which ratio reel 5:1 or 7:1 do you perfer and why

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Originally Posted by "W"

I would not use anything but a 7:1 for trout and reds...... 5:1 is mostly a bass fishing speed.....

i don't know about that... i usually bass fish more than saltwater and I love my 7:1 ratio reels! The speed is always nice to have incase you see a fish hit and you need to hurry and reel in to recast or what not. I do have a few 6:3:1 that i use with my heavy cover rods such as jig fishing and throwing ribbits in all the grass. I've never had any trouble with hauling in a nice fish along with 10lbs of grass with any of my reels. Just pump and reel if it comes down to needing power. I think I'd stick with the faster reels instead of 5:1, to me thats just too darn slow. They might have more power but when do you REALLY need all that power whenever you have a good drag system on pretty much any reel?