multipliers....?

hi lads, ok i need your help..!! i got money for christmas and need a reel..i was thinking of a multiplier,are they hard to get used to or is it easy to pick up?
cheers ian

if u are used to a fixed spool there is no harm in sticking to it. if you are a good caster you will cast as good with a fixed spool. multipliers are better with larger diameter lines but a fixed spool will see you right, if that is what you are used to. took me 3 years to get used to multipliers and to be honest it nearly turned me off fishing altogether. get a good quality fixed spool and you will keep up with the best of em. happy hunting!

id have to back up what m.b3 wrote i am currently getin used to multiplirs and cant say that my casting has improvred why did i opt for multipliers i sopose they look the part and your "soposed" to get a better cast with them not that casting is important in most ofthe places i fish

i'm my opinion i'd opt for a multiplier. i dont think they are remotely as difficult as people proclaim them to be. i'm curren tly teaching a 12 year old to cast with 1 and he's comfortly reaching 50 yds with a 2 oz lead,a carp rod and a 6500. as for the majority of fishing situations distance is not a major problem. i dont think ive ever fished a mark which requires a cast of over 150yds. as for sheer angling ability i'd say a multiplier every time. they are quite user friendly, generally more powerful and you can get a pretty top class one for around 150e which would last for years if looked after correctly

The debate will go on as usual, I use both types when it suits me. To be honest I cant say that I get any more distance out of a multiplier and fixed spool reels take all the risk out of casting. Unlike lumpy 150 yards for me is not in the picture but thats down to being lazy. The retrieve can also be better on fixed spool for getting above a snag and may be useful in competition fishing to spend more time in the water. The drag is usually better on a multi but its also easy to hit the anti reverse on a fixed spool reel and control it that way instead of using drag, a trick employed by coarse anglers . Thats my two bobs worth, the last thing I will say is if you do buy a fixed spool dont be afraid to spend money as most of the cheap versions wont last. The same obviously applies to multi and you will find the trusty ABU, Penn and Diawa are the favoured. Good luck

Yeah I tried multipliers for a while but got sick of the birds nests. went back to fixed spool and made sure that the spool was properly loaded and used the thinest line I could afford.

Still there is something very satisfying when you send out a good one with a multiplier and they look cool.

Mulipliers when used to them are far superior but it does take time. Casting is more comfortable and bringing fish in easier. They are a waste of time unless you intend to put time in learning to casts. FS reels are a nightmare cast low down. Birdies come from uncompressed rods and snatched casts. FS reels can be cast long with braid and don't birdy but the bail arm can flick back costing rigs. FS reels come with a number of spools for different lines where as I have a number of multipliers which is more expensive. Fixed spools will bring gear in quicker so less snags but I find multipliers will get more fish in as they're better cranking. Multiplier have a smoother drag but this usualy isn't a consideration for shore fishing.

Donagh

often heard about bail arms going over in the middle of a cast but have never had it happen.

id tend 2 agree with most of the lads by saying stick 2 the f/s reel... for handyness sakes only... also it depends on what type of fishing ur doin man..for rock fishing f/s is the only way 2go ,but im sure ill b contradicted lol.... beach fishin its a toss up,but mostly down 2 personal opinions and lure fishing is impossible with a multi...so it sbest 2 have a few fixed spool reels and have the spare spools loaded with diff size lines for quick swops for all the diff types of fishing u will b doin... i use the multis for beachfishing and conger fishing

I would disagree Mr_Green. i think u would b better off using the multi for the cranking power off rocks.i can back this up because me a a couple of friends were at ballyreen and one of them was using a good quality fixed spool and he was having seirous trouble bring the fish up to clear a ledge that was in front of us. in fact he was loosing gear nearly every cast :? :? . me and the other friend on the other hand were using a slosh and a penn 525 supermag and we were having no trouble clearing the ledge.