Distance Catfishing Cont.

Spinning reels work great for distance casting for stripers & hybrid stripers, but unless they have a baitrunner feature,they dont work very well for catfishing. There are better reels for distance catfishing such as Baitcasters that have a free spool feature with a bait clicker.In competion casting baitcasters are the main stay for all the top casters.They cast much farther(in the right hands), hold more and bigger line too.With the power needed to generate a long cast, baitcasters hold up much better than spinning reels do.With a free spool and clicker a cat can take line until your ready to set the hook...All competion casters use non-levelwind reels because they use a "shock leader" to protect against break offs when casting weights of 4.5oz. I prefer a baitcaster with a levelwind, but plan on trying out the non-levelwinds this year.

Daiwa Emblem XA

The next step down from the Emblem ZA. Features- *Long Cast X-Treme ABS Aluminum Spool * 4 Ball Bearings Plus 1 Roller Bearing * Infinite Anti-Reverse * Worm Gear Oscillation * Titanium Nitrided Ball Bearing Line Roller * Selective Self-Centering Rotor * Centrifugal Line Guard * Massive Multi-disc Drag Holds 14/310,17/230,20/180 They also make three sizes of the XA just like the ZA.

Shimano Calcutta 400 TE

The new redesigned Calcutta 400 has 4 ballbearings & 1 levelwind bearing, gear ratio of 5.0:1, Holds 260 of 14 & 160 of 20lb test.Also features a adjustable clicker .A great reel that casts like a dream.

Shimano Calcutta 400 CT

The classic Calcutta is one of the best baitcaster on the market.Built for fighting saltwater species, it makes a perfect freshwater reel that if takin care of will last a life time. Features the same line capacity as the 400TE above, has 4.7:1 gear ratio and 2 ball bearings and 1 levelwind bearing.To make this reel even better it can be upgraded with Extreme smoothie drag washers and high quality bearing upgrade kits from Boca bearings.