Your 8:1:1 Bait Cast Reel Applications ?

[NHBull]

Everything except CB,Spinners, Chatterbait

[keagbassr]

I have two '8s' one on my 7-6 h/xf punching rod with 30lb.832 and one on my 7-5 h/f  heavy+1 rod with 40 lb. Kk braid which i use for when i want a second frog or punch rig for the day. I'll add that i have 7's on my jig and frog rod however if I ever want/need to replace these I would choose between 7 or 8 based on the best deal i could find.

 

[Boomstick]

I don't actually own any 8.1:1 reels, but I was going to buy one for frogs and jigs but I had a way better deal on the 7.3:1 so I went with that instead. Since then, I have added a few other 7.x:1 reels which is my go to for most applications.

 

Some people primarily use 6.3:1 reels and for the most part that works too

[Bluebasser86]

7' 4" H/F-50lb braid-froggin

7' 6" H/MF-65lb braid-punching

7' 11" H/MF-65lb braid-flipping grass

7' 3" H/F-15lb fluoro-jigs/t-rigs

7' MH/F-15lb fluoro-jigs/t-rigs

7' MH/F-15lb mono-buzzbaits

7' MH/F-20lb braid-wtd/ploppers

[ChrisD46]

10 hours ago, Crackintubes said:

Exactly sir, right on the money

*Great information - Thanks ... I'm thinking for now I can spool up #50 lb. PP on my only Fuego CT 8:1 and using either straight braid  or adding a #12 lb. ~ #20 lb. FC / Mono leader would be good for most things. Ideally , I would like to add another Fuego CT and spool with #65 lb. braid and the other one spooled with #40 lb. braid (or straight #17 lb. ~ #20 lb. FC line) . Tough to have only one Fuego CT - right ?

[Captain Phil]

On 11/7/2020 at 9:23 AM, Jig Man said:

Everything except spinner baits.  For those I use my 7s.

I use an 8/1 casting reel for spinnerbaits in the winter.  Slows down the presentation.  

[Mbirdsley]

Jigs and Texas rigs while pitched, flipped or dragged. I only have one reel which, is a Johnny Morris carbon light 2.0 with 8:3:1 ratio.  I love that reel. . I use this reel in both lakes and rivers.  

 I do have 2 ( one is a extra )7ish gear ratios that I use for basically the same stuff.  The one I use all the time is my Diawa tatula tv sw on my heavy flipping and pitching rig. I think next time I’d opt for the higher gearing  if I had to buy them again 

 

slowest reel I have is 5:4:1 for cranking ( next crank reel I may go 6:4:1).  The other 3 bait casters are 6:4:1 that I use for moving baits 

[Blaine Donders]

I have a couple. I use them for worms and jigs. Mostly TRig