Need your advice on a new ultra ligth real

[Rbacca]

Guys,
Yesterday I purchased a sweet ultra light fishing rod, the purchase of this rod wasn't on to the agenda but once I touched it and felt the action ...It was love at first sight. About the rod:Field & Stream Angler IM7 series 1 piece 4'6 Ultra Light. About the payment: At Dick's in Manassas Virginia regular price 39.99 sale price 29.99 - the 10.00 off coupon 19.99 and I paid using a old dicks gift card I had in my wallet.

https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3027610

I never purchased a Field and Stream rod before but it was very much for free....and I like it.

Now I just need to buy a reel to go with the new rod.

Please give me your opinion, I would like to buy the smoothest reel for under 100.00.

Here is what I have in mind.

Mitchell 310 (My dad will only fish Mitchell and has kept every single Mitchell he has ever purchased he has about 20+ Mitchell 300 alone not to mention 308, 310 some of them are quite old some of them are a year old so I have to consider Mitchell)

Shimano Sedona 750 (I have a lot of shimanos and is all I use on fresh water but I need to show some diversity here )

Abu Garcia Cardinal 100 or 300

Thanks
RBacca

 

[Waterwings]

Sounds like a great rod, and you can't beat the price! 8) . I don't own any UL's, but the Abu 100 or maybe a Shimano Sahara 2500FB might do the trick. Enjoy the new rod!

 

[Captain Ahab]

Go with the small Sedona - the new Sedona's (they just redesigned them) are sweet

 

[ho_shi]

first

WHY WOULD YOU PUT A BIG OLE REEL LIKE A MITCHELL 300?? dont get me wrong I own one and love it but a short UL like that Im assuming small line ------->>>>> crappie OR a good fight with a bass???


check out Acadias reels https://www.acadiasports.com/reels.asp?ru=0&v=&ssid= (hope link works right).....

IF i am wrong bout a UL and big reel lemme know?? It just seems like overkill for that kind of reel on a UL, JUST MY .02

 

[phased]

I must agree with ho_shi. Large reel kinda defeats the purpose of the UL rod. I wade fish our mountain streams with UL's only just so I can get a decent cast with the 1/32 to 1/16 oz. spinners and lures that are needed in the crystal clear water. But I can also spool up with 6 lb. line and have a blast in our lakes catching gills and crappie.

 

[ho_shi]

https://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_74635____SearchResults

just i idear, tho these work better on LONG LONG poles lol

 

[mr.fish]

I had the same decision to make as you last year. I spent about 2 months checking out all the smaller model reels. The mitchell 310 was one of best purchases I have yet to make. Its light, has a smooth drag, and def. will put a sedona, or abu to shame. Plus its the perfect size to match any UL rod. Hope I made the decision making a little easier.

 

[Popeye]

I really like my Shimano Symetre 750 and Cabelas has them on sale for $49.99. My wife has a Pflueger President (6725 or 6730) on her Walleye UL and she loves that. Cabelas has them as well but not on sale. You can however get free shirt ($19.99 value, just pay $6.95 S/H)

 

[Mattman]

Personally...I don't like smaller reels...even on UL rods.

The handles are too short, the spools are too small. Line memory can become a significant problem with a lot of these small UL labeled reels. And that impacts your castability. Larger spools have much less line memory and dump their line out with less resistance.

A 1000 size Shimano is the smallest reel I care to use.

Of the 3 reel manufacturers and models listed, I'd pick the Shimano.

 

[slim357]

Im with mattman on this one, I also dont like small reels, Ive also phased out my ULs under 7ft, there just collecting dust somewhere. The last small reel I had my hands on was a pflueger trion, and it wasnt bad. I have an abu cardinal 100 (102 model) and I cant complain about it ive beat it up pretty good and it still works great, but you might wanna go with a smaller size if you pick this reel.

 

[Rbacca]

Guys thanks for all the feedback,

The Mitchell im considering is the 310 (UL, similar in size to the Sedona 750)

About the feedback

I need to go to the store and hold a Shimano Sedona 1000 (just to see how it feels) I also have a few shimano 2500 and a few 2000 but I find them a bit big for the rod

So far we have

Abu Garcia 2 votes
Shimano Sedona 2 votes
Shimano Symetra 1 Vote
Shimano Sahara 1 vote
Pflueger President 1 Vote (and I could get a free shirt
Mitchell 310 1 vote ( plus a picture of a nice trout) =D>

I'll keep you posted thanks

 

[shootisttx]

I like the Quantum Kinetic PTi-A series. I have a 10, a 20, and a 40, and really like them all. You can find them on eBay for arounf 50 bucks, well worth it in my opinion.

 

[CTAngler481]

I second a small Shimano Sedona. Have one, will never buy another trout reel.

 

[russ010]

I just bought a nice Daiwa Exceler for about $70. I use it for drop shot, but it is in my mind one of the best light weights I have used for its' price.

 

[bAcKpAiN]

I have a med-light Field and stream IM7 rod. I love the sensitivity and feel of it, but I did have some problems with it after using it only three or four tries. The reel seat came loose and would free spin on the blank. I had purchased a warranty with it and they sent me a gift card for the exchange and allowed me tokeep the defective rod.