I have decided to go with Danielsson for my 12wt. Tarpon/Dorado rod. I want room for 300+yds of gel spun and a wf floater. Will the 9thirteen be big enough?
I think I would go for the 9thirteen myself. 430 yards of 30# gelspun / 300 yd of 50# is more than enough IMHO.
Either you are fishing giant tarpon from a boat or smaller tarpon from shore both cases 300 yards is plenty and I suspect it would balance better on a single-hand rod.
I've always believed that with a large arbor you don't need as much backing as the standard arbor reel which uses a lot of that just to get the line to the perimeter.
Anyone ever been spooled with 300 yards of backing? If so I want to hear about that fish!
Thanks Juro. I was unsure because I purchased an LW 6nine and it did not hold as much as I thought. I will reconsider the 9thirteen as I would like to have the smallest reel that meets my backing needs.
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