Beach fishing: $30 Vintage Reel VS $1200 Shimano Stella
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Beach fishing reels can range from $10 to well over $1000. What are we really paying for in a fishing reel that is so expensive? Today we will be talking all about our gear we have chosen to invest in, and the reasons why we chose what we did! Senko Skipper Surf Fishing Adventure Kit: http://bit.ly/SSKIPPERSTORE Make a donation Ocean Concervacy: http://bit.ly/senkoOceanConservacy - - If you have your own Fishing YouTube channel and you're looking for tips and tricks, we've written a guide to help you grow! Full of advice from our own experience, you can download your FREE PDF here: http://bit.ly/sksktips Check out our Website: http://bit.ly/senkoweb INSTAGRAM: @SENKOSKIPPER Find us on Facebook! @Senko Skipper Vintage Fishing @Senko Skipper Fishing Community Interested in more Vintage Fishing gear? Check out our new Vintage fishing Facebook page! Search: "Senko Skipper Vintage Fishing"
10. comment for Beach fishing: $30 Vintage Reel VS $1200 Shimano Stella
You can always used others likes of baitrunners, surf reels etc.i only use stella for jigging/popping trolling..etc for offshore used...
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On the flip side unless your popping for GTs mackerel or big tuna the Stella is a little overkill.
Great video
Question: hey can you cast the vintage reel without opening the bail?
If you're going for just stats of the reel, there's lots of other affordable reels out there that has similar or better stats .
Side note : most expansive gears are made with very better quality materials , lighter, stronger , faster, last longer ... but it doesn't mean you HAVE GOT TO GET THE VERY EXPANSIVE GEARS, to get the job done .
There's been times when fishing and the guy with the most expansive gears get skunk , while our $20 combo landed the most fish .
But there's also other time that we all get fish
https://youtu.be/ji28LvxHGvc
2:30 me in this video /\ : “Hold my beer”
That's the only nice thing I have.
100. comment for Beach fishing: $30 Vintage Reel VS $1200 Shimano Stella
Could you do some videos on reading the waves /beach. The information you gave about the sand bar and trough was simple and clear.. I am not sure as to where exactly to cast . Do I cast infront of the sandbar or behind it ? Where are holes deeps located? Plz help ,thanks.
I fell you should save for a stella in a near feature
You should cut off the half bail on your vintage reel and convert it to a Bailess pick up like the van staal
Now, the reasoning behind the High end gear for more seasoned folks is longevity.
I started off like many others using bargain equipment. As I became more involved in the sport I found that the bargain equipment, reels specifically, just weren’t lasting more than a year.
Being in Texas I’m blessed to be able to fish not only the gulf coast (2 hour drive), but also two power plant cooling lakes (15-30 minute drive).
So, I started progressively getting better gear when I could. And not only does that gear last much longer but I’m able to fish more variety of fish/waters because the higher end gear can be used for both.
For example, my Shimano Stradic 2500, $300, can be used for pulling in everything from perch to bull red fish.
For example, I can take that same reel and put it on a 7’ high modulus blank/rod and fish the shore at the lakes.
Than I can put that same reel on a 9’ rod and throw lures in the surf.
Now as for the Stella, I use my Stella for big game fish in the surf and on the occasional deep sea charter for tuna. The only difference is in the surf it’s attached to a 12’ heavy surf rod chunking 3-5oz plus bait where as in the charter for yellow fin I’ve switched out spools from 30lbs braid to 60lbs braid chunking lures on an 7’ Heavy custom rod built for tuna fishing.
Also, one of the natural things about using the higher end gear is that you will be much more confident in going after the bigger game fish than you would be using a $20 Reel because it is just built better.
Those technologies that have been put into the Stella have also been put into some of Shimano’s mid priced products as well.
I’ll end it with a funny story from years ago fishing the surf of Padre National Seashore here with a great friend that showed up with a bargain surf combo.
It was mid November and we ran into the bull reds pretty hot and heavy. They were cruising the second gut. Well after he’s second bull red he’s reel busted. The main shaft literally bent and bound up causing the main gear to strip.
I was using an older Shimano bait runner 5000 series and managed to land 27 bull reds that weekend without a hiccup.
But the short answer to your original question is as you start to up your game/skill set you’ll start to look at better gear.
It serves both those purposes well for me.
Firstly, it's not that we end up eating the plastic when we eat the fish. The plastic could easily kill what eats it! Not to mention that as it breaks down, it degrades into small enough pieces to starve out populations of bait fish, and other tiny organisms which rely in plankton to survive. The level of microplastics -- of plastic in general -- in our waters is astounding.
Secondly, I do similar when I'm hiking: I pick up trash others have left behind. I get looks, walking around with some camera gear (I take photos on some trips) and a plastic garbage bag, but it's worth picking things up. I cannot believe the number of people who think that whatever energy bar wrapper they drop is going to break down into healthy soil, not be picked up by animals or eaten, or clog a digestive tract. Hell, there are even people who are somehow convinced that a glass bottle -- something which is about as stable of a material as can be -- is going to break down into sand in a couple years, if they toss it into the woods.
So yes: It's worth picking up trash. It makes a small difference each time, but it makes a difference.
Ugly Stik GX2 combo, $29.98
Ugly Stik Catfish 7ft spinning rod, $39.99
Okuma Longtitude surf 12ft rod, $26.98
Penn Fierce II 6000, $44.49
Okuma Ceymar C-55, $47.99
So yea $200 on 3 rod/reel isn't bad, and I'm still using them till this day. U don't need the super expensive gears to catch fish. Fish can be caught on any rod, just have to get used to the feeling