[triniron]

hey boys, i am getting into the tuna chunking fishing and trying to decide on a reel for it. i am looking at the penn 10 or 15 kg or maybe if things work out the tiagra 50 wlrs....any other suggestions? any info or feedback on the above reels or any other reels for tuna chunking would be cool too....thanx---->trini

 

[MakoMatt]

triniron, I like the Penn 50 wides in 2 speeds and the 70VS. They can come in handy with the deep straight up and down fight with a good fish.

MakoMatt

(This post edited by MakoMatt on 03/02/2003)

 

[624911]

I agree. I use Penn 50 wide 2-speeds loaded with 80 lb mono.

 

[621146]

Tuna Reels

There is a big difference in price with the Penn KG's and the Tiagra. Like they say in the Olympics.....GO FOR THE GOLD! The gold reels look good and have alot of good features. They are more beefy when it comes to tuna chunking. The KG's may be lite when the big boys are around. The Penn V-70 is a great reel, we landed a 600lb + Blue Marlin last season with no problem. The fish was tagged and released after a 1 hour battle.

 

[622564]

I personally like the Tiagras the best. I have 50 penns and the Tiagras, and the tiagras seem to hold up better. Drags are smooth as silk even after 12 seasons

 

[TonyTuna]

My vote goes to Shimano I have Tiagra's
that I use for chunking,a 50W LRS and a
30W LRS great reels.

 

[TonyTuna]

My vote goes to Shimano I have Tiagra's
that I use for chunking,a 50W LRS and a
30W LRS great reels.

 

[JACKSON]

What do you guys think about the tld 50 2 speed compared to the international and tiagra?

 

[TonyTuna]

Several of the guys I fish with have the
50tld 2speed it's less expensive than the Tiagra's and it's lighter in weight.
It does'nt hold as much line,but if your
talking about the 50W TLD LRS it has the
same size drags as the Tiagra.

 

[614787]

What are you going to clamp the reel onto ?

You mentioned spanning the 10KG which sets up as a 20# reel, to the 50W Long Range which sets up as an 80# reel.

You won't want to use the same rod for these setups. Then again are you referring to trolling, chunking, jigging ?

(This post edited by Mike_Avx on 03/02/2003)

 

[614050]

private or party boat?

if you're fishing from a private boat, i'd go with the much lighter tiagra 30WLRS. 28# drag and use 500 yards of powerpro as backing with a 50 yard topshot of 80# mono. if you use a premium spectra like jerry brown line one in 80# (it's as thin as 50# powerpro) you can increase your mono topshot length. only reel mod i would make to the 30wlrs is the reelcolors handle; big hypalon handle with much better leverage than stock.

if you're fishing from a party boat, get a tld50wlrs. it's light, strong and has the capacity for 440 yards of 80# mono; no mods necessary.

 

[MakoMike]

Guys,
My 2 cents. Penn 50W 2 speeds filled 100 spectra with a top shot of 100 or 120 fluro.

 

[triniron]

....thanx for the info boys...i am kind of leaning towards the tiagras...i i think the 30 wrls or 50 wrls...will be doing mostly partyboat and some private, but mostly private....is 30 wrls to light????

 

[614050]

the 30wlrs is much lighter than the 50wlrs (51 oz. vs. 82 oz.). the difference holding your outfit at the rail is significant. when the fight is on, the 30wlrs is a narrower reel, less wobble when you crank.

you are giving up some capacity and some drag (28# vs. 34#) but with spectra, it's not much difference and do you think that you'll be fishing over 28# drag at strike?

 

[623159]

Hey,

I had the same problem two months ago..But I ended up getting a Penn 70VS..The reel is unbelievable. It can take out anything!!! The TLD's are nice reels, but if you ever decide to go for giant tuna or marlin, it may not do..But with the 70VS you can be very confident that it will handle pretty much anything.

 

[Tunatoys]

Tuna reel

If your willing to try something different;I can help you.send me a private message.Also if you buy the Penn 50 I can blue print it if your interested.Also remember a Penn 50 with Cal's 2-speed conversion has much better gears than the stock Penn.If you find a deal on a single speed 50 it might be worth sendind it to Cal rather than Pay for the 2-speed from Penn.
T.T.
T.T.