Originally Posted by
kevvie
Mate a baitrunner is ideal for the fishos who cant cast baitcasters while livebaiting.
I have a mate's mum who goes up the top end every year and live baits mullet for XOS barra up the Ord River. The baitrunner allows her to give line freely when the fish runs and simply turns the handle to engage the fighting drag which is pre-set. Simple.
I dont believe you need a 6500 sized baitrunner. I run a 3500 and can fit 250m of 30lb tuffline on it. I have knocked over my biggest jewie on it too at a bit over 50lb. The 6500 will be far too heavy and big. You could compromise with a 4500 if you wanted to beef it up a little.
However if your main concern is line capacity then the 3500 will hold plenty. The 3500 has a drag good enough to knock over the fish you will be catching!
I just came back from NT and was using spin gear in the 3000 range with no issues, only running 10lb braid!