Last year I purchased a Ross BG-6 to put with a 9 wt speyrod. I went with the BG6 because I thought I needed to step up in spool capacity to put a long belly spey line on the reel. When I put a long belly Orvis spey Wonderline on the spool, it took up the entire spool -- in order to get any backing line on the spool, I had to cut off some of the running line, and even then could only get a small amount of gel-spun backing.
I'm now thinking about a new Danielsson reel for my Meiser 10'6" 9/10 wt rod but don't want to spend big bucks on a reel that winds up being small.
So, my questions are: 1) how far up do you step from the manufacturer's statement about line capacity to put a spey line on a reel? 2) any recommendations regarding Danielsson or any other reel? It will mostly be used in the saltwater for stripers.
Thanks.
Joe
I'm now thinking about a new Danielsson reel for my Meiser 10'6" 9/10 wt rod but don't want to spend big bucks on a reel that winds up being small.
So, my questions are: 1) how far up do you step from the manufacturer's statement about line capacity to put a spey line on a reel? 2) any recommendations regarding Danielsson or any other reel? It will mostly be used in the saltwater for stripers.
Thanks.
Joe