Lures for a 7:3 reel

[jmarp33]

Just bought my first 7:3 baitcast reel and wanted to see what everyone’s favorite set up is for this reel?  Lures, rod and lines.  

 

Thanks!

[ItsHardwick]

Pretty much all my reels are 7.x-1 except for the 2 on my cranking rods which are slower. Sooooo.... everything except for crankbaits pretty much? For me at least. 

[YoTone]

caviitron buzzbait or hollow body frog  thrown on a mh rod with 30 lbs suffix braid

[riverbasser]

Literally everything but a crankbait

[bigbill]

How long do you fish with these higher speed reels. I tried one once it wore me out.

[ItsHardwick]

3 hours ago, bigbill said:

How long do you fish with these higher speed reels. I tried one once it wore me out.

All day, every chance I get. 

[TBAG]

8 hours ago, riverbasser said:

Literally everything but a crankbait

This here. My CB rods have 6.2 reels, everything else is 7.4 but probably going to eventually pick up an 8.5 for jig/texas rig rod.

[J Francho]

Any bait you move with the rod, not the reel.

[NHBull]

Everything to include shallow CB in the fall

[PersicoTrotaVA]

I use 8.1:1 on my pitching and flipping jig rods and and Texas rigged plastics. 6.1:1 up to 7.1:1 spinnerbaits, frogs, buzzbaits, bladed jigs, Carolina rig, small to medium sized swim baits. Anything below 6:1:1 I use for crankbaits, some large Colorado blade spinnerbaits and large swim baits. 

[Joshua van Wyk]

11 hours ago, riverbasser said:

Literally everything but a crankbait

I throw a crankbait on a 8.2

[WRB]

I was watching a MLF program where Aaron Martens who set a weight record more then doubling his closest competitors weight stated he changed all his bait casting reels to 8?:1, not sure if it was 8.4:1 or 8.1:1. I mention this because there are real advantages to high speed casting reels when bass fishing.

I changed to 8.1:1 for my 100 size reels 6 years ago and use 5.8:1 for my 300 size reels.

Bass anglers have always wanted higher speed casting reels the past 60 years and it's a personal choice to based on how you bass fish.

Lures for 7.3:1 size 100 or 200 casting reel; everything with the possible exception of big deep diving crankbaits.

Tom

[Lasher]

Why can't you fish a crankbait on 7:3:1 reel and just slow down your retrieve?  I suppose deep divers might be the exception.

[J Francho]

6 minutes ago, Lasher said:

Why can't you fish a crankbait on 7:3:1 reel and just slow down your retrieve?

Because it is not enjoyable to me. 

[Russ E]

1 hour ago, Lasher said:

Why can't you fish a crankbait on 7:3:1 reel and just slow down your retrieve?  I suppose deep divers might be the exception.

I think of it like riding a mountain bike. 

In the lower gears,you can pedal at a slow steady speed with very little effort.

if you put it in high gear and try to go the same slow speed it takes a huge amount of effort.

until recently, I never felt the need for a high speed reel.

I know use them often for jigs, worms etc.

I do not use them for crankbaits spinnerbaits etc. they will wear you out.

[the reel ess]

You can use that for just about anything. I don't use a BC reel under 7:1 anymore. I don't use any big deep cranks anymore because most places I'm fishing are shallower. Life's too short to turn the crank more than necessary.

[Lasher]

21 hours ago, Russ E said:

I think of it like riding a mountain bike. 

In the lower gears,you can pedal at a slow steady speed with very little effort.

if you put it in high gear and try to go the same slow speed it takes a huge amount of effort.

until recently, I never felt the need for a high speed reel.

I know use them often for jigs, worms etc.

I do not use them for crankbaits spinnerbaits etc. they will wear you out.

This is a good analogy.  So my brand new Fuego 7:3:1 is not ideal for crankbaits, which is kind of disappointing but I fish enough other presentations to still use it plenty. 

[Russ E]

6 hours ago, Lasher said:

This is a good analogy.  So my brand new Fuego 7:3:1 is not ideal for crankbaits, which is kind of disappointing but I fish enough other presentations to still use it plenty. 

it might not bother you that much.

for me after an hour of cranking a 5XD with a high speed reel, my arthritis starts acting up and it becomes work instead of enjoyment.

[Matt_3479]

I use a 7 gear ratio for jigs, frogs, jigs, t-rigs, soft plastics and such. Will get a 8 gear ratio for either my frog rod or jig rod to try out.

[LionHeart]

Literally everything but crankbaits bigger than a 5xd.  

[ChrisD46]

Any time you need to reel a lure fast , use your rod to move line (football jigs) , need to  pick up line fast such as when a bass is swimming towards you after setting the hook and you need to catch up to the bass fish to keep it pinned . Pro's have things down to a science by calculating how much time they can save reeling line & lure back in after it gets out of the strike zone so they can make the next cast quicker by using a 7:3:1 or 8:1:1reel  ratio reels. Medium and big deep diving crankbaits still get the lower / slower  5:3:1 or 6:3:1 ratio reels .