Live lining reel for snag and fish

[Fishingfool2]

Looking to get spinning reel with live liner feature. Will be snagging bunker and fishing for striped bass.

Thinking of penn V4500LL or V6500LL.

Thx

[SplitShot]

I have a Shimano Thunnus CI4 6000.... used it all last season and loved it for snag/drop....

[Fishingfool2]

That os a little to rich for my blood

[Fisherman120]

What exactly is a livelining feature on a Spinning reel if somebody doesn't mind explaining? I've never used a Liveliner but would prefer to use a spinning reel then a conventional next time livelining.

[Gerry Zagorski]

A friend has a pair of 6500s and loves them. They are on the larger side for Stripers. He uses his for Tarpon which they are a bit better suited for.

I'd say the 4500 would be better. It's got 25 pounds of drag but is a bit light on the line capacity side. Too bad they don't make the 5500 in a live line.

The other reel to consider if your don't what to spend the money on a Thunnus is the Shimano 8000D. I've had one for several years now..I did have a few issues with the reel handle and over time the bearings got noisy. $30 and a trip to the Shimano factory it's back and performs like new.. It a very smooth reel and a big improvement over the 3500 and 4500.

Fisherman120 live liner reels and bait runners are synonymous. They have a 2nd lighter drag that is build in the back of the reels which allows you to control line out tension with the bail flipped over. Once you turn the reels handle your are fighting the fish on the preset main drag.

[MrAC1980]

Shimano baitrunner 6000D or the older 4500B series and dont look back. Haven't had luck with the new penn stuff lately. I'd stick with the Shimano for under $200bucks.

[SaltLife1980]

Shimano baitrunner 4500 is what i use.. Have no issues and works great

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by MrAC1980

Shimano baitrunner 6000D or the older 4500B series and dont look back. Haven't had luck with the new penn stuff lately. I'd stick with the Shimano for under $200bucks.

Hey Ant - Is it the LL models you've had issues with? I've read in a few places where people had issues with them when going from live line to main drag and the live line drag not full disengaging.

As I mentioned above, a friend of mine has two 6500s, they are not the LL models and he's caught several large tarpon on them with out any issues.

[MrAC1980]

Yes Gerry i've seen it all from the LL feature, fit and finish, to crappy pot metal of the internals. The older SS models were the shit, the newer stuff just doesn't compare.

[Walleyed]

I've been very happy with my 8000D.....no issues after 2 seasons of stripers.