Multiplier Reels

[Jigs 'n Reels]

Got a question for all you experts out there. I am a confirmed Fixed spool reel user for beach fishing but have often wondered about the extra distance you're supposed to get with a multiplier. As I prefer to spend my fishing time actually fishing rather than trying to sort out the dreaded birdsnests I have never ventured into the multiplier arena. I have been reading recently about magnetic brake systems and they appear to be better than the centrifugal system in avoiding to some extent the birdsnest. Ihave also seen on Ebay a Shakespeare 'Axiom' baitcast multiplier which seems to be small, cheap and fitted with magnetic system. So if I was at some stage to think about trying out a multiplier maybe this might be a good first reel to try despite its low line capacity - I can't see myself casting that far anyway!
Two questions:
1. Which is better Magnetic or Centrifugal?
2. Would the axiom be a good reel to start with bearing in mind that I might revert to the fixed spool if I can't manage the multiplier?
Hopefully someone will be able to point me in the right direction.
Thanks.
John.

[DownSouth]

John,

To be honest, if you've been using a fixed spool reel and have a decent one, then you are probably casting decent distances anyway. A multi will give you more distance, but not huge amounts. Save your money or buy the new Daiwa Beachcaster. Mag brakes are the better option btw.

[Timsean]

Hi John.

I have only used a fixed spool when i was a lad course fishing, now im a newbie sea angler i went straight for a multiplier and ive had no problems at all.
I even got my 9 year old son a 11ft beachcaster and a RT multiplier and he is having a great time casting, ok he has had a couple of BN but nothing bad.
So if you do go and get a multiplier i thinbk with the expeirence you have now you should be fine.
Easyest way i found to get used to it was a couple of hours in a field and do some dry casting.

Have fun as allways and Tight-Lines.

Tim

[Ben]

i have had variable succses with mutlis, got my 1st 1 in febuary time, a shakspear solara which is a nice reel, i enjoy using it but i do not get any extra distance and i get quite afew birdsnests, i think its nicer reeling in larger fish with it as well becausse it takes longer unlike my fixed spoil 1s which wind in v quickly
if anything i can cast it further with my fixed spoil reels

[kiwimarty]

There you are John! Something tells me you are none the wiser!!??

I believe it's down to personal preference and it’s as simple as that.

What I would recommend, is not to go too cheap. I personally believe that Abu reel’s are consistently a good buy and have never been as reasonably priced, as they are today.

[Jigs 'n Reels]

Thanks for your comments guys. I think I'll continue with the fixed spool for the moment. Whatever about BNs during daylight since the evenings are closing in I'd prefer not to be worrying when casting in the dark about whether I will make the water in one piece. It's just something I've been wondering about for a while. Then again I didn't want to spend a fortune on something which I might not persevere with and also have to get one of my beachcasters re-ringed for multiplier. As Scarlett O'Hara said 'I'll think about it tomorrow'!
Thanks again.
John

[15yroldcodhead]

i have bn using a fixed spool for the past 3 years and now just bought a abu ambassedeur 6000 had a couple of bird nests with it today. but i was casting so much further and its so much easier i thnk personally. i thnk there well worth it

[malabu]

Hi Everyone,

I am new here and I hope I can pick your brains about the multiplier ABU 7000 series. I've tried looking on the net to find the info but no luck. And even Abu-Garcia home page only have info on the newer products. And not much luck with my local tackle shop either.

Can anyone tell me about the mechanical difference in color between the Red and the Gold in the ABU 7000 series? as I am thinking of getting one. And I have also been told that from the 7000 series onwards, i.e. the "Big Game" reels are now manufactured in the east and not in Sweden, is this true?

[Charter Skipper]

Originally Posted by malabu

Hi Everyone,

I am new here and I hope I can pick your brains about the multiplier ABU 7000 series. I've tried looking on the net to find the info but no luck. And even Abu-Garcia home page only have info on the newer products. And not much luck with my local tackle shop either.

Can anyone tell me about the mechanical difference in color between the Red and the Gold in the ABU 7000 series? as I am thinking of getting one. And I have also been told that from the 7000 series onwards, i.e. the "Big Game" reels are now manufactured in the east and not in Sweden, is this true?

The Red 7000`s are the classic series,and the gold the Big Game series.Both are manufactured in Sweden and in the east,they have the same components whichever one you buy.If you want a real bomb proof one ,have a lookaround and buy a1970/80`s of somewhwere like E-bay,they are constructed with much heavier grade metals and components,from a time when high qulaity was more important than price.Having said that the modern 7000`s are great quality when compared to whatever else is on the market today...

[malabu]

Thanks for that info.

When I was about 10 a few years ago my dad bought me a 5000C ABU multiplier and would make me cast to for an hour a day to try to hit a bucket about 50 foot away. I use to hate it when a cast goes wrong and you get a lovely bird's nets, I think most of us who owned a multiplier knows what I mean. I am very glad now, that my dad made me spend those hours learning how to use a multiplier.

As I grew up, I realize that it was much more practical to use a left hand wind reels as I am right handed. One good thing about fixed spool reels is the interchangeable the handle to suit a left or right hand wind. Unfortunately for the multiplier, it is fixed.

Also there are not many ABU multipliers left hand wind available many years ago compare to present day. Last month I visited a local tackle shop and my cousin bought a 7001 red multiplier. Since then I have been thinking of getting one, a 7001. But have been overwhelm with all the new ABU products, especially being out of touch for quite sometime.