Wanna try the new Okuma spinning reel for a float outfit, but all I can find is the 5:1 ratio, I would like the 6:1. What do you hardcore float fisherman prefer????

The faster the better. When you are extending those drifts with a float out 'til it disappears from view you need all the speed you can get!

Go 6:1 all the way. The bigger the gear ratio, the faster the retrieve. Makes reeling in faster, and gets slack out of the line faster, if there is any, when it's time to strike....

Unless you have your mind set on spinning, I'd go with bait caster outfit. Preferably, the Curado BSF.

I wanted the 5:1,
having a faster reteive is great (increases the amount of casts during a day)but when fighting a strong fish....can be counter-productive IMHO......Os

Thumper... gotta love those almost out of site take downs.......Oh @#%$&*@#

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