TUNA Jigging Reel

[Sea Bear]

Originally Posted by aduma1107

What line will you pair it with? daiwa samurai braid 55 - 70lb haven't decided yet.

How many yards do you want? 220 yd

How much drag? Strike 21lb/Full 27lb

The saltist won't fish that kind of drag, they fall well short of their specs.
The avet will be pushing it, it may be OK but reels generally don't fair too well when always fished at their max for prolonged time. If you can deal with the "backslap" of the avet it's otherwise not a bad reel, but I personally cannot tolerate it. If you want to stick with one of these two reels this has to be the one.

I know these reels are priced higher than what you are already looking at, but the Shimano Talica 12 or 16 two speeds are good reels. My only "complaints" are the rather sharp drag curve once you go past strike, the rubber handle (prefer T-bar), and they don't have the power I've become used to from JM reels (but then again, nothing else does either). JM PE are the best choice but also the most $$$. Just depends how much you are OK with spending.