I'm ready for a New Lighter Tog Set up

So is the main gear in that reel aluminum, like most of the other 13-Fishing reels? If so, its a hard pass for me. I am growing tired of replacing aluminum gears for friends that should have bought reels with brass or steel gears to begin with. And I include my own Gen3 Revo Winch in that unfortunate group. The Aluminum main gear in it chipped twice. The new brass main-geared Gen4 Winch blows the Gen3 into the weeds - way more substantial. And so very smoooth.

For combo fluke/tog reels I would lean towards the Revo Beast 40 (more fluke than tog), or the slightly larger Revo Toro Beast 50. Beefy buggers. Or a Shimano Tranx 200 for fluke or the 300 for combo tog/fluke. Or a Lexa 300. Or a Curado 300. Or a Tatula 300. Or probably the very strongest of all low profiles, the Okuma Komodo 364. Just be sure to get the lowest gear ratio available in any reel you choose. Its all about power when you have to drag a big tog away from its rocky lair. The real bruisers usually don't give you a second chance to make a first impression - if you get my drift. 🙄

cant tell you how many shitmanos I put out monday night for tuesday's garbage pickup..

I have loved me some Shimano Ocea Jiggers since the early 2000’s . Have never failed me and have been fished hard, 1500p and 2000p’s. All self serviced and always upgraded smoothdrags and handles.

Just re-upped on new 1501hg and 2001nrhg for this past summer/fall season. They worked smashingly and the fall lever for jigging is pretty cool and usable.

Plan on getting a new 1501PG for Tog as my older 1500p righty’s can be used by others in my fishing party .

I don't think there’s ever been a better-built, higher-tolerance round reel for our local bottom fishing than the Ocea Jigger 1500P. That “spool lock” feature is awesome!

Well, the Saltiga 15 can certainly compete, but that’s about it. Just beautiful engineering, smart use of materials and over-all ergonomic excellence in these two big-dollar Japanese thoroughbreds. And I would know, as I maintain a fair amount of them every Winter for some high-profile, well-known dudes. Almost never an issue - just clean out last season’s old lube, re-lube, and send them back to their owners for another year of mule-pulling.

Speaking of which, just pulled the trigger from Japan. Done and done on the new 1501pg . Sometimes we all just need a little tap tap to be convinced to take out the plastic lol.

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CaptFP - sorry, I missed your post. From what I’ve been told, the new Penn low-profile reels come out of the same Korean plant as the Abu Revos. The manufacturer’s name is Doyo. I dunno if all the reels directly match, company to company. But if they do, you can’t go wrong either way.

Here, take a look around Doyo’s website, and check out how familiar their home market’s reels appear to what Abu and now Penn sell here: ▒ 도요피싱 ▒ #1 BAIT CASTER

If I'm building and fishing a 6.5 oz tog jigger or any rod in the weight class..last thing I want is a 14 or 15 oz reel

I really like the concept 13 A 5:4:1 gears ..makes 22lb of drag I think ,,very solid reel and at $180 good deal

I never heard of this reel. I just looked up specs, I t’s got 25lbs of drag at only like 7.4oz That’s a powerful lightweight reel
Have you had a chance to test it in blackfish season ?

I never heard of this reel. I just looked up specs, I t’s got 25lbs of drag at only like 7.4oz That’s a powerful lightweight reel
Have you had a chance to test it in blackfish season ?

yes its a little beast..I have six