Granted there are different types of fishing which thus requires different types of reels. I normally fish offshore for Kingfish, Snapper, Grouper, Tuna, etc.
I think that the best reels are the Shimano TLDs. I have several of them and they have NEVER failed me.
I once fought a fish with my TLD 15 (the smallest model) with 25 pound test for about 1 1/2 hours. I turned out to be a 14 foot Hammerhead (and that's no fish story - I was on a party boat here in Miami with over 30 witnesses. :wink: )
What do you consider to be the best reels?
Zachary
