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Exactly that. Never understood why so many on here regard weight of a reel as a very important factor before buying them.
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#45 3 Sept 2021 at 9.22am | | | |
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In reply to Post #44
98% probably.
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#44 3 Sept 2021 at 9.12am | | | |
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for carp fishing any reel will do the job as good as the next really. if you as lure fishing for GT's in the sea then you need a good reel to cope with the drag pressure and long runs, lets face it carp don't really take 100 yard runs.
I spoke with a top long range angler about reels and when he was with shimano he said the difference in the distance he could cast with a aerlex and a technium was about 5 yards at 200 plus yards so is the £400 difference worth it.
there are so many good reels now at around the £100 to £150 price tag.
yes the basia is light but 95% of the time reels are on a alarm
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#43 3 Sept 2021 at 1.36am | | | |
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In reply to Post #9
Lol.
The reel looks intriguing.
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#41 3 Sept 2021 at 0.15am | | | |
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I've just watched the ad for the xsd sea fishing version where the fisherman lands a fish of a few pounds. Hardly promoting them for skulldragging catfish out of lily pads are they. Most reels for carp fishing are overpriced and engineered to be lightweight rather than tough and longlife.
Stick a slosh 20 on a big ballista you could probably land anything on that combo.
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#40 2 Sept 2021 at 8.08pm | | | |
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I've just tried to find out about the new fox ones on.the internet . Todber Manor have them on pre order for £180. For that money I'd give them a go if I were in the market For new reels. Fwiw I'm normally a shimano man, however I do own Daiwa reels. I'd buy the latest Shimano msgs if I had the money, unfortunately I have to live in the real world like most of us.
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#39 2 Sept 2021 at 7.28pm | | | |
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In reply to Post #38
I would have said it makes a difference over time, I mean the heavier the reel, the more it's going to knacker you out either spodding or just casting around finding or hitting spots.
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#38 2 Sept 2021 at 7.13pm | | | |
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In reply to Post #31
Does the weight make that much difference though? Spodding set ups are far heavier than fishing rods and reels, and used repetitively. Surely that’s where you want and need the weight savings
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#37 2 Sept 2021 at 7.13pm | | | |
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In reply to Post #36
I had some smaller Daiwa reels - regal plus I think, two of them just fell apart in my hand under load!
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#36 2 Sept 2021 at 7.12pm | | | |
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In reply to Post #35
My original silver basias, I had for about 11 years, and they were second hand. Most things last if you look after them.
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#35 2 Sept 2021 at 7.09pm | | | |
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In reply to Post #34
Yeah maybe, I reckon the ISO's were the last of the ultra reliable top end reels.
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#34 2 Sept 2021 at 7.07pm | | | |
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In reply to Post #33
That is good value but I bet there is not one top end modern reel that will last that well
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#33 2 Sept 2021 at 7.03pm | | | |
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In reply to Post #30
You say that about expensive reels but I think I got my ISO's around 2006 / 2008 and at the time they were £285 brand new. They have given me roughly 15 years of good use and they have only been serviced once in that time (for free, by a former member on here - Retro)
I would consider that good value.
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#32 2 Sept 2021 at 7.03pm | | | |
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In reply to Post #31
My Basia does not do anything that a penn 7000 won't,I can put a lead just as far with both reels,I have tried them both on my rods.
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#31 2 Sept 2021 at 6.56pm | | | |
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In reply to Post #30
It depends really in what you're doing Bradders. Like I was banging on (boringly so) it was the weight saving for me which did make a difference. I had the XTB Ultegrea's [great reel] just that I was fishing at some distance and felt so much lighter and nicer to use after I got the reels I've got now. All in all, even though what I've got now is ridiculously expensive to what I had, the very marginal betterness (sp) was worth it.
I'll happily keep the Techs I've got until they fall apart.
Like the poster you replied to, the Power Aero's are all you really need unless you fancy plunging a load of cash for very tiny gains. You could buy similar in any brand and they'll be ample. One reel that I love and would never part with is my set of Cardinal 55's. For me, with all of its limitations and lack of bells and whistles is the one. That clutch sound is from the gods, nothing truly like it.
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