Aiutoooooo! Shark destroying my reels!!

[Zmaus]

Hoila jiggersssss
I got real lickssss.. I'm fishing every day 2 times a day from
3:30 /4:00am am to 6:30/7:00 am and from 4:00/5:00 pm to 8:00/9:00pm Only deep vertical... and Shark mash up all my reels...frying the drags of: Spheros 18000, Saragosa18000, and daiwa saltiga 50... I just brought a pe5 JM from kilsong corner, i hope he will resist shark attacks...I use JPR and Angler's Envy rods and ... Very nice rods... So now the question is...?? wich reel will keep going all day jigging 200/400gr jigs fishing average 150pd fishes average 15pd to30 each with 1/2 time a week some nice fellows more than 100pd.....
and almost every day 2/3 F****ing shark grab the fish we have on the jigs and ciao ciao reels....?? i have cold water ready to wet the reels but it dosen't works!!
And for big target is it better to invest in conventional or spinning?
Grazie Maurizio

[DoubleA_FL]

yea - and i dont mean to sound like a stuck up a$$, because i too fish with Saragosa's BUT i think you need to match the quality of your reels to the quality of your rods. its like buying a Ferrari and putting a used honda four banger in it.

i really dont think youll have any problems with the JM reel - now buy some high end spinners and i dont think youll have any problems (depending on the size of the shark, of course).

[DoubleA_FL]

well i guess a reference to the brakes is more approriate. its a Ferrari 599 GTO w/ stock honda civic brakes

200+mph w/ those brakes - aint gonna happen

you need those $40,000 ceramic brakes

[Zmaus]

well i guess a reference to the brakes is more approriate. its a Ferrari 599 GTO w/ stock honda civic brakes

200+mph w/ those brakes - aint gonna happen

you need those $40,000 ceramic brakes

Hoila DoubleA!!
Nice one... we should organise a "party doc" with the engineering dep. of Ferrari and Shimano together!! Hihhiihhii
Yea $$ no matter$$$$$$....
I like the rods i got.... pull up a 217 pd shark and many other in side the 100pd... any how i will buy a 3 kings just now.... any better ideas about the rods??
And the reel?? Stella sw will do the same??? Melting?
What to do? I will have a average set of reels and rods for the charter$..... and for my personal dayly use???
Any how no body answer the quetions... better conventional or spinning... where to invest.....
I'm sorry for my poor english
Ciao DoubleA And thank for your nice post..

[FLATLINER]

I will put my 2c up on it to see what others think. I would say if you are going spinning, the shimano 18000 would be best, and maybe a PE5 JM reel for conventional, or maybe even the accurate.

I tried the quantum Cabo and for the money, it wasn't even that good. The anti reverse blew up this week and needs to be replaced.

Flat

[Zmaus]

I will put my 2c up on it to see what others think. I would say if you are going spinning, the shimano 18000 would be best, and maybe a PE5 JM reel for conventional, or maybe even the accurate.

I tried the quantum Cabo and for the money, it wasn't even that good. The anti reverse blew up this week and needs to be replaced.

Flat

Flat thank U for the suggested reels... but i had guests with cabo, avet, shimano tyrnos 30 and some more brands...
In the tropic water there are very very very biGGG fishes...
and once U jigging U will bonce them..or better to say: them will bonce U and hard too!!!
Here is the Low season and it's time to set the boat again with new eq. Flat i like fishing the big onezzzzz...
Say some thing about the 3 Kings JM rods....
soon time i will have the cam on board just to give out an idea...
Ciao Jiggers and thank You for your suggestionzzzzz...
I love sharing knowledge

[FLATLINER]

Maussss,
Shimano 20000!!!!!

Let me know when you want to do the 3kings!

[silky23]

Flat thank U for the suggested reels... but i had guests with cabo, avet, shimano tyrnos 30 and some more brands...
In the tropic water there are very very very biGGG fishes...
and once U jigging U will bonce them..or better to say: them will bonce U and hard too!!!
Here is the Low season and it's time to set the boat again with new eq. Flat i like fishing the big onezzzzz...
Say some thing about the 3 Kings JM rods....
soon time i will have the cam on board just to give out an idea...
Ciao Jiggers and thank You for your suggestionzzzzz...
I love sharing knowledge

You won't have the drag cap melting issues with the stella line of reels. They are very, very nice reels and shimano has superior service. which one is completely up to you and your style of fishing. the 18000 has a little less line capacity than the 20000, but it does have a higher gear ratio which makes this reel perfect for throwing topwater plugs. The 20000 has a lower gear ratio and more line capacity , perfect for vertical jigging. you might want to look into the Diawa z6500 Expedition as well, very well built reel but you'll defenitly want to put carbontex drags in it as the stock drag s don't hold up very well over time. I have purchased both reels from Cape May Tackle with no issues.

If overhand reels is your liking the jigging Master PE reels are top notch, you might want to look into Aleutechnos gorrilla 12c reels (Cape May Tackle is authorized rep) as these reels are tough as nails and designed for VJing.
I believe SeaDraggin is an authorized dealer for these reels as wll and is a pleasure to deal with. (can't wait to see those new jigs!)

Accurate reels are very good as well JPR rods just became an authorized Dealer for them too so you might want to contact Paul and see if he can outfit you.

How big are these sharks?

[Zmaus]

You won't have the drag cap melting issues with the stella line of reels. They are very, very nice reels and shimano has superior service. which one is completely up to you and your style of fishing. the 18000 has a little less line capacity than the 20000, but it does have a higher gear ratio which makes this reel perfect for throwing topwater plugs. The 20000 has a lower gear ratio and more line capacity , perfect for vertical jigging. you might want to look into the Diawa z6500 Expedition as well, very well built reel but you'll defenitly want to put carbontex drags in it as the stock drag s don't hold up very well over time. I have purchased both reels from Cape May Tackle with no issues.

If overhand reels is your liking the jigging Master PE reels are top notch, you might want to look into Aleutechnos gorrilla 12c reels (Cape May Tackle is authorized rep) as these reels are tough as nails and designed for VJing.
I believe SeaDraggin is an authorized dealer for these reels as wll and is a pleasure to deal with. (can't wait to see those new jigs!)

Accurate reels are very good as well JPR rods just became an authorized Dealer for them too so you might want to contact Paul and see if he can outfit you.

How big are these sharks?

Silky ciao.... i looking to get a shimano stella20000 or 18000
like the speed of shperos 18000 i never try a reel with the ratio of the sw20000..... Any how step by step i will have both of them.... wich one first?? 20 or 18?? Alutecnos are sweeeeeettttt italian reels! I would like to be the rappresentative for the west indies...
Shark.... there are many hammer had that easy get to 800pd
We have a lot of kingfish makarel that pas 100pd(these are rokets!!) I never get a aj more than 60pd... still trying... We do very very god around the F.A.D.s fishing YFT. many time more thn 2000pd in one night and just 2 jiggers plus handyman... Actualy i purchase my stuff from Angler Center.. i hope thet them will be able to repear the drag of the saragosa and rebuild the shperos.... at low charge.. the reels are new almost 60 days!!! I have one more question... to run uppppp and down 500/600 ft a 500/600 grams jig wich one che be the best combination rod/reel and ratio??
Thank for your time and forgive me for my english

[FLATLINER]

Maus,
I would say that the 500 or 600G rod would be fine for a match to those reels. 1G per foot of water.

Kevin