100 euro budget

and what reel would you be looking to link it up with i really mean 100 would be my limit like

The Shimano Aernos 2500 is an absolute beaut of a reel and for around €85 it's a steal, it looks great and I cannot find any fault with it, great line lay, nice and smooth and loaded with 18lb braid you will have a bargain. I have caught Pollock up to 14lb and Wrasse up to 5.5lb with this reel.

i priced it and i could pick it up for 105 euro which was the cheapest i could find

Really, I got one 3 months ago with 18lb powerpro for €100, I got in in a shop in Dublin.

ahh onluy looked around online

Just git a 7ft salty to go with the 8ft, under 50 quid, Brilliant! nicer rod IMHO, than the vengeance which also have.

yaa sailnfish ive decided im defo going to pick the salty as it seems to be a top rod ill prob go 7ft though so ive 40-45 quid for a reel might try pick up the extra few bob and get the exage aswell what size would u recommend ?

2500

2500

ya or a 3000, I have a technium 3000 to pair with the 7ft salty and I have a 4000 aernos on the 8ft. The 4000 might be a tiny bit heavy but I find it a bit meatier for boat work . I'll post pics of all the 'budget' rods over the weekend.

2500

ya or a 3000, I have a technium 3000 to pair with the 7ft salty and I have a 4000 aernos on the 8ft. The 4000 might be a tiny bit heavy but I find it a bit meatier for boat work . I'll post pics of all the 'budget' rods over the weekend.

2500

. I'll post pics of all the 'budget' rods over the weekend.

thanks for that (y) whered dju pick up the salty from

2500

. I'll post pics of all the 'budget' rods over the weekend.

thanks for that (y) whered dju pick up the salty from

ordered it in TH sports midleton, he had it in less than a week. 45 Euro for the 7ft And it's lovely. There's nothing at all wrong with Vengeance but the surecatch is better value for the money and I have both of them beside me as I write this amongst others!

must get him to order it in for me be after xmas,,the report with the big cod from you made my mind for me ,, this just the reel to get a defo on now so

You'll see the salty in action here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... rAXg9Z2I4g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... rAXg9Z2I4g

yaa im 100% on the salty seems to be the rod for me alright anyone ever try the daiwa sweepfire reel?

yaa im 100% on the salty seems to be the rod for me alright anyone ever try the daiwa sweepfire reel?

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There ya are The 8ft salty, 7ft Vendetta, 8ft Vengeance, and 7ft Salty. The 8ft Abu Devil is missing from the pic as Its at home due to the tip getting broken in the car door, it would definitely be there otherwise

In terms of reels, a newer front drag exage 3000 shallow spool would be nice on a 7ft salty IMO. I have no experience of the Daiwa sweepfire so I wouldn't comment on it either way. Best of luck whatever you go for None of the rods you are looking at are bad so happy days

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You'll see the salty in action here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... rAXg9Z2I4g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... rAXg9Z2I4g

Great videos there Jim
I've a 2006 3.2m honda marine ( as they were called then). Great little dinghy. Its showing the affects of years of UV damage now though !

yaa ill defo pick up the salty and give dan from the half way what ive left and tell um what i want and leave it in his hands id say

I would recommend a salty anyday, I have a 7ft great rod, I was thinking of buying a 8ft Vengeance as a second rod what reel would you recomend to go with it, i have a small ryobi reel with i love but its alway good to have a spare reel or three

I mainly use Daiwa reels these days, but I have no doubt that lower priced shimano reels are better than lower priced Daiwa reels. At the price you simply cannot fault the Exage in 2500 or 3000 size. Its worth the extra few bob and will last for years if you give it a rinse after each trip. If you can, try and up the budget to get yourself an exage. You should be able to pick up a 2500/3000 size for about 80 in Ireland.

The 2500/3000 exage are the same size reel. So if you are fishing with mono go with 2500, if you are fishing with braid only go with 3000 (the 3000 just has a shallower spool to take less line).

Also bear in mind that a Daiwa 3000 is not the same size as a Shimano 3000! As a rule of thumb a shimano 4000 is the same size as a Daiwa 3000.