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Originally posted by Arklier:
Weight of the reel has rarely been an issue for me. The only time I ever get tired is when I'm casting Buzz Bombs or bait off the saltwater peirs for salmon, where a cast will come every 2-3 minutes for hours on end.
It's not an issue of getting tired, it's an issue of rod balance. My 14 oz reel just throws it off balance to the point of decreased sensativity. The Okuma Metaloid with the line capacity I want weighs over 12 ounces whereas the Shimano Symetre 2500 holds almost the same amount of line and weighs only 9 ounces.