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Post by monkeynuts on Apr 11, 2012 20:56:34 GMT
as a few of you know, I'm a bit of a tart with fishing on silly light gear. but my egg whisk has died on me and gone to the happy place at the base of christchurch ledge to rot away.....lol the gears died. so I'm after a new fixed spool for my silly conger,pollock,cod, tope and ray fishing. as my 3oz spinning rod looks lonely now....lol I'm after a surf casting sized one that can hold enough line to take big runs, so it got the be a beach/surf casting reel sized lump. don't want to spend silly money but lets say upto to a ton as max price. any suggestions  ? cheers john |
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Post by Sunny on Apr 11, 2012 22:15:46 GMT
Shimano Baitrunner D .....either 4000 or 6000 size John. They are designed for the sea environment, have the advantage of the baitrunner technology, so you can leave them in the rod-rest without fear of losing the rod over the side.
I use the smallest version (4000 Ds) for Smuts. They take the screaming long runs and are resistant to corrosion.
I was so impressed that I invested in the 12000 D size for offshore uptiding......totally impressed with them.
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Post by littlesal on Apr 12, 2012 9:05:44 GMT
excuse my ignorance guys .... but I have always struggled with a fixed spool when trying to reel in anything more than a couple of pounds although I prefer them to multipliers where I can use them.
Are you saying that these reels can cope with larger species etc?
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Post by monkeynuts on Apr 12, 2012 21:32:07 GMT
sunny iv got a pair of 4000's i got for pond fishing and now i kane them inshore for most things, just after a slightly larger lump for deeper water work, i have a gander at the 6000's as the 4000's have been great hi littlesal can they do big fish??? to right, its a case of enjoying the scrap. and not winching them in. iv had tope to 40 odd lb and conger in the mid 50's. I'm even silly enough to use them over wrecks mid channel for cod, last year i had a 16 and 18 lb cod 1 aftar other and had to be a girl thingy and sit out next drift.....lol with burning arms....lol paired up with a light rod it makes it a real challenge and very sasitfiying when you land a monster. last year i was using the shimano 4000 bait runner on a feeder rod....psml( normally for fat lazy boring carp).....it was great fun and still managed a 15lb smut on it. bass can be great fun to if your not near snags. you will need to fish when tide allow you to such silly things, but cornwall on a neap tides is great for starting out with light gear, or shallow water smuts in the solent doing big 100+ yard runs give it ago mate its funny as you like  the only thing i will sat is look after the fish before release as they are normally very tiered and need to be held for a minute or two to recover. |
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Post by sailorboyrob on Apr 13, 2012 4:52:02 GMT
excuse my ignorance guys .... but I have always struggled with a fixed spool when trying to reel in anything more than a couple of pounds although I prefer them to multipliers where I can use them. Are you saying that these reels can cope with larger species etc? The south africans use big fixed spools a lot for the sharks and tuna off the beach, as casting a big multiplier can be very difficult. Also a lot of big game fishermen are now using fixed spools for vertical jigging etc. The main problem being that a fixed spool that can handle that sort of punnishment will cost you an awful lot more than a multipleir that can do the same job |
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Post by phish on Apr 13, 2012 21:20:27 GMT
excuse my ignorance guys .... but I have always struggled with a fixed spool when trying to reel in anything more than a couple of pounds although I prefer them to multipliers where I can use them. Are you saying that these reels can cope with larger species etc? The south africans use big fixed spools a lot for the sharks and tuna off the beach, as casting a big multiplier can be very difficult. Also a lot of big game fishermen are now using fixed spools for vertical jigging etc. The main problem being that a fixed spool that can handle that sort of punnishment will cost you an awful lot more than a multipleir that can do the same job This is all true but for anything other than spinning, for me, using a fixed spool reel is like eating with chop sticks whilst wearing boxing gloves ;D |
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Post by monkeynuts on Apr 15, 2012 8:47:49 GMT
The south africans use big fixed spools a lot for the sharks and tuna off the beach, as casting a big multiplier can be very difficult. Also a lot of big game fishermen are now using fixed spools for vertical jigging etc. The main problem being that a fixed spool that can handle that sort of punnishment will cost you an awful lot more than a multipleir that can do the same job This is all true but for anything other than spinning, for me, using a fixed spool reel is like eating with chop sticks whilst wearing boxing gloves ;D psml |
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Post by wedger on Apr 15, 2012 12:01:49 GMT
Whole heartedly recommend the Penn Slammer Liveliner!! Used for blue water game fish. I use mine for livebaiting for bass and lots of inshore stuff but also used them for pollock over the mid-channel wrecks. My pair on Hiro formula bass rods  www.penn-fishing.co.uk/catalogue/reels,767/spinning-reels,768/slammer-slammer-live,5257.html |
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Post by eccles on Apr 15, 2012 14:21:27 GMT
Which of course proves that you can haul in decent fish with FS Reels. I have had no trouble hauling in sizeable smuts and bass but of course it does depend on the gear ratio and the size/robustness of the reel. If you try using some of the reels designed for faffing about in fresh water venues it will probably be hard work but pick a decent size reel with a winding ratio of 3 to 4 and it's no trouble. Have a look at some of the Daiwa range which I have found quite reliable.
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Post by snowy on Apr 27, 2012 17:07:46 GMT
John, I have a Shimano Aerelex 8000 knocking about on the boat if you want to borrow it and see how you get on with a big FS.
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