Beach Fixed Spool

I'm going to buy the old man a decent fixed spool for his bithday during the week, he's recently retired and has a bit of time on his hands, I know about the Penn surfmaster 70 etc. but I'm looking for something in the €50 - €60 bracket, has anyone got any ideas?

Alby,

I'm no expert on Beach reels but I did a bit of research into this at the beginning of the summer. I got some advice from some of the other guys and someone mentioned the Daiwa Jupiter, someone else then said that they had been around for a while and newer reels have more features/bearings etc, this is true, but you will get bargain Jupiters as a consequence. If buying any Daiwa, for beach fishing you would need a 5000 size or bigger, have a look at this jupiter 5000Z (hopefully not sold - 5 available):

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 7113105051

Shipping for this reel (26oz) will cost you around $20 to $25 (Get a quote first)

Total price €39 or maybe even less - Bargain

Check out the UK sites, I reckon they will be around £40 + shipping, the Z model has the spare spool and 4 bearings, new Z models don't come up that often on ebay, Great looking reel too:

http://www.daiwa.com/tackle/reels/spin-sw/jz/

At the time I ended up getting two S5500's, the S model has 2 bearings.

If it is of any use, I have used the Diawa 5000 for three years now. Fairly bullet proof and reliable.
EQ

Hi Guys

If you want cheap but reliable, I have been using two Shakespeare Odessa FS reels for a while now. They come with 2 spools, one graphite, and one with an aluminium lip. One spool also comes loaded with quality 25lb line.

They have a fast retrieve, good line lay, and smooth clutch, and two ball bearings. I have not had a problem with the bail arm snapping back over prematurely either. I know Shakespeare ain't the best tackle manufacturer on the market, but if you don't want to spend loads of money for quality stuff, then they make a worthy addition to anyone's tackle box.

Cheers

Matt

go to abc in mary st they have some excellent reels in that price range like the new okuma reels which are very reliable and also come with a spare spool.

I'm going to buy the old man a decent fixed spool for his bithday during the week, he's recently retired and has a bit of time on his hands, I know about the Penn surfmaster 70 etc. but I'm looking for something in the €50 - €60 bracket, has anyone got any ideas?

Hi alby, For what it's worth I've sold quite a few of these in the €50 - €60 price range.
Roddy by Penn 395, 230yds @ 30lb.
Jarvis Walker integra 7500 340yds @ 20lb
Jarvis Walker integra 8500 325yds @ 30lb
Okuma corrida BR90 330yds @ 25lb

If you want to go well up market then try the Shimano 6500B 330yds @ 25lb.
The Roddy and the Okuma are bomb proof. The J W's are very flashy
They're all large fixed spool reels. Hope this is of some help to you.

Hi Alby


I have a shimano aerlex 8000 I bought two years ago. I am purchasing a new Diawa fixed spool out fit which means that the aerlex will be put to one side. send me a PM if you are interested

Shakespear are a cheap reel but when it comes to getting spare parts for them its a nitemare.I have a shakespear neptune multiplier and will have to wait about 6-8wks to get the spare parts.

Instead of going for a chap fixed spool go for a second hand model of something decent .