Florian Knaus Posted October 9, 2020 Posted October 9, 2020 Hey Guys, I’m new to the Bassresource, but was reading a lot of posts in the past. Lately a question was bothering me a lot and I hope to get the expertise on this topic from a few of you guys. (I’m from Europe, so excuse me if there a some mistakes in my grammar) On to the question: As I’m travelling a lot recently workwhise and had to invest in some Travel Fishing gear I’m looking to cut down what I take with me for my trips. I currently use a Megabass Triza F2 1/8-1/2oz with a Daiwa Steez CT, which works perfectly fine. As I really love the MB Triza-Series I recently bought the Megabass Triza F5 3/8-1oz to handle the heavier lures. I came across a lot of Lakes and Rivers lately which I would have loved to fish for some northern pike/Zander, which is why I purchased a MH-Rod. As I love the Steez CT in every aspect and I want to keep my luggage as minimal as possible, I thought of purchasing an extra spool with heavier braid for the Steez CT - for the MH rod. Do you guys think the Steez CT fits well on a 1oz Megabass Rod? I would like to use it for Topwater, some 3/8-1/2oz chatterbaits and lighter Swimbaits. Thought of using 15-20lbs braid on the MH-Rod. Probably the Reel would have to work up to 7/8oz in total. What’s your opinion here? Which line strength would you choose and do you see the Steez CT capable of doing the job here? Thank you in Advance! Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted October 9, 2020 Super User Posted October 9, 2020 Welcome aboard! 1 Quote
evilcatfish Posted October 9, 2020 Posted October 9, 2020 Welcome! I really like the look of the Triza rods, been eyeing getting one myself. I think the Steez CT will be a great match for the Triza StymPalides. While it is a smaller reel, plenty of people use them for techniques beyond finesse. As far as line goes, I think 20-40# braid would be good, though I'm not that familiar with European waters. 1 Quote
Florian Knaus Posted October 9, 2020 Author Posted October 9, 2020 49 minutes ago, evilcatfish said: Welcome! I really like the look of the Triza rods, been eyeing getting one myself. I think the Steez CT will be a great match for the Triza StymPalides. While it is a smaller reel, plenty of people use them for techniques beyond finesse. As far as line goes, I think 20-40# braid would be good, though I'm not that familiar with European waters. Hey thank you for your reply! Thats what I hoped for, dont want to fish another reel since I bought the Steez CT. Regarding the braid: At the moment i use PE1.5 Braid which sits at 16lbs - the spool capacity for heavy braid is pretty limited on the Steez CT, so 40lbs Braid wont be possible though. At the moment I fit about 100 meters of 16 lbs braid on it. I feel like 20lbs or 25lbs at most will be the max I can put on it. Especially when hooking bigger fish I feel like 80 meters of line can be valuable, whats you take here? 1 Quote
Florian Knaus Posted October 10, 2020 Author Posted October 10, 2020 Some more opinions from anyone here? Would love to hear from someone fishes a Steez CT on a 1oz Rod. Quote
evilcatfish Posted October 11, 2020 Posted October 11, 2020 On 10/9/2020 at 11:58 AM, Florian Knaus said: Hey thank you for your reply! Thats what I hoped for, dont want to fish another reel since I bought the Steez CT. Regarding the braid: At the moment i use PE1.5 Braid which sits at 16lbs - the spool capacity for heavy braid is pretty limited on the Steez CT, so 40lbs Braid wont be possible though. At the moment I fit about 100 meters of 16 lbs braid on it. I feel like 20lbs or 25lbs at most will be the max I can put on it. Especially when hooking bigger fish I feel like 80 meters of line can be valuable, whats you take here? Personally, I'm not too worried about limited line capacity but I can see your concern, especially if you are dealing with big pike. What brand of braid are you using? I'm thinking maybe start with 20# and see how it goes. Quote
Florian Knaus Posted October 12, 2020 Author Posted October 12, 2020 20 hours ago, evilcatfish said: Personally, I'm not too worried about limited line capacity but I can see your concern, especially if you are dealing with big pike. What brand of braid are you using? I'm thinking maybe start with 20# and see how it goes. At the moment I´m using Sunline SUPER PE 8braid. Never had any issues with 8braid, even though most people prefer 4braid or 6braid in Europe for baitcasting reels. (not sure if this braid is available in the US) Its interesting. Americans tend to fish way heavier Braids in general than Europeans. I got a 20lbs Sunline SUPER PE in my basement, I can easily put in on the Steez CT. A Bass-Pro here in Europe mentioned that he believes that 20lbs Braid is a bit Stiff for lures up to 7/8oz and might affect the action of the baits I fish. I dont really believe so, when seeing a lot of you guys in the US fishing 30lbs Braid on a MH Rod. 4 minutes ago, BaitFinesse said: Steez CT has a 30mm spool. That's tiny. I wouldn't think it would have enough capacity for baits over 3/8oz total weight. Thats what I also thought. It fits about 120 yards of 15lbs braid. I was using it on a way lighter Rod before. Lately I read that it can easily handle baits up to 1oz and is built for that "versatile" performance. After that I wanted to hear some opinions or even find someone who uses the Steez CT on a MH rod. I really prefer the CT over previous Steez models and would enjoy keep using it also for my little heavier Rod, without breaking it. Quote
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