Re: Bait runners
 

I remember that pic. , nice fish!

Re: Bait runners
 

I use Shimano Baitrunners on both my 7 and 11footer. Have had no problem with either in the last four years. Love that second drag great for surf fishing.

Re: Bait runners
 

I did a little research and it was a Shamano 4500 that we were using.

Re: Bait runners
 

Yep we were fishing with 4500's that day. *I have tried a few different types of *spinning reels with the bait runner feature and the Shimano's are the best hands down. Stay away from the Okuma's. They are ok for mild use but the drags dont hold up. Even on the higher end ones (EPIXOR) the drags fail after multiple big fish runs. *I have 9 shimano bait runners, 3500's 4500's 6500's and two Shimano Thunnus reels and they just keep going and going.. *Dont waste time trying the others, go with the shimano reels. You might pay 20 or 30 dollars more but its worth it based on my own personal experiance.

Re: Bait runners
 

Allright that's what I wanted to know. The Cabelas is a Okuma ripoff. I have wore out ABU 5500 & 6500 and wanted to switch to spinning again. I guess Shimano is the only way to go. Some reason (in a drunken stooper) I rationalised that two reels that cost $120 was better than 1 reel that cost $100.

Shimano Baitrunner Reel Maintenance
 

Check out this link for info on regular maintenance, the key to long life and dependable performance of any reel.

http://www.stripersurf.com/shimanobaitrunner.html

Re: Bait runners
 

Cool site, but I would take it to Seahawk and tell Mat to call me when it's ready. Too many moving parts for me.