Fishing Q&A

How much must one spend to get a quality saltwater fly fishing reel?

I need a resonably priced reel for chasing Tarpon, Snook, and Bonefish. Brand names would be appreciated.

Public Comments

1. you get what you pay for . talk to people at 3-4 shops see what they say. try fly anglers online you should get info there. just don`t go wild till you know it`s what you want to do
2. No less than $150.00
3. The rig I have cost 750.00 dollars made by Rainwater and it can handle the fish you mentioned then some. I am a believer in you get what you pay for and would rather have to much rod than not enough. St Croix makes a good combo for under 200. You need to go visit a coupe of shops and see what feels good in your hands because not all of them will feel the same.
4. Okuma makes a decent reel for saltwater applications and you could match that up with decent saltwater rod as well. I would get an 8wt or a 9wt. Go to FAOL or outdoorbest.zerofrorums - flyfishing section and search archived posts and ask some questions. I would not target tarpon with anything less than a 10wt rod and reel with a good line. The 8wt or 9wt will cross between salt and freshwater fishing if you want to target peacock bass in Florida or largemouth basss as well. Based on your budget, say $250 look at Cabelas and Bass Pro combos for 8wt and 9wt. Good luck
5. Go to Cabellas online, no less than 100 bucks.
6. Orvis Mach Saltwater reel. $240-$270. Here's details and picture from basspro. http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=74019&hvarTarget=search&cmCat=SearchResults