Pflueger President XT Spinning Reel Choice

[Jeff H.]

Good evening,

 

I picked up a Bass Pro Extreme 60 Million spinning rod in excellent shape for $10.00 at a yard sell. It is 6'6" medium action, 4-12lb test, 1/8-1/2 oz.

I will be using this in my kayak for multi-specie fishing along with my MH bait casting combo which I have 14lb test on.

 

I want to put Pflueger President XT Spinning Reel on it. Not able to get to a tackle shop to look at them in person I am going to have to purchase online.  Would you suggest the Presxts P30. P35 or p40?

 

Thanks

[Darren.]

Welcome aboard, Jeff!

 

Lots of Pflueger fans here. I'm a Shimano fan, myself,

so not a whole lot of help. However, for that size/power

rod, I'd not go much higher than a 2500 size. So I think

I'd opt for a 30 in your list....

[FrankN209]

30 Size..

[fishnkamp]

My wife and I fish a lot of Pfluegers, mostly Presidents and one Supreme.  I prefer the 30 series for my medium light action rods and 35 series for my medium action rods. Physically they are not much different in size.

[Yudo1]

I'd opt for the 30.

[HeavyTwenty]

I like the 30s. It fits my hand. The size 25 is probably a knuckle buster. You don't really need any more line capacity. 

[MIbassyaker]

I vote for a size 30 on medium rod under 7', although it's mostly a matter of taste. There are some differences with line capacity, drag strength, retrieve rate (or line pick-up per turn of the reel), and weight, which are all greater with a size 35.  You can compare them here:

http://www.pfluegerfishing.com/pflueger-reels-spinning-reels/pflueger-president--xt-spinning-reel/1405300.html

 

I don't worry too much about line capacity, as long as I'm using 8lb test or thereabouts. Max drag I also don't worry about here, as the 30 has more than enough (10lb). Retrieve rate of the 30 is already pretty good, at 31 inches per turn.  Generally, I think that as long as the bigger reel isn't obviously very advantageous on those three things, I am going to want the lighter reel of the two. If I had a longer or heavier heavier rod, that's when I would consider the 35.

[jbw252]

The Pflueger President is a great choice.  It's a tank - durable & not too expensive for most folks.  I too, would suggest the 30 size.