Want to switch reel types for Pyramid (help)

[Digger38]

I have a old Okuma plastic reel that I have been using out at Pyramid and it was working ok but the drag is not working that great anymore. I have a few other decent reels that I was thinking about using instead but they are not plastic they are all metal.

Will the salt water at Pyramid shorten the life of a metal reel? I wash all my equipment with fresh water as soon as I get home and I also clean my line.

[Woodman]

All good saltwater equipment is metal. As long as you buy a decent reel and take care of it, you'll get years of service. I have fished a number of Ross models in salt, as well as Redingtons, Islanders, etc.

Any good modern reel will do the job at Pyramid.

[Fochetti]

If you wash your reels off with warm water after each use at Pyramid you will be oaky, however it will still eventually eat away at parts that can corrode. I can't tell you how many reels I have seen that had the drags seized up from the water out there. I would suggest getting something with a sealed drag system.