Best Shimano reel for skipping

[jarmcg23]

Interested to get some feedback on the best Shimano reel for skipping. I have some Daiwa Tatula SV’s that work really good for skipping but would like to use a Shimano for this as I like how they feel in hand. Let me know what has worked well for you. Thanks.

[Revofisher]

The sv spool is hard to beat for the ease of skipping that being said if you have used baitcasters a while and your thumb is educated so to say tge bantam makes a great skipping reel as well as the anatares 70. I’ve not tried the metanium for skipping that one might be finicky.

[PaRiverRat]

Any of the DC reels skip really well

[coreynov902]

I have a couple of the Curado DC reels and a Tatula SV TW. I'm not a proficient skipper at all. I can skip ok with the Tatula SV TW reel, but I have a lot more confidence skipping with the Curado DC. I can set the DC braking at "4" and get very few backlashes, and the ones I get are easy to get out. Trying to skip a bait into really tight spaces is not something I would even try with my Tatula for fear of getting a monster backlash by hitting something. With the Curado DC I actually enjoy trying to get my bait into those small open spots because I know that even if I miss, I'm not going to have to re-spool or spend five minutes picking out a backlash. Now for those that are good at skipping, the Tatula SV TW is an awesome reel. Those people will definitely get more distance skipping a bait than I will with the Curado DC.

[TableRock55]

According to the recent ICast video, the new SLX 150 DC actually has a braking setting for skipping.

[cbburke74]

I love my SV103XS for skipping. It just works for me.

I can skip as long I place the rod up during the process.