Trolling questions

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Really depends how much coin you want to spend on a reel. All my willard/gorge lake trout reels are shimano tekota 600LC. I have 6 old ones and 4 newer tekota a. Love line counters for Willard. I have some Abu Garcia line counters that are similar to a c3...I think they have one less ball bearing. They are about half the price of the tekotas and would work. I use them on rods for kokanee and rainbows with planers. I use c3 and c4 reels on all my downrigger kokanee rods. For Willard and lake trout at the gorge (would work for bear lake), I use the 7'6" ugly stik striper casting rod medium light...yes medium light.. you will love it! It is a strong but flexible rod that is great for trolling. I have 10 of them. They are about $40 per rod. Planers...I currently use the offshore tackle with tattle flags inline boards. I am about to switch to big boards in 2 weeks, but inlines will work for Willard. I use 15 lbs pline tactical florocarbon. I put 200 yards after 300 yards of 20 lbs cfx line that is cheaper to complete the spool. I hope that helps.
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