Thread: Buying advice - boat rod and reel

If you do decide to go down the braid route, you need to budget for braid. It is a bit of a shock when the braid costs as much as the rod! Most reels are still designed for mono, so they are unnecessarily large. For most boat fishing 200-300 metres of line will be plenty. If braid is selected, then you can get away with a smaller reel. Smaller reels are cheaper and easier to hold all day, and have enough grunt. For an overhead reel (or spinning reel) to work efficiently, the spool needs to be full.

If you decide on mono, there are some lines around now that are a pleasure to use compared to the older thicker mono which have a lot of memory. It's much cheaper than braid too.
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