The other day I impulse bought an Eagle Claw UL pistol grip. This is the whippiest thing I’ve ever felt. It’s nuts. Line rating 2-6 pounds. The problem, no reel I can find is appropriate for it. It’s clearly made for a spincast, but almost all spincast reels start at 8lb line. Aside from some very high end BFS baitcasters, what can I put on this?
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r/BFSfishing would have some nice options under the Reels tag
Zebco Omega Pro Z02. They’re all metal, built like tanks inside and throw anything you put on em. The come stock with 6lb but 4 works fine for my kid.
I have an unused one I can set you up with if you can’t find a decent deal.
HICC50
https://a.co/d/dWBQT4V
Fuck it throw on a black max
zebco micro 33’s come pre-spooled with 4 lb if you want to go spincast route.
Vintage zebco 33
I’ve got a zebco micro gold 33 on a 4’10 rod and it’s awesome.
I also have a doviello BMC100(same manufacturer as the HICC50) on the same 4’10 rod and that’s a blast too
https://preview.redd.it/l6r3hb1zag0f1.jpeg?width=1320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bc99bb40d88d87c69ff827bcc4f13245df0939d0
If going new I’d go with the micro 33, or if you can find an 80 size daiwa silvercast. You can always respool a bigger spincaster with lighter line as well. If you want to hit a few yard sales you can find some cool old spincast reels for cheap. I have a nice abumatic 120 that’s just plain fun with 6lb line but it would work with 4lb easily.
I put a hicc50 from Ali on it and even though
I’ve gone down the expensive bfs route I still love the combo . The higher end stuff if you move up is better but different feel, this is still fun to come back to.
Zebco 202.