alvey reels

[guest14]

never used one,but they do look like a canny bit of kit :up22:
http://www.alvey.com.au/default.asp?contentID=1

[skiny]

its a bit like a small scarborough reel that turns for casting i just remember1 of me dads friends useing it when i was a little un.everyone andi do meen everyone used to have to get out of the way cause if ya didnt get it right you would put someones lights out for good.
these look a lot less bother than the ones of old but from the video the princable is still the same .
i 1st thought they were trotting reels used by freshwater anglers then fly reels strange looking things.

[skiny]

i tell ya what chris looking at the collectors models thinking back im sure i had a small wooden one in the shed when moved to this house and give it to me mate (he lives in malta now)mind that was in the early 80s.think i fished with it just a few times before i stopped fishing,that wh i gave it away.

[parrot]

used one on the boat for a long time chris,so easy to use,just got one for casting the other day and am casting just as far as i was with a multiplier,[not far haha]had to put mono on it as the braid i had on was keep getting crack offs on it,thats why i was trying to see Barney as i know he uses braid on his and there must be a knack to laying it on the reel or something else he does???  As for fishing with them i think they are as good as the rest of them from the boat but that is just my opinion, every body to there own,will let yous know when i eventually get to the beach with the casting reel how i get on,,cheers Davy. :up: :up: :up:

[codho]

Good bit of kit mate,a good few of the cliff lads use them down here.You can get a decent cast with them and they have the power to winch big fish up the cliffs.

[MRTT]

Barney simpson uses them for field casting and fishing , and at 70 years old he is still casting over 200 yards , so they must be ok

[guest14]

Barney simpson uses them for field casting and fishing , and at 70 years old he is still casting over 200 yards , so they must be ok

Have you seen Barney lately Tony,never seen him casting for a good few month

[eddie t]

Julies dad used to use one on the boat he has had it for years its a wooden one as well.

[Brially]

 Dont Know What Happened There ,,, :laugh20:     :laugh20:

[Brially]

 My Alvey ,,

     Hopefully This Will Show You The Two Positions The Reel Can Be In,,
   Casting,,,, Retrieving,,,,,

[codho]

You dont have cliffs down you're way Bri,apart from the Brigg which is a kiddies cliff :fish3:

[Brially]

 :gtfo:  You Aint Bee To Bempton Trev,, 100 mt High Them Cliffs,, Get A 6lb Cod Its Hard Getting It Up  ,,Get A 10lb er ,,Your Nackered,, Only The Alvey, Will Get Them Up,,  :laugh20:
 But If You Fancy A Session,, Let Me Know,,  Its My Back Yard,, And I Know The Area :up22:
                                   ,,,,,,,,,BRI,,,,,,,,// Waiting///

[guest14]

they do look more like a winch than a reel :surf:

[codho]

:gtfo:  You Aint Bee To Bempton Trev,, 100 mt High Them Cliffs,, Get A 6lb Cod Its Hard Getting It Up  ,,Get A 10lb er ,,Your Nackered,, Only The Alvey, Will Get Them Up,,  :laugh20:
 But If You Fancy A Session,, Let Me Know,,  Its My Back Yard,, And I Know The Area :up22:
                                   ,,,,,,,,,BRI,,,,,,,,// Waiting///

I have you try fishing off boulby mate

[codho]

they do look more like a winch than a reel :surf:

That's what they are Chris but like Bri's pics show you turn them sideways to cast and the line comes off a bit like a fixed spool,but the yukking power is unbelievable.