Penn 525 Mag....opinions

[skatenchips]

well the fella selling me his conoflex rod is also
trying to ofload this reel too...........@ £50
as he is buying the super mag extra.

I only have the 7HT so am not used to mag brakes
just found this article on em....and wondered if the suggestions
were legit.

in my opinion the 525 is one heck of a reel. It is "fast" out of the box. I have mine and have added two additional earth magnets to it, and spooled it in the beginning with 17 to 20lb mono and then only about 1/2 to 3/4 a full reel (lets the reel spin slower easier to control) once you get used to it, you can lighten up on the line weight, fill the spool more and work with it. I don't know what conventional exprerience you have, mine was not much, but with some modifications etc... have no problem with mine and recommend it to anyone...

I am more than willing to try the reel with your approvals
as im keen to learn about multis .

Gazza

[skatenchips]

Suggest you re-oil the inboard spool bearings with some Red Rocket Fuel or something like an EP80 gear oil.
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just found the above snippet of info too
relating to my question.........

is this oil necc then to slow the mutha down
and is it available in this country.

Gazza

[maninblack]

Pay just a little bit more and go for another ht7, I think there a much better reel than the 525's
although I don't own one, but my mate has just changed from 525's over ht7's after using mine a couple times.

[skatenchips]

Ive just read about the "NEW" 7HT mag in this months sea
dangler,and it seems Daiwa have longed to have a mag reel
that works and by the opinions of the "Know alls" it would appear
they have done just that albeit @ £160.

yes I have a recon 7HT that works ok...but as a newby to
multi fishing I want to try all the differnt model types
just to see which suits my learning curve.
Which is the reason I was after opinions on the standard
525 mag .

cheers Gazza

[bazza]

hi gaz

are you at lee's Charity match next week, if so i will bring my 525 mag extra with me, and if you like you are welcome to have a few casts to see what you think mate.my mate has the normal 525 and i don't think there is that much difference

p.s i think they are a great all round reel.

[skatenchips]

im a 40 yr FS veteran Bazza
so for me any multi is a complete novelty mate.
Im still training on the 7HT with all the brakes on etc
But im gonna be trying out this
Conoflex match estuary WITH the penn 525 mag
of wich me mate is trying to flog me.
So...beware birdies.....from my end of the beach...lolol

but ,,yes mate....I am more than willing to try new equipment
in order to see if they appeal to me whilst im on a learning curve
with differnt sea angling kit.

all bein well mate....ill see ya there
look forward to it .....the Mrs has given me permission to ruin me back a tad further for charity...lol

ill try and stand between Peterpan and cuckoo
so youll recognise a rose between to ugly thorns...... ;D

theyll luv that remark......not..lol

Gazza

[greysfanboy]

If you only ever fish over flat sand and catch nothing bigger than a few pounds a 7HT is a better choice than a 525 Mag. But if you fish marks with fish holding features like rocks and weed the 525 will make your life much easier.

[skatenchips]

many thannx for that snippet Greysfan
ive got a second hand conoflex rock rod ,so this may be
the ideal tool to pair up with it you say.
cheers Gazza

[peterpan3494]

hmmm

[fishyrob]

For casting, the 525's are very good, but not the best. But for REAL fishing, they are superb. Mine are out on the beach 4 to 6 times a week. They havent had a single drop of oil in thae last three years. I had a go on the casting court at Steyning the weekend, and with very standard fishing rods (Penn Viper ppt evo-1) was managing 140 meters. THREE YEARS HARD FIshiNG STRAIGhT OuT of THE boX! They are slo the only reel I have used that DOESNT feel like its going to disintegrate when reeling in heavy loads in fast tides. It is some winch!!

[skatenchips]

Many Thankx Rob,it would appear this tool may have fallen in my hands at the right time then mate.as i was considering
a slosh 20 for rock work.but if this particular model is as you say
engineered to withstand abuse from ruff marks then
it may well find its way into me "getting fuller by the minute"
sea tackle bag.
cheers
Gazza
PS nobody has mentioned this "thick" oil to help slow the
mutha down.....is this RED oil not needed then .

[fishyrob]

I also had a 100 kilo Broze Whaler shark "by accident" when fishing for shark bait on a Pen 555 (not available in this country) in Namibia, and it didnt show any signs of being beaten.