Help Choosing Pflueger Supreme Xt Size

[KlubbaT]

Hey all. I just recently bought a Dobyns Champion Spinning Rod 683SF. This rod will mostly be used for fishing weightless soft plactics and small jigs. The line I currently use is Yo Zuri Hybrid #6. Was thinking about trying out #12 Nanofil. I decided I want to buy a Pflueger Xtreme XT reel for it but am having a hard time deciding what size to go with. Would you guys go with the 9230 or 9235 for this rod. Want it well balanced and want to have enough line capacity but not too much because if I like Nanofil, it is expensive. Thanks in advance for the help. Trying to make decision today so I can grab it on sale for $130.

Jay

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

If you're talking about the Supreme XT, the 9230 size holds 145 yards of 6lb line which is plenty for bass fishing. It is an ounce and a half lighter than the 9235. 1.5 oz doesn't sound like a lot but it's 16%. Looking at the layout of that rod, the smaller reel looks like a good match. You can always weight the butt slightly if you feel the need although my preference is to almost never add weight to a rod.

[northern basser]

The other thing to take into consideration is the difference in drag pressure.

[Flywatersmallie]

Up until yesterday, I had a Supreme XT 9230 on a 692 and 693 Dobyns Savvy. You will like how it looks and balances. The 35 seemed to big to me when I bought my reels

[KlubbaT]

Thanks for the replies. Was still waking up when I wrote that post. I did mean Supreme. I currently own the regular Supreme in size 35. Looks like the XT versions hold less line than the regular ones. That is why I was worried about going down to the 30 with the XT.

[.ghoti.]

For bass fishing, using #12 line, you wont need any more than 3 or 4 ponds of drag. And, anything more than 50 yards of line is just filler. Save yourself some money and fill your new reel half way up with some el cheapo line of the same diameter as the Nanofil line you select.

That way the 200 yard spool (or whatever it is) will do you for several re-spoolings.

[KlubbaT]

Thanks ghoti and everyone else. Great advice. Going with size 30.

[dodgeguy]

Thanks ghoti and everyone else. Great advice. Going with size 30.

ever look at the pros?they all use bigger spinning reels around size 4000.the reasons are bigger spools and less tangles and better drag power.a reel does not balance a rod.a rod is perfectly balanced when you hold it in the middle of the reel seat.it can then take any size reel and be balanced.a reel can only effect and unbalanced rod.

[MAD]

If it's between reel sizes I always go with the bigger reel. +1 to filling the reel with cheap line and then tying your good line.

Mike

[.ghoti.]

One thing I forgot to mention. You already have the rod. Measure the inside diameter of the first guide up from the reel seat. The outside diameter of the spool should be no more than twice the inside diameter of the guide. This insures the best casting performance.

I used to subsribe to the bigger spool is better theory. I only have two spinning rods and I used to use a pair of Quantum Energy PT reels; a size 30 and a size 40. I get a lot better casting with smaller reels.

I currenty use a Supreme and a Supreme XT. One is a 30 and the other is a 25. Not sure off the top of my head which is which.

[SirSnookalot]

I have the 25, 30, and 35. If it were me I'd go with 35, it's still pretty light, holds plenty of line and you can catch a variety of fish with it. The 35 has a max drag pressure of 12# which is on a par with most 2000 series reels( not that you would ever set the drag that high), imo the perfect size for an all around bass reel, btw I use straight braid, never backing.

I used my 35 over a year fishing for snook, before switching it to a freshwater reel. I'm considering buying a size 40 one of these days.

[Bluebasser86]

I just bought a 35 thats on a LTB 6' 8" finesse rod. I was going to get the 30 but after playing with the reels on the rod I liked how the 35 felt better. It's still extremly light and because I occasionally hook large catfish or wipers while bass fishing and need to make long casts in clear water the extra line capacity is nice.