may sound like a jammy old tart!

[colbythecodking]

hello people i may sound like a jammy old tart saying this lol i am getting a 7ht turbo as my bd is soon coming up and the handle doesnt look brill i want to get a abu power handle the one with holes in! if this will work i have looked it up and ppl had it on the old 7ht dunno about the turbo but i want to buy the abu handle for it and can you tell my if i will get backlash?? and prehaps get it sprayed red! if this is possible i think it would look like a bludy nice reel for the summer cheers!

[greysfanboy]

colbythecodking said:

hello people i may sound like a jammy old tart saying this lol i am getting a 7ht turbo as my bd is soon coming up and the handle doesnt look brill i want to get a abu power handle the one with holes in! if this will work i have looked it up and ppl had it on the old 7ht dunno about the turbo but i want to buy the abu handle for it and can you tell my if i will get backlash?? and prehaps get it sprayed red! if this is possible i think it would look like a bludy nice reel for the summer cheers!

I think a power handle on a 7HT (old, turbo) is maybe asking for trouble. It will give you more cranking power but they are not designed for it and you are more likely to cane the gears sooner rather than later. Remember the reels are designed for fishing over featureless sea beds reeling in small fish. I would just stick with the default handle and see what happens

[colbythecodking]

if any one has one on the iow i could have a go at i would rather apreciate it cheers for the info mate its only and reel for sandown pear so.. would be ok

[The Codfather of Sole]

greysfanboy said:

colbythecodking said:

hello people i may sound like a jammy old tart saying this lol i am getting a 7ht turbo as my bd is soon coming up and the handle doesnt look brill i want to get a abu power handle the one with holes in! if this will work i have looked it up and ppl had it on the old 7ht dunno about the turbo but i want to buy the abu handle for it and can you tell my if i will get backlash?? and prehaps get it sprayed red! if this is possible i think it would look like a bludy nice reel for the summer cheers!

I think a power handle on a 7HT (old, turbo) is maybe asking for trouble. It will give you more cranking power but they are not designed for it and you are more likely to cane the gears sooner rather than later. Remember the reels are designed for fishing over featureless sea beds reeling in small fish. I would just stick with the default handle and see what happens

I think that the 7HT Turbo has the same 'throw' ie. effective radius fron centre of main gear to spindle on thumb as the Abu reels (so its like a double handled power handle)

In swapping it and painting it you will just gain a different grip

Leave the original one on Colby as GFB says it was meant to be, and not a reel for cranking in big lumps of weed and large fish

Dale

[phish]

I dont know if its true of the new ones but my old HT's hauled in numerous double figure + Smuts when fishing off John Rawles boat out of Bradwell and he was always telling me off for trying to pull their heads off. Had em for years with that sort of treatment...never had a failure wiv em.

[colbythecodking]

do you reckon its a ok reel for bit of shanklin and alot of sandown pear???

[mick75]

if you want a reel for rough or smooth ground then pick up a Penn mag or a slosh 20 you can beast them all day long but don't put a power handle on a 7ht it bends them up like gfb said.

[colbythecodking]

i have a mag xtra and slosh-20 just want a reel for light ground like sandown pear

[mick75]

colbythecodking said:

i have a mag xtra and slosh-20 just want a reel for light ground like sandown pear

then you dont need a power handle.

[solehunter]

Then it looks like you are goingto have just that! I would leave it colby, dont worry what it looks like. I dont see why you would want a bigger handle if you only want it for light work anyway?

[phish]

I get loads of unsolicited emails asking if I want a bigger handle

[squidlips]

phish said:

I get loads of unsolicited emails asking if I want a bigger handle

you must have been watching porn

by the way i get the same trouble ;D

[colbythecodking]

wat abou the new abu 6500?? c3 high speed r these gd reels or just a hand full of problems??

[craz-e]

I have the 7ht turbo, it would be a good choice for you fishing in Sandown bay, plenty of poke. No need for the bigger handle though you could do some damage. If you have a few extra pennies go for the 7ht mag, better fishing reel and it offers a lot more control easier.

[greysfanboy]

I would say Abu 6500 or Daiwa 7HT is just a matter of personal preference. Both can cast a long way when used correctly,