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Reel Advice.

#1 Post by Bimmer »

Hi lads,
My first post on this site ( be gentle ! ) Fancied trying a bit of uptide fishing. Have just bought 9ft 6 Greys rod. Now the question...... which reel ? All opinions greatly appreciated. Cheers.
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#2 Post by donal domeney »

First welcome on board.

Depends on what you species you are after but a Penn 535 loaded with 30lb braid will cover almost all species.
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Cheers, I'll have a look at one of them. Is it preferable to have smaller , neater type multiplier when uptiding? As opposed to normal size boat multiplier?
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#4 Post by ste c »

avet sx there €140 or a penn fathom both very good reels
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Thanks for the advice lads. I ended going for a Slosh' 20 in the end.....fingers crossed!
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#6 Post by ste c »

Bimmer wrote:Thanks for the advice lads. I ended going for a Slosh' 20 in the end.....fingers crossed!


slosh 20 are a great reel and even better at €87.50 delivered from alderney angling
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#7 Post by flibustjer »

+1 for Avet sx.Sexy and light weight,solid aluminium bullet proof construction,lever drag.can stop a train when you need.

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