Spinning Reel Reccomendations
 

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??

Re: Spinning Reel Reccomendations
 

What's a bait runner?

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

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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 :)

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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.

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

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

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