which reel

[john robson]

as most or a lot are saying distance is important for catches.

which reel would you choose out of the latest flood of reels on the market bearing in mind distance but some reliability issues must come into it.

daiwa st
daiwa magnofuse akios  various models
new pete coogan wth lightwieght spool low lying cage etc
tgf  reel
penn 515

i know some wise crack will say buy them all  but.

are all reels we have used in the past now obsolete how are we going to sell them. :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2: :MU2:

[codho]

I'll stick to me slosh30 and catch the fish the rest of them cast over :laugh20:

[john robson]

I'll stick to me slosh30 and catch the fish the rest of them cast over :laugh20:

quite like the slosh 30 myself good all round reel have you got the new model with gold spool.

[MRTT]

Original 7ht , set up correctly is as good as any reel for extreme range fishing , with less bother than most other reels

[codho]

I've got 2 sloshes both the black spool cant fault them for mixed to rough ground fishing.

[codho]

Original 7ht , set up correctly is as good as any reel for extreme range fishing , with less bother than most other reels

[WolfyDave]

I got a 525mag off Chris and its mint.i'm noq shooting an extra 50 yards with that over my 7000.I do hear that the Akios are quite good and well engineered.

[john robson]

anyway back to my original thread which one would you pick and why.

[codho]

I think if I was in the market for a reel I'd try one of the Akios ones by all reports they're well engineered and still in a realistic price range.

[john robson]

what would after sales service be like if needed .

[WolfyDave]

I would take a punt on the Akios

[john robson]

for extreme fishing distance if it is criticle i doubt myself would a abu 5500 get a bait out further with say ,30 dia mono than say an Akios
which is probaly more suited to ,35 to ,40 dia mono.

[guest14]

for extreme fishing distance if it is criticle i doubt myself would a abu 5500 get a bait out further with say ,30 dia mono than say an Akios
which is probaly more suited to ,35 to ,40 dia mono.

It depends who is casting it John,think most modern reels at the middle to top end of the market will get a bait out a long way with low diameter line in the right hands,to be honest i have fished with lads this year who have been getting good fish out at medium distances while i have blanked whacking it out....to answer your question John,i  would love to try some of these new reels at the top end of the market,financially i could not justify spending hundreds on a reel,tend to play about with some of the reels i have......but when the opportunity arises i will be getting an akios,the reel is an abu,seen the internals its the same reel,with the bonus of having a mag knob on the side so you do not have to modify it yourself

[codho]

[john robson]

i have fish to roughly 8lb on a abu 5000 red palmed end plated reel cost of reel 30 quid took level wind off put mag on blocks prob as good as out so there you go for about 60quid it does the buisness .

lifespan of abu reel ??
lifespan of newer reels?? plus spare parts availability and warrentys on newer reels