Power trolling

[Troy75]

I just got 8 B&M power trollers, I’m looking for some reasonable thumb bar baitcaster reel.. Needing suggestions on decent reel.

[CrappiePappy]

Wouldn't it be cheaper to put line counter reels on them ?? I assume that since you got "power trollers" that you intend to Push cranks, right ?? Line counter reels take all the guesswork out of how much line to let out to get your bait/weight down to the desired depth.

[Troy75]

Wouldn't it be cheaper to put line counter reels on them ?? I assume that since you got "power trollers" that you intend to Push cranks, right ?? Line counter reels take all the guesswork out of how much line to let out to get your bait/weight down to the desired depth.

I’ll be mainly pushing fin spins with big jigs, what size of line counter reel is everyone using? I don’t want a big and bulky reel

[CrappiePappy]

I’ll be mainly pushing fin spins with big jigs, what size of line counter reel is everyone using? I don’t want a big and bulky reel

Smallest line counter reels are 15's (Okuma Magda 15 & Shakespeare ATS 15 are what I use) And yes, they are "bigger" than your average baitcast reel .... like 1.25 times bigger than the average round baitcast reel & close to 1.5 times bigger than the average low profile baitcast reel. (just an estimate vs the round & low profile baitcast reels I have, and they're all "ancient" so I don't know about the size difference vs the newer models)

["G"]

I use the Crappie Max spinning reels on my BnM Pow R Trolling rods.They are about 20 bucks at Bass Pro shop.....no need for line counters not trolling any deeper than my rod length. I power troll jigs...jigs and minnows...and road runners.
For pushing and pulling cranks I use BnM Pro Trollers with line counter reels. For spider rigging I use BnM Capps and Colman rides with low profile baitcasters with thumb bars.

[Cray]

Troy, call grizzly jig. They had some pretty nice abugarcia thumb bar reels on Christmas sale. I keep a pretty close eye on what’s for sale cheap and that was best deal I have seen in awhile. I personally use baitcasters for everything but longlining jigs then I switch to spinning. I do use line counters for pulling cranks.

[trypman1]

I use casting reels, and use my rod length for pushing depth, I use a weight system for long lining. I do not like big casting reels, or big spinning reels.

[Troy75]

Troy, call grizzly jig. They had some pretty nice abugarcia thumb bar reels on Christmas sale. I keep a pretty close eye on what’s for sale cheap and that was best deal I have seen in awhile. I personally use baitcasters for everything but longlining jigs then I switch to spinning. I do use line counters for pulling cranks.

I called grizzly this morning, they were sold out of the Garcia’s, but they said they had the zebco protege on sale for $21.00 Im gonna check them out

[Fitter877]

Just picked up some of the new Shimano line counters. Very low profile, just like a palm size bait caster. Bit pricey but very nice.


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[Toby from MO]

I use Shakespeare Agility bait casters. Walmart sells them for about $25-$27. I recently picked up (8) new in package from a wholesaler for $20 a piece. It would take a little looking but you can often find'em on eBay for $15-$20. There are a couple guys on Ebay who sell them refurbished for $20.

I also use Ryobi Mag 3 bait cast reels...though they are not a thumb bar. These reels have not been made for several years so Ebay is the only place. I like these reels because they are a "mini" bait caster...about 3/4 size of a modern low profile reel.