No electric reel

mlutz95 · 12-18-2007, 09:38 PM

Im going down to islamorada this weekend for swordfish. I dont have any electric reels and i see all these pics with these big electric reels. Will a penn 50wide be enough reel? oris it just too hard to reel them up?

pelagic predator · 12-18-2007, 10:33 PM

Day or night? at night a 50w is fine.

mlutz95 · 12-18-2007, 11:02 PM

day, actually are 50's not good enough?

JahMussa · 12-19-2007, 01:08 AM

50's will be fine down there. I have a buddy that actually prefers the 50 for standup gear during the day. It's easier to move around...

-Tek

Zonian · 12-19-2007, 08:14 AM

I have caught them in the day with 50's spooled with 900yds of 50 braid backed with 300yds of 50 mono.

miamiangler1 · 12-24-2007, 09:46 PM

I`ve loaded my old school Penn Senitor 6/0 with 1500yds of 65lbs power -pro .. just waiting for a chance to get out there and try it ...50`s should work fine ..so long as you watch how much line you put out and the way you power drift >>>

SUPERDOLPH · 12-25-2007, 04:29 PM

I have a Tiagra 50wide which TEK loaded up with straight 130lb JB and we dropped down past 2000 feet with more than enough line still on the reel!

Only problem was reeling in all the line manually when the brick didnt break off

12-18-2007, 09:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
mlutz95 Hooked Up Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: dallas Best Catch: billfish slam Occupation: student (9th grade) Posts: 206	No electric reel Im going down to islamorada this weekend for swordfish. I dont have any electric reels and i see all these pics with these big electric reels. Will a penn 50wide be enough reel? oris it just too hard to reel them up?

12-19-2007, 01:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
JahMussa Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lighthouse Point, FLA Boat: Contender 31 Best Catch: 96" x 64" Occupation: Tackle Ho! Posts: 570	50's will be fine down there. I have a buddy that actually prefers the 50 for standup gear during the day. It's easier to move around... -Tek __________________ www.ILoveSwordfishing.com

12-25-2007, 04:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
SUPERDOLPH Lines In Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: plantation Posts: 56	I have a Tiagra 50wide which TEK loaded up with straight 130lb JB and we dropped down past 2000 feet with more than enough line still on the reel! Only problem was reeling in all the line manually when the brick didnt break off __________________

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12-18-2007, 10:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
pelagic predator Hooked Up Join Date: Jan 2007 Boat: contender 31 Best Catch: 60inch swordfish Occupation: Highschool (freshman) Posts: 275	Day or night? at night a 50w is fine.

12-18-2007, 11:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
mlutz95 Hooked Up Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: dallas Best Catch: billfish slam Occupation: student (9th grade) Posts: 206	day, actually are 50's not good enough?

12-19-2007, 08:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
Zonian Lines In Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Deltona, Fl Occupation: Shell Contractor Posts: 32	I have caught them in the day with 50's spooled with 900yds of 50 braid backed with 300yds of 50 mono.

12-24-2007, 09:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
miamiangler1 Grander Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: north miami, keystone point Boat: ,live bait ,deep dropping,swordfishing Best Catch: 7ft sailfish on 10#test with diawaBG20, 100#tarpon on 6#test baitcaster bass rod Occupation: selfemployed,real estate, painter,model builder Posts: 1,574	I`ve loaded my old school Penn Senitor 6/0 with 1500yds of 65lbs power -pro .. just waiting for a chance to get out there and try it ...50`s should work fine ..so long as you watch how much line you put out and the way you power drift >>>

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