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Post by sharkey+ jnr on Feb 3, 2008 21:54:48 GMT
Hi all
Can anyone help i am looking for a lever drag reel with a level wind around the 7000 size........... my abu 7000 broke all ready
cheers
steve
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Post by phish on Feb 3, 2008 22:39:30 GMT
Why do you want a lever drag? I made the mistake of owning an Abu 7000 LD reel it was total Llamas IMHO there are not many applications for lever drags in UK waters except perhaps for Tope. Splash out and get a Daiwa Saltiga SA 30, they have (Again IMHO) the best clutch of any reel of that size. If you must have a lever drag then the small Accurate Boss twin drags take some beating. Spotty Dog were advertising that they do Saltigas and Rok-Max www.rokmax.com/product.php?prodid=117&name=Daiwa+Saltiga+Reels++I think Snowbee were stocking Accurate reels Rok-max also stock Avet LD reels, I remember someone on here recently bought a couple, although masybe not from them. I hear that they are much improved in the last few years, but when I was working in Texas in 2003 and fishing out of Galverston most people were not happy with their durability, particularly the anodising. |
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Post by sharkey+ jnr on Feb 3, 2008 23:00:13 GMT
"Why do you want a lever drag?"
Just makes it bit easier for the kids plus i can use it for wrecking , and trolling do like the reels you have said but cant find a good quality one with level wind and the ld
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Post by phish on Feb 3, 2008 23:11:14 GMT
One of the guys in our club has a Penn 320 LD which has a level wind and seems to be quite durable and nice to use, dont know if they still make em but you might be able to pick one up on Ebay or something
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Post by lighty on Feb 3, 2008 23:13:08 GMT
Hi,
I used the abu 7000 ld, the blue one all last year from the beach and pendulum casting (with the levelwind etc removed) and I have just stripped it down for a service, all seems fine.
I will use it again this year and hopefully next as well, though I have just bought the new 7000 hsni (the narrow black one) so it may get shoved to the back of the drawer if the new one performs well.
Don't have a problem useing the lever drag, it acts just the same as a star drag and as the reel was only £59 it wont hurt if it only last a couple years.
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Post by sharkey+ jnr on Feb 3, 2008 23:27:13 GMT
Got the 7000 LD gold one for one of the kids thought at the time that will do went to clean it up today and a small spring (clicker)one has broke  must say drag and the rest of it has been fine, Its just so annoying because i have other 7000's that are years old |
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Post by phish on Feb 3, 2008 23:31:25 GMT
I had one of the blue ones and when it was replaced for the second time because of a seized level wind, I sold it
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Post by vax on Feb 4, 2008 18:06:24 GMT
Steve, have you looked at the charter special TR2000 ?
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Post by Dan-Langstone Angler on Feb 4, 2008 19:46:06 GMT
Id go for Avet all day long, but i have got three! I cant say ive noticed any shortfalls on my Avets, penny for penny they knock spots off most others. Im using em almost exclusively now. You can import em from any number of tackle shops in the states but beware import tax!
I also use a Shimano TLD 10 occasionally and its bulletproof with a top drag.
IMO if you need/want to set your drag properly its an easier process with a lever drag reel.
Dan
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Post by sharkey+ jnr on Feb 4, 2008 20:35:27 GMT
Cheers for all this lads.
Been looking at the Avet for my self but only in pics what one is around the 7000 size want it for wrecking ie Pollack,bass, around 250ft
The charter special looks just right for the kids great stuff cheers for that vax ......
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Post by daznewland1 on Feb 6, 2008 8:18:40 GMT
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