Spinning Reel Reccomendations

[Gerry Zagorski]

Looking for recommendations for a spinning reel for a friend. Going to be used primarily inshore for fluke, blues and stripers and an occasionally for pot hoping mahi.

Since we do a lot of live lining and occasionally dead stick for Fluke, I think the bait runner feature is a must.

I've got a Shimano 8000D I like and fished a few times with the newer Penn Spinfishers too, which were nice. I have a few of the older Shimano 3500 and 4500 bait runners that seemed to always need repair.

Thoughts, opinions??

[frugalfisherman]

What's a bait runner?

[Dave A]

Gerry I would recommend the Shimano Baitrunner 8000D. It is strong and reliable. Btw, we can fix your older Baitrunners.

[SplitShot]

I got the Shimano Thunnus 6000 back in the Spring and it worked great all year for Snag/Drop and livelining some nice bass.... good solid reel

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by frugalfisherman

What's a bait runner?

It's a 2nd drag that allows you to adjust the line tension with the bail closed separate from the main drag. Makes a spinner work like a conventional reel where you have a line tension adjustment and a main drag.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by Dave A

Gerry I would recommend the Shimano Baitrunner 8000D. It is strong and reliable. Btw, we can fix your older Baitrunners.

Thanks Dave, might just sell this this guy one of those reels and have you fix it for him.

[FlukeU2]

I have a bait runner 8000 only used it twice. If interested I'll sell it cheap

[Charlie B]

The bait runner feature is nice. I pretty much will not get a spinner without it...Charlie