Used Shimano Curado and Chronarch 201 reels for the last twenty years fishing salmon and steelhead in the rivers. Fished for pike withe them too over the years.
Setting up a new king salmon rod with a Tranx 201HG. Came in the mail yesterday. Put 30lb braid on it and took it to the river... I am loving it so far.
I think the 200/201 is a great size for pike and had no issues casting large/heavy baits. Personally, I would not go bigger than the 300/301.
What pound line do you intend to run? Braid or Mono?
I use the tranx for my heavy lure pike rod. like it
