brixhamgazza

[brixhamgazza]

Been a 'rock' guy for many years fishing the s.devon marks but now living in Surrey (dont ask !!!!).
I can reach Sussex , Kent coast in a morning but will have to look at the beach.
Anyone travelling down regularly or got any ideas on marks you can hit in a few hours drive?
Got a reasonable beachcaster but need a fixed spool, there's loads on the market, any recommendations in the £30 - £50 range?
Tight lines

[FlyingFox]

Hello buddy welcome to the forum!

Im not the best person to ask about fixed spools but im sure one of the lads on ere will help you out!!

and as for the fishing on the sussex coast..i live in sussex but im not sure what beaches you are thinking of! give me a clue on when and where your thinking of going and i'll try get some info for ya

Ollie.

[Simon TorbayFishing]

welcome aboard!

I recently bought the Daiwa Samurai-3 3550 and the Daiwa Emcast 5000 and I've been impressed with them both.

They can both cast very good distances and the Emcast 5000 which is the big boy of the two can handle big fish really well.

I know of people that have had issues with daiwa reels for saltwater fishing but personally I've not had a problem.

Shimano reels are highly recommended by a lot of people but the price tag matches the quality. If I hadn't needed 2 reels at the same time I may have gone for one of these instead.

[Ben]

you cant really go wronge with fixed spoil reels, i as happy with the 1 i spent £12 on as i am with the shakespear 1 my dad got me for about twice that, the shakspear 1 does have a slightly smoother feel to it though and has more ball bearings

[Rob M]

Hi Gazza, I've returned to sea fishing after a long lay-off and fish the Sussex coastline, with varying success. If you ever want to meet up, let me know.

Rob

[fishypaul]

hi gazza,i fish the kent coast regularly,if you feel like coming down this way i will be glad to help out or even meet up.

[wellyfish]

how do gaz,regarding fixed spools,the ones simon mentions are good reels thogh if you want to spend just a smidge over budget then look at the shimano range ie 6000-8000,if you scout about you will find a 6000 for under £60 and you wont be dissapointed with it...enjoy

[pingu]

welcome gaz
got penn surfmaster off ebay for £40 brand new, casts well and feels great, full shop cost is just over your budget though

[brixhamgazza]

Thanks guys
You Sussex and kent lads, i don't know where to start, where would you reccomend?
Are there any rocky marks ?
I am looking at a Shakespeare KX4000 multyplier on ebay. Any of you used one ??
Brixgazza

[devondave]

if your gonna get yourself a multi for general beach/rock fishing i would get the penn 525 myself its got the ability to cast the distance and the guts to haul anything up over rocks and reefs quickly if the need occurs