In reply to Post #9
The drag couldn't be easier to use mate, twist one way to lock it up and the other to set it to freespool, nothing like the fiddly Shimano front drags at all...
The drag couldn't be easier to use mate, twist one way to lock it up and the other to set it to freespool, nothing like the fiddly Shimano front drags at all...
In reply to Post #16
Easy to say but for me I have trouble working out clockwise and anticlockwise on front drag reels and its got me into trouble a few times. I have today committed to the new Daiwa BR, I looked at them in Angling Direct and they suit me to the ground. Thanks everyone for the help, I think scopes would have been a mistake for me.
The 5000 version of these
https://www.daiwasports.co.uk/product/specialist/20-gs-br-lt
Easy to say but for me I have trouble working out clockwise and anticlockwise on front drag reels and its got me into trouble a few times. I have today committed to the new Daiwa BR, I looked at them in Angling Direct and they suit me to the ground. Thanks everyone for the help, I think scopes would have been a mistake for me.
The 5000 version of these
https://www.daiwasports.co.uk/product/specialist/20-gs-br-lt
In reply to Post #17
Had the gt6000s for a couple of months but have now moved them on. I had the benefit of servicing a couple before buying myself and they are incredibly well built reels and absolutely and i repeat absolutely not the kast king lol! For a start the body is made from completely different materials, everything sits or rides on bearings and all in all they are superbly made, certainly comparable if not better than most of the main manufacturers offerings in that price range. I was concerned about dirt ingress due to the spool design but didn't have any issues with it in practice but a always had the spools fully down which helps. The only reason i got rid is due to the line clip which once clipped up therefore extended slightly, the line got caught back under the clip on casting and twice it cut me off leaving live rigs out in the lake which i couldn't retrieve which was a great shame.
Had the gt6000s for a couple of months but have now moved them on. I had the benefit of servicing a couple before buying myself and they are incredibly well built reels and absolutely and i repeat absolutely not the kast king lol! For a start the body is made from completely different materials, everything sits or rides on bearings and all in all they are superbly made, certainly comparable if not better than most of the main manufacturers offerings in that price range. I was concerned about dirt ingress due to the spool design but didn't have any issues with it in practice but a always had the spools fully down which helps. The only reason i got rid is due to the line clip which once clipped up therefore extended slightly, the line got caught back under the clip on casting and twice it cut me off leaving live rigs out in the lake which i couldn't retrieve which was a great shame.