Hello, been out of the loop for a while, I am looking to upgrade my reels. At the moment I have a pair of Shimano ST 10000 RB bait runners, and shortly have £250 to £3oo for new ones.
What would the great and good recommend I was looking at Shimano 14000 Speedmasters, cheers
What would the great and good recommend I was looking at Shimano 14000 Speedmasters, cheers
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Are you looking for baitrunners again? What sort of size? Big pits or smaller?
For big pits in your budget I'd strongly recommend the Penn Affinity 7000 LTD. I have some myself, and if you search the threads on the forum you'll see plenty of other rate them very highly too. Extremely good performance for the money
Are you looking for baitrunners again? What sort of size? Big pits or smaller?
For big pits in your budget I'd strongly recommend the Penn Affinity 7000 LTD. I have some myself, and if you search the threads on the forum you'll see plenty of other rate them very highly too. Extremely good performance for the money
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Agree with that, I switched from Shimano to Penns and very happy with them.
Agree with that, I switched from Shimano to Penns and very happy with them.
In reply to Post #1
Another vote for the Penns - I was dubious as they felt a bit weighty compared to my 2 Basias but I hardly use the Basias now. Great for casting, fishing locked up and adjusting when playing a fish
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Another vote for the Penns - I was dubious as they felt a bit weighty compared to my 2 Basias but I hardly use the Basias now. Great for casting, fishing locked up and adjusting when playing a fish
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In reply to Post #1
Penn reel have a great reputation in the sea fishing arena
Penn reel have a great reputation in the sea fishing arena
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Those look nice, shame they're out of stock though. I did find these Penn Affinty reels though
Those look nice, shame they're out of stock though. I did find these Penn Affinty reels though
Are the differences on the carbon version just cosmetic? I see you do get a spare spool
In reply to Post #7
Thanks for the advice, Sam going to go with the Penns they look a good fit, cheers
Thanks for the advice, Sam going to go with the Penns they look a good fit, cheers
In reply to Post #8
Penns👍👍 don't forget they have a manual bail arm
Penns👍👍 don't forget they have a manual bail arm
manual bail arm can only be a good thing on a carp reel
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Can't say ive ever used a automatic bail arm closure for 30 years. Mitchell matches where the last, everything else even if they could I'd find it a major mistake using them as line tended to get caught up. Fair better to take a length of line off the spool and take control and manually close the bail arm and wind in under controlled conditions till the line was taught
Can't say ive ever used a automatic bail arm closure for 30 years. Mitchell matches where the last, everything else even if they could I'd find it a major mistake using them as line tended to get caught up. Fair better to take a length of line off the spool and take control and manually close the bail arm and wind in under controlled conditions till the line was taught
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Okuma 8k 👍
Okuma 8k 👍
Just bought a pair of THESE in the 5000 size for a small water 2 rod set up, I would compare them in size to say the Fox FX9 on the mini big pit end but more than adequate for casting long distance.
In reply to Post #13
Wow. Look very similar to an infinity with our a read drag button?
Wow. Look very similar to an infinity with our a read drag button?
In reply to Post #14
Aye pretty much, I like to try different reels out I've got Infinities and they are very similar looking, for the money these cost you get a fair bit of reel with some natty little features.
Aye pretty much, I like to try different reels out I've got Infinities and they are very similar looking, for the money these cost you get a fair bit of reel with some natty little features.