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looking for smallest spinning reel with a bait feeder

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#1 ·
i have some large spinning reels with the bait feeder/bait runner function and would like to get a simmilar reel that would be suitable for 4 and 2 pound test line. anyone know of some small ones?
 
#4 ·
i am still looking, if anyone comes across one give me the heads up

thanks
 
#6 ·
the bait runner/feeder is a secondary drag system that after you cast and flip the bail back over it disengages the preset drag and basicaly lets you freeline with little or no tension. as soon as you start reeling the main drag kicks back in to the preset drag. we used to use them back in the salt fishing with live sardines, you could let the bait run without worrying about line on the reel coming off in a mess and causing tangles. worked great for other bait fishing kinda like backing your drag way off or fishing with an open bail but no wories of line tangles
 
#11 ·
atownbasser said:
It's definetly for saltwater, although I know some of those reels are rated for as low as 15 lb. test.

I have also thought of rigging it with 10 lb. test and giving it a try it here.
this one is rated for ten pound test
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...mode+matchall&Nty=1&Ntt=bait+feeder&noImage=0

this one goes down to 8# test
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...mode+matchall&Nty=1&Ntt=bait+feeder&noImage=0

i still have 1 each of the 2 larger sizes of these and loved them in the salt, just to big for my ultralight style round here
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...=mode+matchall&Nty=1&Ntt=baitrunner&noImage=0
 
#12 ·
This is an informative thread. I've got an Okuma Coronado CD-50 bait feeder I picked up used a couple years ago sitting on the shelf, didn't know what it was for or how it worked! Guess I'll have to clean it up and make it into a wiper reel/ rig, or a water dawg rig for PIKE! >:D
Thanks guys! ;D
Tony
 
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