Iwould like to know what kind of fishing line I can place on the reel as far as weight also the max on mono and breaded,thank you for your time
1688773
I would use 30lb mono and 50lb braided. I use cajun red in mono. It does not show up easily in the water. About any kind of braided line will work. I also like to use suffix line. Really good but pricey.
1688774
This is a large reel and easily accommodates the 350 yards of 80lb braid I have on mine currently. I would say that 250-300+ yards of 30lb mono could be spooled onto this reel.
1457018
I have several of these reels and use them for most of my fishing needs...I would use either the 8 or 10 pound reel...Not much difference on the reel-They are a tough breed.....Good fishing..
1968155
if you mean how much line it takes if using 20 lbs line then you need a big roll of line or 5 small ones at least, this reel is made to handle big fish so you better use 40 lbs line at least . i will use it off a boat or when fishing deep water, its heavy and not worth it stressing the hands when you can use small reel for small or midum fish.
1844934
As others have suggested, strong fishing line would be good but might stretch a bit. Waxed/braided nylon is another option and might not stretch as much.
59899
The reel on this unit is not very good . I would not get it. If you are trying to catch big fish it will not be ver strong
2068663
Hi Willy, this reel has a 50 meter line capacity if you are using standard 1.5mm line. Please let us know if there is anything else that we can help you with.
2050466
Hi, Tony: I don't know, I have only owned one and and have used it a lot. Drag on any reel was a mystery to me until my savey fishing buddie, Harrold, shared with me the key after I lost my second good bass from broken line. He told me to tighten the drag until I could just barely pull line freely. His point, you can add drag after the fish is on, but you can't back off drag because you won't know when until the line has already broken! The red ten-pound line on the ZO3 is good stuff. Don't over do the drag and you won't be sorry. I don't use trebble hooks on the ZO3 because I use it primarily as a crappie rig. The 4.3 to one gear ratio won't easily allow strong, steady pressure on the line while reeling in, so you cannot let up when reeling in even a one pound crappie or it will throw the single hook. So, set your drag light enough to pull line by hand and keep the pressure on when reeling in and you'll eat fish tonight!
139514
i would save your $ and just buy 100lb fishing line. The OOK wire is difficult to use.
884433
Kingfish and spanish mackerel can and do hit the yellow line. See some slack in your line and reel it up with no resistance and get cut off leaving 50 dollars of line at the bottom of the ocean. Just something to think about depends on where you are fishing.. I would not use yellow down here on the Texas coast because of this reason.
1722803
I use the 600LC with braid trolling for bass with no problems so far. Set your drag right since there is very little stretch. I have a ten foot mono shock leader. On the 800 LC I use stainless wire and have caught plenty of bass and blues with no problems Good luck
543662
I'm no fly fishing expert so I'll let someone else answer that with more detail. I encountered the same dilemma with my 5wt and I went with the 5/6 so I could have more capacity for line. Panfish and small bass probably won't pull a ton of line out and the reel might be more along the lines of a "line holder" but if you think there is a chance of hooking into some bigger fish with it I'd look at the 5/6.
1349209
The 90 takes 440 M of 25lb and 330 of 30lb. Seems like a lot to me for a 20lb (max) fish but everyone has their own preference, we are fishermen after all. I might consider braid instead of mono and stick with the 65 if I wanted higher lb test. Mine came w/ 2 spools and you could load up both with different lines. Good luck.
2029963
William - Braided line will absolutely work with this pole. I have two of them and I use braid. Do you have a question about using braid or just about using it on this pole? I use braid for the backing and then add a "TOP SHOT" of about 100 yards of mono on top of that. This way you get the best of both worlds... Plenty of line with the braid and a little bit of stretch with the mono. Caught a 40 Pd Kingfish yesterday.
1763239
It does come with line on it. I believe it was about 25Lb Mono. I went down to local tackle store and had them remove about 100Yds and splice on 200Yds of braided line using Mono as filler on reel.
825258
As long as you keep your weight under 2 oz. just about anything, also keep the reel line 17# or under. I have used plastic jigs, iron spoons and five bait. It is not much good in very deep water because of the limit of line on the real and the weight needed to go deep. Very good for fish up to 20# and under.
2061316
It is heavier than an ultra light reel. Just need to see if it balances well with the rod your using.
954090
Since all the fish here in Utah are under 5lbs, hard to say. It is a lot more rugged than I really need. I get funny looks like I'm fishing for something much bigger than i'm going to catch. It's not like the super fat poles but it's not skinny either. Wish I could help you more.