What size reel for 11 foot tsunami salt x reel

[member_90137]

Hi just wondering what size reel would be ok on an 11 foot tsunami for pencil popping? I want to put the new slammer dx 5500 on it, but worried it would be small? 

[redfin]

I would opt for a larger size. 6-7k

[pakalolo]

original VS 250

[fishtheeast]

Not too small. That’s a 20 oz reel that holds like 300 yards of 40lb braid. 

[Fish_Magic123]

12 hours ago, fishtheeast said:

Not too small. That’s a 20 oz reel that holds like 300 yards of 40lb braid. 

Exactly, 20 oz is perfect! A 5000 or 6000 size reel is what you want on an 11 foot rod, especially if you are just plugging. Bait fishing, I may be inclined to go bigger because you never know what can grab your bait…

[Rwb1500]

I just this week got a Tsunami Trophy II 11' 4-10 Oz and while this is definitely a beefier stick then the Salt X 11' is the same length at least. I went with a Spheros 6000 and I wish I would have gotten an 8000. Like stated above though, this is a bait rod.  If you're planning on only  working plugs keep it light. 

[Vintagefishing]

I have 11’ tsunami Airwave elite with Penn Torque 5500. It’s my fave combo, doesn’t wear out my arm. 

[KironaFly]

On 5/19/2022 at 11:20 PM, member_90137 said:

Hi just wondering what size reel would be ok on an 11 foot tsunami for pencil popping? I want to put the new slammer dx 5500 on it, but worried it would be small? 

I'm sure this set up would be great ... but I went with the Tsunami SaltX 6K reel on my 11 foot TAE rod. It' a little lighter than the Slammer you've mentioned.

[Mr.Belmar]

Bigger is always better