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I have used the 6'9" ul. I got the 7' lite. I like the 1000s and the 25s, the 20s have too many coils for distance casting. I put a daiwa 2000 fuego on mine but if I'm using 6 lb line but go with a 1000 shimano or 25 president limited if using 2 or 4 lb.

The 7' Lite or a Med/Lite of about the same length will be next. I'll pair it with the President Limited 25 series reel.

Fenwick makes a nice medium light. The walleye jigging rods have a soft tip and throw light lures very well. I cast 1/24 oz jigs on mine, and 1/16 oz cast super easy. Rated for 4-10lb line and 1/16-5/8oz lures. Shorter than what you mentioned at 6'6" but it's a gem.

Tag...sounds intriguing, always looking for something that zings lightweight rapalas and jigs far.

I use it for 1/8 oz hair jigs for smallmouth in the winter too. I loose less fish than on a medium.

I went through more shimano's that I care to admit. Very nice reels but bail springs go really fast even on the mid range units. I switched to Pflueger President 6930 series reels and never looked back. Great smooth running reel that is tough and priced well. I use them normally 150 plus days per year both open water and through the ice.

ya i love my old 3xx's. i bought a box of reels off a hunting site a few years ago for 25 bucks and there were 3 or 4 beat up 300's and 2 308's. rebuilt one of the 308's and put it on a cheapo little rod with some trilene. works nice but deserves a better rod and line.

that president 25 looks nice too and cheap. might have to pick one of those up for a "truck rod".

Im done with shimano too. I have 3 1000s and only one works good after a short period of time. The saros is flawless but the symetre and stradic are toast. I am pleased with the pflueger 25 president, even more pleased with the supreme 30 series ( not crazy about the coil throwing little reels ). Also the daiwa 2000 fuego is really nice. I've had the pfluegers over 3 years and the fuego a little over a year. Daiwa drag is butter smooth. In my opinion the supreme and the fuego are the two best bang for your buck reels on the market at 100 bucks. The line wraps on The spool better on the daiwa and supreme better than the president. The 25 president has a habit of the line digging into it's self and screwing your cast up after you catch a larger fish that takes drag.