| #2  08-01-2009, 11:42 AM | |||
| |||
| Re: reel info for barbel Very happy with my Okuma epix pro - super smooth & comes with 3 spools . Though would like the baitrunner version if only to click on while I take a leak , always like to keep my hand on the rod when barble fishing ( that sounds so wrong  ) . having said that I'm sure a whiskers played on a centerpin has to be the most fun if you can get your bait to the fish .    |
| #3 08-02-2009, 09:09 PM | ||||
| ||||
| Re: reel info for barbel I use my old 'Shimano Aero 5010 GT 'or my 'Shimano Aero GTE 5000B or my OKUMA Sheffield Centrepin and they all perform great, I have read some good writeups for the OKUMA baitrunners as well. __________________ My Web Site (The Average Coarse Angler) Happiness is Fish Shaped (It used to be woman shaped but the wifes getting on a bit now) |
| #5 08-05-2009, 06:07 AM | ||||
| ||||
| Re: reel info for barbel Myself i use the Shimano 3500b, great piece of kit and would recommend them top reel.  __________________ A bad days fishing is better than a good day at work. http://www.avonbarbel.co.uk/ |
| #6 10-08-2009, 06:52 AM | |||
| |||
| Re: reel info for barbel People who fish for barbel with centre pins remind me of this guy a bit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8Zmz0veUOI Last edited by flukebox; 10-08-2009 at 06:57 AM. Reason: felt like it lol |
| #7 10-11-2009, 04:25 PM | ||||
| ||||
| Re: reel info for barbel I usually use a 'Shimano Aero GTE 5000B' fixed spool reel for Barbelling but this season I have caught well over 50 Barbel (so far) up to just over 9lb on the centrepin while fishing a couple of streams in Hertfordshire, it's great fun and a lot of Barbel specialists use a pin for rolling meat or trotting a float but you need to be confident in how to use one. But If I am not fishng a stream and am fishing a medium to large river then I use a fixed spool which is easier for me to cast while seated.  A 9lb 3oz Barbel caught on the Centrepin this season. __________________ My Web Site (The Average Coarse Angler) Happiness is Fish Shaped (It used to be woman shaped but the wifes getting on a bit now) |
| #9 10-11-2009, 04:59 PM | ||||
| ||||
| Re: reel info for barbel Hi Nick, I tried the line coming off the top as I know it has advantages, but I couldnt get used to turning the handle clockwise (or batting away from the body) when retrieving line on the pin and turning the handle anti-clockwise when retrieving with the fixed spool so I have the line coming off the bottom. __________________ My Web Site (The Average Coarse Angler) Happiness is Fish Shaped (It used to be woman shaped but the wifes getting on a bit now) |
