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Reel Advice

#1 Post by PJKaiser »

All,
I am thinking of purchasing a new multiplier this week.
It's a choice between the Daiwa Slosh 20 or 7HT.
This might sound stupid but I have no experience tuning reels and I can find vids on youtube for the 7HT but none for the Slosh 20, so it is swaying me towards the 7HT.
Is the Slosh easy to strip down and tune and add/remove brake blocks etc?
Can anyone provide a link to a vid of this being done?
Cheers.
PJ
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#2 Post by The Austrian »

no video but hands on advice here: http://www.mikesreelrepair.com/reel-tun ... 80a49befa7
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#3 Post by keith »

I'm Selling a 7ht mag if your intrested?
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#4 Post by kstaff »

forget about tuning, Put line on them and go fishing with them, ensure the spool is centred and you have the correct diameter line on them, don't fill to the top of spool either, that's basically it.

7ht .35 ( usually 15lb)
Slosh .38 ( usually 18-20lb)

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#5 Post by PJKaiser »

keith wrote:I'm Selling a 7ht mag if your intrested?
Cheers, ended up buying Slosh 20.. Waiting for delivery
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#6 Post by freedom1916 »

Have 2 slosh 20's myself and never had a problem. Just don't throw out the spare brake blocks you get with it.
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#7 Post by ste c »

PJKaiser wrote:
keith wrote:I'm Selling a 7ht mag if your intrested?
Cheers, ended up buying Slosh 20.. Waiting for delivery

where did you order the slosh 20 from mate
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#8 Post by PJKaiser »

ste c wrote:
PJKaiser wrote:
keith wrote:I'm Selling a 7ht mag if your intrested?
Cheers, ended up buying Slosh 20.. Waiting for delivery

where did you order the slosh 20 from mate
Veals.co.uk - came today..
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