| #1  09-19-2011, 06:47 PM | |||
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| Reel advice needed please HI all, I am sure the more experienced anglers amongst you have had this question more than once, but I am a complete newbie to beach fishing, so here goes in the hope to get some valuable comments and advise here. I am upgrading my reel and rod, after buying a £30 all in packet from ebay to see if I liked fishing or not :-) The intention is to just go fishing on the beach for bass, mackerel, cod and more of the likes As for the rod I have in mind the SHAKESPEARE SALT FS 12" rod But here comes the reel, which ones would you guys go for if any
These are the 4 reels I have come up with, minding that I am on a budget. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance Peter     |
| #2 09-19-2011, 07:04 PM | ||||
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| Re: Reel advice needed please Defo go for either the diawa or the shimano as they always make good reels, even the cheapies are well put together and. Never used fox so couldnt say much about them and I dont like Mitchell gear as i have had issues with the cheaper gear Personally I would go for the Diawa Emcast, but thats cos I got one thats a few yrs old and it has NEVER let me down, even after giving it some abuse on Dungeness beach with heavy loads (weed, tackle and the odd fish lol). Shimano are a sign of quality though so its all down to personal choice i guess. __________________ Sea 2012- 5brd rockling, whiting, LS Dogfish,Bass,Eel,Flounder F/W 2012- Catfish(16.5lb), Carp,Tench LITTER IS JUST LAZINESS!! |
| #3 09-19-2011, 11:32 PM | ||||
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| Re: Reel advice needed please pretty much wot blues bro said, can't add much to that  __________________ beer so many venues, so little time. |
| #4 09-20-2011, 08:33 AM | |||
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| Re: Reel advice needed please ive got 4 emcast pluss 4500 now discontinued here but available over the pond bud brilliant reel i use em for carping and sea never let me down i have bait runner conversions on them you can get from ebay shimano bit over priced and to get as good as emcasts in shims your paying pleanty bucks and daiwa are british keep the flag flying lol,,and i think another great buy fro the money are the okumas on parr with the "big boys" now,mitchells have gone a bit adrift on quality thier reels are made in china now |
| #5 09-20-2011, 08:40 AM | ||||
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| Re: Reel advice needed please My preference from that list would be: 1stShimano Navi 7000 2ndDaiwa Emcast Evo 3rdFox Stratos FS10000E : : : : : : : : : : : 1000thMitchell 667FG |
| #7 09-20-2011, 09:35 AM | |||
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| Re: Reel advice needed please Thanks for the advice guys. From what I can read here it's either going to be the Shimano or the Daiwa. Wii let you know what I got in the end :-) |
| #8 09-20-2011, 09:44 AM | ||||
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| Re: Reel advice needed please Daiwa all the time - but basically look at line capacity , number of ball bearings , quality of gearing . Fox are only good for making biscuits and mints - Mitchells make cheap tat when it comes to sea fishing - same as Leeda.. good luck with whatever you choose - remember to shop around including flea bay - theres some bargains to be had - dont be afraid of buying a second hand top quality reel - usually better than a new cheaper one . __________________ Shore Species 2012: Dab-Flounder-Herring-L.S.Dogfish-Pouting-Shore Rockling-5 Bearded Rockling-Small Eyed Ray-Turbot-Whiting |
| #10 09-21-2011, 08:18 AM | |||
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| Re: Reel advice needed please lol. Well I have done the "deed", and have gone for a Shakespeare Tidewater rod and a Okuma Distance Surf 80 Reel. It is well within my budget, and both rod and reel got good reviews, so I thought give it a go. Another extra is that the rod came in a combo with the MItchell 667FG reel lol. Well that's my first upgrade from a £30 all in crap package on ebay, Now I just got to figure out what to tell the missus when the parcels arrive  Anyway guys, thanks for your advice and help Regards, Peter |
