Which Reel Would You Use on This Old Conolon UL Rod?

Started by foakes, February 03, 2026, 07:18:21 PM

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sciaenops

My dad supplied Daiwa spinners for us to fish as kids. He was pretty protective of his Quick microlite. So any of those get my vote

reelynew

Fred,

Curious minds would like to know.  Which reel did you end up pairing with the Conolon rod and did anyone buy it?

Matt

I fish because the voices in my head tell me to.

foakes

Quote from: reelynew on Today at 08:15:52 PMFred,

Curious minds would like to know.  Which reel did you end up pairing with the Conolon rod and did anyone buy it?

Matt

For my own use, it will be the green Penn 714, Mitchell 408, or a DQ 1000/1001, Matt —-

Any of these would balance out and work well with the rod.

I didn't sell it because I was keeping it for myself.  But it attracted (2) knowledgeable anglers who ended up buying something else after I told them it was not available.

Best, Fred
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