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@gonzarb93

2 жыл бұрын

Any opinion about the okuma surf 8k? Thanks!

Great video . I got my jig master 500 passed down to me from my uncle that passed away I didn’t use it for a long time because I have newer reels but finally I got around to cleaning and servicing it and have used it for two seasons now And I have to admit it’s becoming my favorite real because not only does it hold sentimental value but it’s a workhorse!

Every fisherman ever can relate to the “whoops I hit the light again” moment

@davidwonder3633

4 жыл бұрын

For me that is the ceiling, oh and my family members

I know this is an old video but for people just watching it this is valuable information. I have way too many rods and reels and sometimes I end up spending too much time trying to decide what to take on a fishing trip. Two good reels and maybe 4 rods and you can go after anything. Sure, you probably won’t catch a 12’ tiger shark without the right equipment but then again you better be prepared for that with everything else or you can get hurt. So, two decent reels in the sizes he recommends will go a long way and make packing for a fishing trip so much easier. I have been on several trips where some rods and reels never make it out of my car and I wonder why I brought them in the first place. And, with the reels taken care of you can focus on everything else like tackle and technique.

Penn Fierce 2 4000, Ugly Stik GX2 7' Medium Heavy. You talked me into saving a few bucks vs the Battle 2 in an earlier video. In the market for a surf rod and reel, so this was helpful. Thanks for the great content as usual!

Hey man, I just found your channel today. I just wanted to thankyou for your awesome awesome content. You're super informative and fun to watch. The videos are all of great quality. I'm not salt water fishing anytime soon, but I'm trying to get into kayak fishing and I am learning so much from you. Thanks man.

I have two of the Penn Fierce III's, one in 3000 for inshore and pier/beach fishing, and one in 5000 for offshore trolling and bottom fishing. Couldn't be happier with them!

You nailed it bro! I fish at the jetti and small 4000 one for catching fish up to 20lb and bait. The Penn 7500ss for bigger fish, but the 8500 is more adequate.

This was EXACTLY the video I needed. Thank you!

Exactly what I needed to know. Got some river and some bay adventures ahead here on the Northern California coast.Thank you.

Penn battle 2 combo in the 4,000 series and a Diawa saltus on a 7’ Penn Squadron. For the kayak.

Penn battle 6000 and a shimano spheros 6000. The largest fish I caught with the battle was a 20-25 lbs striped bass. It handled it very well and the spheros is largely untested (fish wise.) Both have been dropped and dunked..... and only this season (first in six or seven seasons ) I needed to open the battle to remove some grease and sand from having dropped it.

@thesajeguy6592

3 жыл бұрын

tiny fish. I caught a 14 foot sturgeon with my battle 6000

I use the 4000 for for everything from casting soft plastics to bottom fishing.. 6000 battle will catch a nice tuna ..lol great vid keep them coming bro

@danielmedhurst5737

3 жыл бұрын

What pound line braid shock leader etc do you use on the 4000 please

@D199676

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielmedhurst5737 I have Penn 3500 and 4500 that I have 20 lb braid on. Now I have reels from 4500 to 10500 in Penn it all depends on what type of fishing that you are planning on doing. When I am shark fishing my shock leaders are 200 lbs steel wire.

@Menuki

3 жыл бұрын

I’d been shopping for a battle 2. Ended up scoring a 6k for $70. I guess I’ll have to settle

Great video. I just bought a Penn Pursuit III in size 3000 for freshwater lake and river. Seems to be an awesome reel.

So Yak, the best thing about your vids is that you are having FUN... Fun, like kids have fun... Thanks..you help me stay happy.

Good looking out Yak yes love my 3000 and my 6000......series great job

Ur right Yak! I hit garage sales when I see them and pawn shops too. Just found a penn battle 2 6000 without a scratch on it a a pawn shop for 50 bucks . And it was spooled with some high dollar mono too. Score!

@YakMotley

6 жыл бұрын

Awesome find!

Jakob tried so many different reels and I agree with you but for the money the best reels I have found are the Daiwa BG series

Yo, thanks for the info... I fish down in Pensacola and have been wondering what rods to get. This really helps.

Great points!! Fishing can get expensive. Thanks for keeping it reel ;-)

@rohzpopper4922

4 жыл бұрын

Go for Okuma. They're under Pure fishing now. That's mean, they're good stuff. Azores with twin drag and twin stopper is awesome. Helios are good and light

Excellent informative video, Jack!

Great vid, bro. I’m in Grand Isle, La. and my 2 main combos are the Penn Spinfisher V in 3500 spooled with Power Pro super slick in 20lbs (which is actually smaller than the Persuit 3 in 3000) and a Penn Spinfisher V 6500 spooled up with 50lb suffix advanced superline braid. These 2 dude catch anything and everything.

@dukeofearl8640

4 жыл бұрын

What rod and size do you use with your Penn 5 6000? I just got the Slammer 3 6000.

I got the 4500 spinfisher v because it was almost the same weight as the 3500 but has more line ect, I think I can catch almost any fish with it including small ones.

@lachlanoneil8938

5 жыл бұрын

25lb braid.

I have a 6000 series penn pursuit with 50lb braid for inshore and offshore fishing. I also have several old school restored penn jiggmaster 500 that I use fore offshore. I also have some 1000 series shimano spinning reels for trout and bass fishing.

The Pen reels are GREAT. I love their drags. But, when you get my age you don’t care quite as much about cost. So I will buy A Shimano witch also has a GREAT drag but, also supports a FANTASTIC ball barring supply for an unequalled smooth action.

I have a Penn Assault 4500 w/20lb. braid, a Penn Spinfisher 5500SS w/30lb. braid, and a Penn Spinfisher V SSV8500 w/80lb. braid.

Penn pursuit 3 is pretty good so far for me. Haven't really caught anything big yet but a 4000 holds 260 yards of braid. 4000 is around 50 dollars too.

@mikeundereood1071

4 жыл бұрын

Like best n have a lot

73 now, so not headed out to catch much, as lately i'd mainly only be thinking of Hemmingway's best book about an epic effort to catch a big fish. but your video is one of relatively few with a few specifics for any mindful of any gifting opportunity, etc. thanks.

This advice is so utilitarian, I love it! Most fisherman want excuses to buy the shiniest new toys.

I used to live in Tallahassee and miss fishing we go to panama for vacation every year but think I’m gonna stop somewhere to pick up a cheaper combo so I can surf fish while they all sleep what’s a good place to go before pc

You cant go wrong with the penn SS. I've bought them at fleamarkets broken and fix them myself. I even have some for parts. They last. SALUDOS.........

Love the Penn 3000 series. Thank you for sharing man. You really put it all together. What rod sizes are you using?

Awsome video, jack👍👍👍

I'll be kayak fishing Pensacola March 15th to the 22nd. I plan to use my Daiwa BG5000 and BG3500, both on Ugly Stick Tiger Elite rods.

@jamesloerzel4377

6 жыл бұрын

Ted Kerrn that what i use..

Hey Jack good video hey at the end of the video when you catch the hard tail what reel is that I know the rods a gx2 but I can't tell what the reel is it would look good on both of my gx2s thanks man tight lines man 👍😁

The Penn Fierce has an live liner version which I like a 4500 size for live lining for yellowtail. Then I use a 3000 Series reel for making bait and fishing inshore. How to Penn Battle 8000 for sharks rays and sturgeon.

@jgt.fishing2871

3 жыл бұрын

i use à 4000 for tarpon and shark 🤣

I use 3500 and 6500 Slammer 3's. I've got six rods to choose from to match the type of fishing and size of fish I'm targeting. If I could only have one reel it would be the Slammer 3 4500 which I plan on getting for a tweener.

Thanks Yak.....just picked up a Penn 6500 ss....thought it was awfully big because of moving up.from my 3500.....until I saw your 8500!! Love your videos

When you were fishing with Brant and the shark ate your fish. What pole were you using? Brant's poles don't seem to flex as yours do. They seem to mainly flex at the end. Yours seem to flex the length of the rod.

I just picked up a Penn Fierce II 8000, but not sure which rod to pair it with for surf fishing here in San Diego. Trying to keep the rod under $100 and 12’-15’ ideal since I have shallow beaches. Budget is a little tight, thoughts?

The two combos I have are a Shimano Sedona 4000 with 20 lbs power pro with a 8ft medium heavy hurricane calico jack rod and the second one I have is a Penn fierce III 6000 with 25 lb mono on a 7ft medium heavy ugly stik gx2

I have the 710z, 650 and 750 on mono never tried braid on them because they say they will not set braid straight on the spool. don't want to try and wast money on a birds nest. do you use mono to fill 1/2 way up the spool? then braid?

I notice you link to the one-piece rods in some of your videos. Why would you choose a one-piece rod over a two-piece? Just curious as I've never owned a one-piece.

Hi, Very informative video. Watching from Vegas. Thank you. Just subscribed to your channel.

Stradic fl 2500 15 lbs braid 20 pound mono leader on a 7 ft medium or medium heavy rod (teramar) I have caught massive striper /blue still fun going lm bass fishing with it switch to a 8 lb floro leader My surf is a 9 ft st croix triumph surf with a 5 k Diawa saltist spinning 20 to 30 braid but must admit I have a lot of stuff best reels right now for under 200 are the shimano stadic fl and the Diawa ballistic lt you will thank me later if you purchase one of them ...

need help if you could, get a new 2500 for now and later on get something bigger for targeting biger fish like monster carps, king salmon, etc or do you think a 3000 could handle those fish and use it also for smaller fish ?

Hi. I could really use your advice. I have 2 cedros csx medium 1 to 4 ounce. I go to st Georges island every year. In the mornings I use Abu 6000 ct reels matched with 9'6 rainshadows for Whiting and pomps. During the afternoon I would like to use those cedros to just fish for red, sharks,rays what ever bites. Im Not sure what reels to get for them. I found the Penn 7500ss reals. Not sure if those are to big for 10 rod. I don t want to break the bank since I only use the cedros for 1 week out of the year. Any help would be great. Thank you

It's my first time saltwater fishing what should I get to start .

Hi so I got battle 2 6000 7'0 fast action for salt water. And battle 2 3000 7'0 for fresh water how good is my setup??

i fish everything everywhere on 1 reel 1 pole and all the time same silk size. Never had any problems idk whats up with all the choices. Everything together with baits cost me like 100$

The two best reels are a penn pursuit 3000 and a bait runner 6500

I have a Daiwa Ballistic LT 3000 on a 10' Savage gear Salmonoid 15-35g gramm rod that i use for smaller lures (10-30 gramm) when coastel or pier fishing and that is sooo smooth (the reel price is 300,-us$ here in Denmark). I also just got a (brand new old stock) Penn Slammer 460 on a 9' Savage Gear Salt 1DFR shore jigging 40-80 gramm rod (and that reel is only 100,-us$ new on sale). I use it for bigger lures (30-80 gramm) That Penn is a tank and i have no worries getting saltwater on it when boat fishing.

Wish I had seen this video before lol. I live in PCB. I have a PENN Pursuit 2500, 4000, 5000, PENn Fierce 6000 and PENN spinfisher 8500 on 5 different rods. Got 2 10 foot poles with no reels and just ordered the PENN 10500. I know to many rods and reels

Hey! Im new to salt and heading for my first trip to the Christmas Islands south of Hawaii. Its a flyfishing location for most but im going conventional. I will be fishing in the flats for bonefish and some deeper water for GT's. I may get to go offshore to try for some open water GT's as well. I picked up a Penn Slammer 3 4500 for the flats and a 5500 for the bigger water. First, do you think the 5500 is big enough if I hook into a 20 pound GT? Its a 7 day trip and I have no idea if I will ever get to fish salt again anytime soon soooo ... yeah. NOW I need to buy 3 piece travel rods to match. Do you have ANY suggestions on those? One for the bonefish in the flats and one for the GT's?

i do alot of fishing and use only 2 size reels. as a matter of fact i just bought a penn pursuit4 4000 AND a pursuit4 6000 for only $70 total. both brand new in the plastic packaging. i have a guy who has a relative who is sponsored by penn and sells his unused spares when he gets a new shipment. after decades of being a shakespeare user im switching to penn and these are the 2 sizes i use.

What are your thoughts on a 10,000 size.. it’s a bit bigger but should fish similar to an eight thousand right?

I have a Fire 7000 reel. How much power does it have and how many kg fish can I bring in with it without breaking the rod and reel??

I do hope you read this and kindly answer my question. I have the SPINFISHER 10500 with an 80lb test/500yds braid but I’m really uncertain which rod to pair it with for tuna fishing. Can you please help me out with suggestions? I have a budget of $700 for the rod but would love to not spend all. Thanks in advance.

I use a Penn Phantom 30, Penn Battle 5000. and a butt load of bait casters from Calcutas to Abu Z. your buddy Aliex sent me a BG 4000.

This is really informative 😉

Good video Motley,let me ask you did you try J-Braid 8 ?

If onlyb2 reels... would you consider bait runner style reels?

I'm using a Shimono Sedona on a ugly gx2 for bait fish and I use a penn 113hlw on a penn carnage 2 ulua to slide. This all on shore fishing here in hawaii

I have the penn battle 2 3000 and shimano nascii 3000 and prefer the penn better. Only because of the drag system not to mention it holds more line(20lb braided line) than the shimano. Nasci is much smoother and friendlier when i cast plastics and light lures alike for 5-10 hrs.

Do you use a fishfinder/gps on your kayak? And is it necessary?

@yak motley what surf rod (10-12') would be good for my daiwa bg 8000 with 80lb braid?

I use size 3500 and 6500 okuma reels, i catch everything on them.

@chrisgrafton8663

4 жыл бұрын

Love Okumas this is the same reel that Cyril uses on Netflix's series Chasing Monsters. So smooth and strong!

@rohzpopper4922

4 жыл бұрын

Those reels are getting better

Penn conflict 2 2500 and penn clash 6500 are my go to

Fierce 3 3000 for inshore and fierce 3 6000 for big game inshore and surf. Only need to go higher for offshore. Great video!

Okuma 4000 on a 9' Daiwa rod with 15 lb mono, okuma 5000 on a 10' Academy H20, Okuma 5000 on 11' ugly stick; all for surf fishing. Daiwa BG 2500 on a 9' clarus steel head rod and a Penn sargus 4000 on a 7' ugly stick for surf casting.

Penn Spinfisher v 4000 is my all around small reel of choice 🙌🏽. Nice video

@Hitman.13.

4 жыл бұрын

Spinfisher V 4000 isn't small mate

Man, you're the best. I miss the gulf.

Nice. What rods do u use for each???

Yes bro yor video really clear an informative I’m from Sri lanka 🇱🇰

Hi Jack. I have an older Mitchell 300 spinning reel that I would like to use for my lighter-duty reel. I'm currently using it on a little jigging rod I use for ice fishing, but want to use it non-ice fishing!! What rod length/action would you suggest picking up for that reel. Any insight you could offer would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you! You guys rock!!

@bushleague3472

Жыл бұрын

I use the 300's for open water lots, I dont fish saltwater with them but they've landed me quite a few 40" pike. They balance pretty good on a 6.5 -7' medium action rod. They are a tough reel and will handle MH jobs, but due to their lack of a functional line roller, they wear out line pretty fast on hard running fish at higher drag settings. For this reason I stick to 10-12 lb line and medium rods with them.

Penn battle 5000 and fin nor offshore 8500 both tough reels paired with ugly stick platinum

Would a Diawa BG be suitable for inshore and charter fishing?

Do you know anything about the op60 reel or the op40 reel?

What about 4000 Series Reels? Still good for all around fishing?

What's the difference between the pen battle 2 3000 and 4000?

What braid line for power pro for a 12 ft rod . Not sure if i should do 30 test at 300 yards . Or 40 or 50 . 6000 size penn pursuit

right on point as always! i have a question for you, i have noticed that most penn reels have not ideal line lay, they leave small gaps on top and the bottom of the spool in a convex sort of way, wich is ok i suppose with mono, but fishing thin braid (under 15 or even 15# ) causes air knots every other cast, wich is very frustrating IMO.. have you ever experienced this? and if so, how have you addressed this issue? i have a 4000 size penn, i love the build quality, the feel, the loud clicker, all in all, good reel for the money, but i would not like to use it with mono or 30# braid.. any advice? settle for a ticker braid? thanks!

@YakMotley

6 жыл бұрын

Um.. make sure the line doesn't have a lot of twist in it. What kind of reel is it?

@louisperez2915

4 жыл бұрын

I have a penn pursuit 4000 with 30 lb braid and haven’t had a knot yet while casting. I’m very sure that what’s causing it is the way the reel is being spooled; you want the line coming off of the spool counter clockwise, this will prevent line twists

I’m with you. I love a good garage sale bargain. How to afford expensive quality equipment 101.

What size Shakespeare do you have the 850 on?

Just picked up Penn Fierce II 3000, 4000 for $15 and a 5000 for $17 on clearance at Walmart. Rods are coming for them soon

@xyzct

4 жыл бұрын

WHAT???? damn

@williamstrong6764

4 жыл бұрын

I call BS

@efaciler2462

4 жыл бұрын

We need proof!

@jammin1881

4 жыл бұрын

I had a fierce before and ended up upgrading to the battle. Both worked well and surprised at how durable they have been.

@SCgarcia1983

3 жыл бұрын

He isn’t lying. Just found the Penn Fierce II 4000LL and 6000LL for $18 and $22 respectively at Dicks in Myrtle Beach. Every sport store yo go to, just ask. Never hurts. Same store I got a tiger elite jigging rod for $45. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Shimano Stella 18,000 with ace hollow core 80 pound braid with top shot on a Shimano Terez 7 foot 80 to 200 pound rod… Here in San Diego fishing off the boat or pier

i have a abu garcia ambassadeur the 5501cs pro rocket , its a 5000 size reel

Some of the best rods for the price. I've been using them for years. Some 30+ years old still fishing with them.

I have a Penn Battle II 8000 and it's worth it to buy it just because the thing is a beast, it's my New England Beast Slayer

Great video!

Hey jack, what rods are you using?

What kind of bait do y'all use?

I have a Penn Battle 3000. And have braided line on it about a year. How often when I replace for new line after saltwater fishing or freshwater?

@chrisjones720

3 жыл бұрын

Every ending season

Pretty cool advise.... If I got a 12ft beachcaster rod 4-6 oz What reel would you recommend?

@TIdaSouthernKingpimp

5 жыл бұрын

6000

What rods do you use with those reels

Great video Yak Motley.

@YakMotley

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Is a 3000 light enough for stream fishing and or heavy enough for say Jetty fishing???

@djschu116

5 жыл бұрын

I’ve used my 3000 for bass fishing and have caught plenty on the lake

Would the 4000 fit the rod seat of ugly stik gx 2 6'

So is 3000 like a size 30 I noticed alot or reels have 25, 30, 35, and 40?

What are the best size reel i can put 300mts of braid line strong