New Product

[Berryessa Boater]

Hello "All", Just came to my attention that one of our sponsors Kokaneemart.com is carrying a new reel from Tica. Tica Caiman CT100R, appears to be quality at an affordable price $89.99 and the added bonus of having a "Clicker". I just purchased 4 Abu Garcia 4600 C3 ( Kokanee Special) (comes with a clicker) $99.99 "Fisherman's Warehouse" ( hope mentioning them is not a violation of rules)....Now I am wondering if I made a mistake buying the Abu Garcia's?, typical...I buy model "A"...2 weeks later they come out with model "A+1"...."note"...I'm not affiliated with either distributors.....

"I have just added what I think is the best new reel on the market for kokanee fishing!

I had not *carried a fishing reel until now because I was looking for a unique reel with all of the features required for kokanee fishing at an affordable price. These features include being small and lightweight, levelwind, excellent quality, great drag, with a clicker and has enough room to hold over 200 yds of line. The Tica CT 100R is this reel!

Vance Staplin (Vance's Tackle) showed me this Tica Reel and I believe it is the best reel around for kokanee fishing. This reel has a gear ratio of 5.2:1 and weighs only 10 ounces. It has a line retrieve of 18.8 inches per handle return and even comes with a beautiful black foam reel cover to protect it from the elements.

Here is is....

The Tica Caiman CT100R has a one piece aluminum frame for strength and lightness, a great star drag with a clicker, 6 ball bearings for watch like smoothness, a line out alarm (clicker) built into the reel and a soft touch paddle handle. It is a beautiful silver color that will look great on any rod out there. I am have it on sale for $89.95 and I feel it is a great reel at that price. *

Check it out on Kokaneemart.com under the "More Good Stuff" catagory. (And check out a few other categories while you are there!)

Good fishing!"

 

[Full_Monte]

You will find a lot of guys on this forum who are using Ticas...they are very nice reels. The only drawback to them is the lack of a line counter that you can get on some other brands. There have been rumors that they were going to come out with a line counter, but nothing has happened in a couple years. I personally have a couple of the Tica 150 Caimans...gold colored. They are discontinued now, but have 12 ball bearings.

 

[Bduck]

I have 2 Tica's Gold 100's that are not made anymore also. I find that not having a line counter is not an issue with me. My Okuma Convector 15's have line counters and I like them.

 

[Petty4life]

( hope mentioning them is not a violation of rules

No problem. especially if your promoting a sponsor such as kokaneemart

 

[Kokaholic]

I have never needed a line counter Koke fishing. Dont get all wrapped around the axel about that.

Its not rocket science.

 

[gonefishing]

I have been looking at the TICA 151 Reels. Is this too much reel for kokanee. I plan on 2 JJ lamiglass rods for this coming year also with the better reels. I been running too big of rods and reels and want to get on track with the right equipment for the coming years. So, TICA 151's are they to big of a reel? Thanks

 

[Kokaholic]

What series of Tica is this in? The GT or the GJ series in the cainen model?

 

[gonefishing]

The GJ series is what the 150 or 151 is in that I was interested in. What I noticed was that I could run 12 or 14 lb line with between 140 and 175 yards of line. Then with 8-10 lb leader thought it would be a good set up I also liked the color polished aluminum and red. I thought that color combo with the JJ rods would make for a nice looking outfit and last a long time. (Hopfully)

 

[HiTechKoke]

+1 for Ticas. They also have a "Kokanee" model but have not seen it. If that 151 is the same weight and size as my now old CM model the you will be fine and it should have a slightly faster retrieve than a 100 series model. I do like making sure I get a reel with a bigger spool so I can reload them about every 2 years taking not account continually clipping off line the last 5 feet taking out nicks, twists and bruises!

Line counter not a concern for me... I have separate line counter reels for long lining trout.

Kevin

 

[Full_Monte]

Mr. HiTech coached me early on the Tica reels. I bought a Daiwa 17 for my wife, and she loves the line counter. I used the Okuma a couple times last season and I have to admit the line counter is seductive. Counting line pulls is just one more onerous thing to do, and the line counter removes this chore from the lineup. It just makes fishing a little more fun, and I'm in favor of anything that does that.

 

[gonefishing]

I have a couple of the heavier Cabelas line counter reels. I like that feature, but it does'nt seem like a need on a Kokanee set up. It is not hard to get in the 30-60ft range behind the boat with a visual guess. I use the heaveir set up for getting out about 125 foot when chasing Macks. I prefer the line counter for that much line. I am after a durable reel for my Kokanee strolling set up that will hopefully last 10-12 years and I am guessing that the Tica is the reel that I can count on for lasting the Test of time. Thanks for everyones input.

 

[fishguy21]

The Tica reels are very nice!

 

[jacksonlaker]

Full Monte, instead of doing pulls, I have measured the amount of line one full pass of the levelwind covers. On my Ambassedures it about 10 feet per pass. So now I count passes instead of pulls. Even if it is not 100% accurate on the footage, I know that 6 passes is about 60 feet. But I still like line counter reels. I have one of the black newer ambassaduer line counters, and it is O.K., not great. I will take a look at those new Ticas.

 

[HiTechKoke]

Full Monte, instead of doing pulls, I have measured the amount of line one full pass of the levelwind covers. On my Ambassedures it about 10 feet per pass. So now I count passes instead of pulls. Even if it is not 100% accurate on the footage, I know that 6 passes is about 60 feet. But I still like line counter reels. I have one of the black newer ambassaduer line counters, and it is O.K., not great. I will take a look at those new Ticas.

Yep that is what I do on the non-counter reels....and use the same figure on my Ticas or Abu's - 10 feet. I had to figure this out a few years ago when we were jigging and had to make sure we were down 100 to 120 feet.

Kevin

 

[ceejay77]

how many bearings in the crank does it have,what are the prices.