reels

[Gremlin2009]

any ideas for a good blackfishing reel ? also depending on work may take a run to Montauk. any takers ?

[SaltLife1980]

Im an Avet fan.. Love em.. I use an S/X and an M/X..

[MVP]

What is your budget?
What rod will you be matching reel to ?

[Garone Custom Rods]

It really depends on your budget, but if I was going to pick one reel it would be a Daiwa Saltiga 20 star drag. I also use this reel for offshore seabass, fluke, striper, shallow tilefishing, cod, and even jigging small tuna. I have had mine for 4 years and it had literally caught hundreds of fish.

[MrAC1980]

I'd also recommend the Daiwa Saltist 20 star drag. Mine is the levelwind version, but either is good. Had mine for a number of years and just serviced it myself which was very easy to do. A little Reel X on the main bearing the thing is smooooooth as silk! Great little tank of a reel. I have the Avet SX as well and although both are powerful, the Saltist is smoother.

[dfish28]

Big difference between the saltiga and saltist

[italianfisherman]

saltiga 20..

[njboarder]

If you are feeling a little spendy, def. Saltiga 20, as others have recommended.
I took my friend's saltiga 20, 30T apart for maint. and cf drag and I could tell that they were real quality reels.
If on a budget, avet sx or saltist star drag works fine as well.

[Kevin Bogan]

A 310 or 320 GTI penn, Under $100, killer reels.

[Reelron]

I have been using an Avet S/X for years works fine for me. Also have a Torium 14 that was my original Tog reel and is now my back up. Both work fine for me.

[HDMarc]

I switch between my Avet SX and my Daiwa Saltist LD30 for blackfish and most other bottom fishing. They are both powerful little reels for the money and have performed flawlessly for me.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Avet SX is a nice light compact reel that I use for all my inshore fishing... Everything from 40 pound Stripers to Fluke and Blackfish.

The Avet is however a lever drag real... So, unlike some of the star drag reels mentioned above, it will take a little geting used to since it will will not automatically engage the drag when you crank the handle. You have to move the lever drag into strike manually.