Large Arbor Spinning Reels

[OkobojiEagle]

To those of you that have fished with over-sized arbor spinning reels the last several years, what do you think of them now?  Do they have relevance used with PE lines?

 

 

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[SirSnookalot]

Whether one likes them or not probably will boil down the specif reel itself.  I've had 3 of them, 2 I still own and one I returned.  Of the 2 I have in service, I see no difference in performance, drag or durability, the wider spools should have more ipt.

[Fishes in trees]

I have a couple of the US Reels 230 & 240 sized Supercasters spinning reels and they work ok for me.  I got them because the price was right (around $40) and I don't demand a whole lot out of my spinning reels.

The drags on the US Reels really don't compare to the drags on any of the Shimano reels I own, but that hasn't been a problem.   I keep the drags set pretty light most of the time anyway.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

A large arbor may make heavier line a little easier to manage but that could be negated if the stripper guide on the rod is too small. Rule of thumb when we build a rod is that the stripper is about 1/2 the diameter of the spool.