thinhorn_AK
"DADDY"
It’s been awhile since I went on a trip to fish in the saltwater, my dad and I are planning g a trip for 2025 and Im trying to get my dad a good setup. My king salmon rod is a saltwater 10wt with a hatch reel, we both have 12 weight setups so all good there.
I want to get a few solid 8 weight setups, my dad is going to come pike fishing with me this summer so the idea is to have a few rods and reels and let him mess around and the. Surprise him by letting him know that it’s his.
I have the 2 rods (sage maverick and Scott wave) I don’t care which one I end up with as long as dad gets the one he prefers.
I need a few solid 7-9wt salt water reels though. I was going to get a few Tibor reels but it seems like those havnt changed since I was in my 20s and going on yearly trips with my dad. Both of our 12 weight rods have Tibor reels but they are like 15 years old.
Are Tibor reels still worth buying? They seem pretty old school at this point but if they work they work.
What other salt water reels should I be looking at to put on an 8wt rod for bonefish and stuff like that?
Thanks.
I want to get a few solid 8 weight setups, my dad is going to come pike fishing with me this summer so the idea is to have a few rods and reels and let him mess around and the. Surprise him by letting him know that it’s his.
I have the 2 rods (sage maverick and Scott wave) I don’t care which one I end up with as long as dad gets the one he prefers.
I need a few solid 7-9wt salt water reels though. I was going to get a few Tibor reels but it seems like those havnt changed since I was in my 20s and going on yearly trips with my dad. Both of our 12 weight rods have Tibor reels but they are like 15 years old.
Are Tibor reels still worth buying? They seem pretty old school at this point but if they work they work.
What other salt water reels should I be looking at to put on an 8wt rod for bonefish and stuff like that?
Thanks.