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Anyone use a
pflueger trion baticaster for salmon and steelhead fishing if so how do you liek it and what kinda line you loaded up with on it?
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islandbass
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RE:Anyone use a
It is a solid reel and I have used mine against chum.
It is comparable to the older Curado B (the older green reel) in terms of performance. However, its only flaw IMHO, and I love mine, is this...
Without some serious fine tuning, its casting limitations become apparent when trying to cast items that are less than 1/4 oz with say, line like 12# mono.
This is its only weakness. It is the only place where my curados trump the trion for out of the box performance. A curado easily handles 1/4 oz even with 12# mono.
It is definitely salmon worthy. I've never caught a steelie, but I imagine the Trion will fare well.
It is comparable to the older Curado B (the older green reel) in terms of performance. However, its only flaw IMHO, and I love mine, is this...
Without some serious fine tuning, its casting limitations become apparent when trying to cast items that are less than 1/4 oz with say, line like 12# mono.
This is its only weakness. It is the only place where my curados trump the trion for out of the box performance. A curado easily handles 1/4 oz even with 12# mono.
It is definitely salmon worthy. I've never caught a steelie, but I imagine the Trion will fare well.
RE:Anyone use a
Be careful with the flueger reels around salt water. Every fluger I have ever owned didnt make it past the first salt water trip, or brackish water trip. I rinse all my reels with warm water (to break down the salt composites, warm tap water works way better than hose water) ASAP after every salt/brackish water fishing trip and the fluegers still dint hold up. Great reels for fresh water, but a liitle over priced in my opinion
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islandbass
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RE:Anyone use a
You are absolutely correct. I recall seeing somewhere maybe the box or catalog it stated that their reels weren't rated for saltwater.gpc wrote:Be careful with the flueger reels around salt water. Every fluger I have ever owned didnt make it past the first salt water trip, or brackish water trip. I rinse all my reels with warm water (to break down the salt composites, warm tap water works way better than hose water) ASAP after every salt/brackish water fishing trip and the fluegers still dint hold up. Great reels for fresh water, but a liitle over priced in my opinion
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Shad_Eating_Grin
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RE:Anyone use a
I have a trion low profile. works just fine for steelhead. my favorite reel actually.
Go to Ebay and look for deals. You might get lucky and get a new one for 50-60 bucks
Go to Ebay and look for deals. You might get lucky and get a new one for 50-60 bucks