes to sharp objects. Fishing saltwater means you have to deal with barnacles, oysters, crabs...etc...all of them have sharp shells. 15lb mono is more resistant to sharp objects than 30lb braid (which has diameter of 8lb mono).

Like you said, it also offer a bit of shock absorption. Visibility isn't much of an issue for a lot of saltwater fish. If they want to eat, they go for it. They are not at all finicky like freshwater fish (unless you're talking about bonefish, tarpon, permit or cobia).

[roska]

Just curios are you buying this for using or collecting.
Enjoy your new reels..
Jason

[MichaelAngelo]

(07-29-2012 02:14 AM)roska Wrote:  Just curios are you buying this for using or collecting.
Enjoy your new reels..
Jason

Well, mostly collecting. Anytime I can pick up fishing gear that cheap, I usually cannot pass it up .

So, instead of spending $200 once on a great set-up, I'm probably going to end up with 20 purchases of $10 and a lot of useless gear LOL....

[hoTTuna]

(05-26-2012 10:31 PM)MichaelAngelo Wrote:  Today hoTTuna and I went to a local community yard sale. I was able to snag these 3 reels for $10





Ryobi Power Leader 6000 (it's biiiiiiig LOL)
Mitchell 308 Pro (made in France! mint shape!)
Garcia Mitchell 408 (also made in France! spool oscillation seems off edit: just watched one on Youtube and it's spot on!)

Also was able to find some Mepps spinners and leader line. A nice haul!

Ahahahaha I love the puzzle pieces under the reels Is that finished by the way?

[MichaelAngelo]

(07-31-2012 10:24 PM)hoTTuna Wrote:  Ahahahaha I love the puzzle pieces under the reels Is that finished by the way?

NOPE!!! LOL you guys never come around to finish it...

Ever since I suggested that the "puzzle isn't going to do itself" my basement's been strangely vacant...

Also, I might get to bust out the huge 6000 reel on the Cali trip! Stoked!!!!