Went for a pair of wychwood riots 45s, on the slightly shorter 9fts I have and now I have the conundrum of what mainline to go with. Small spools and small rings so thinking something thin, potentially daiwa hyper sensor in 12lb 0.28mm. Anyone have any experience or recommendations?
In reply to Post #31
Goid luck with them.
Goid luck with them.
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I didn't rate Hyper Sensor line, not very good for knotting. Could have been a duff spool I suppose.
I didn't rate Hyper Sensor line, not very good for knotting. Could have been a duff spool I suppose.
I'm glad I didn't sell my 5500 xtd, match perfectly with my 10 ft rods.
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Bad are they?
Bad are they?
I would go with standard sensor over the hyper stuff, it stretched like an elastic band
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Not the best mate , but you might be lucky , nephews mate got about 6 months out of 2 of his before they fell to bits , used to do a bit of testing for wychwood way back when they used great blanks for there rods and decent luggage but for some reason reels have always been sub standard.
Not the best mate , but you might be lucky , nephews mate got about 6 months out of 2 of his before they fell to bits , used to do a bit of testing for wychwood way back when they used great blanks for there rods and decent luggage but for some reason reels have always been sub standard.
I have a set of Okuma CB 60 on my 10ft scopes. really good quality build on these.
come with folding handles aswell if thats your thing!
come with folding handles aswell if thats your thing!
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I was looking at the CB60's for my standard rods, Greys Prodigy 3lb t/c. Whats the drag like on them?
Currently using crosscast x but want black reels for minimal outlay, also more than likely going 10ft rods route aswell with change of car imminent.
I was looking at the CB60's for my standard rods, Greys Prodigy 3lb t/c. Whats the drag like on them?
Currently using crosscast x but want black reels for minimal outlay, also more than likely going 10ft rods route aswell with change of car imminent.
In reply to Post #39
I would quite happily use them on 12fters, similar in size to fx9s i would say, ideal if you dont need to cast to the horizon. i have the Okuma 8ks on my 12ft rods, cannot argue with Okumas for the quality and price.
Clutch is nice and smooth and probably about 1/2 a turn or so from tight to loose
I would quite happily use them on 12fters, similar in size to fx9s i would say, ideal if you dont need to cast to the horizon. i have the Okuma 8ks on my 12ft rods, cannot argue with Okumas for the quality and price.
Clutch is nice and smooth and probably about 1/2 a turn or so from tight to loose
In reply to Post #37
They will be occasional use, but they don't sound great. Lucky I paid next to nothing for them.
They will be occasional use, but they don't sound great. Lucky I paid next to nothing for them.
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What model okuma reel was £30. Im looking for a £30 reel to go with an 8ft 2.0lb tc stalking rod, would that model work with it?
What model okuma reel was £30. Im looking for a £30 reel to go with an 8ft 2.0lb tc stalking rod, would that model work with it?
In reply to Post #42
Have a look at the NGT profiler 60 cracking little reel for £30 I have one on my Sonik xtractor recon 8ft 2.5lb balance up nice has quick drag as standard
Have a look at the NGT profiler 60 cracking little reel for £30 I have one on my Sonik xtractor recon 8ft 2.5lb balance up nice has quick drag as standard
In reply to Post #43
Cheers mate I'll check it out. The rod is a ngt carp stalking rod so should go well together.
Cheers mate I'll check it out. The rod is a ngt carp stalking rod so should go well together.
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I just ordered the ngt profiler reel. Looks good. How does it compare to the okuma inc6000? I will probably get one of those too
I just ordered the ngt profiler reel. Looks good. How does it compare to the okuma inc6000? I will probably get one of those too