SLX DC or SLX MGL 70?

[MJ OConnor]

Hi all, new here.

 

I fish out of a kayak and I use only a 5 rod setup. 1 spinning and 4 baitcasters.

 

I currently have 5 baitcasters and looking to sell one but just wondering what you guys would do?

 

The 2 in question are the a SLX DC 7.2 and the SLX MGL 70 7.2. It would be one of my 2 general work horse set ups. The other 2 are a jerkbait/crank set up and a topwater/frog/punch set up. I don't normally need to bomb casts since I can get closer to the fish with the yak. I like both reels though and I'm torn! 

 

I would keep all of them but one has to go.

 

Appreciate any advice.

 

Thanks!

 

 

[kayaking_kev]

I have both and every other SLX reel, but the MGL 70 might be favorite. I like the DC, it's better casting directly into wind, but it's a little too heavy for my liking. The MGL 70 is the lightest of them all, and I think the smallest frame on any Shimano reel. I also like that the SLX logo isn't blue and it matches better with more rods. I wouldn't worry about running out of line on it unless you're spooling it up with pretty heavy line. For most of the year my SLX MGL 70 has been on my Champion 704 Glass rod while throwing the Whopper Plopper from a kayak in rivers.

 

Unless you're putting the DC reel on a heavier rod that will need a heavier reel to make it balance better, I would personally choose the MGL 70. It's much more pleasant to cast all day.

[MJ OConnor]

Thanks! I'm leaning to the MGL. I have 2. One is a 6.3 and is on my jerk/crank set up. I also have a jdm slx dc which is on my other workhorse setup. The size is the same as the regular DC but the spool size is a 70 size.