Personally, I found them a little uncomfortable to hold. If you want lightweight then look for the newer Hardy Conquest in 4” size. Don’t be put off by the smaller size- the diameter of the arbour is almost identical to my 4.5” Triton True-Pin.
Cheers mate, I was just curious as assumed due to the weight everyone would suggest them but I don't like the look of them, much prefer the solid back plate and I've decided I'm going to get one that I like the look of the most as they all seem to be very similar.
And you get an extra handle for your brass
Aye pal, Yorkshireman’s favouriteAnd you get an extra handle for your brass
Ian is that plastic I see left on your butt!
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The Super Lightweight is also a very nice reel and a great fit for a light set up. I’ve got one on my acolyte ultra for roach & dace. It’s not that it can’t handle bigger fish but in my opinion is better suited as part of a light set up.
Exactly what I use mine for too. It’s great on my acolyte ultra for the becks and small streams. Just make sure you ask for your maggots dust or maize free or it ends up getting in there quickly. Follow that with a bit of rain and youll be picking it out those cut outs for a while
I really wanted to love my Match Aerial, but I found it very irritating in all but the most benign conditions: a breath of wind and the line is caught behind, and when you finally do get it going the line comes off the spool all kinked.
I really wanted to love my Match Aerial, but I found it very irritating in all but the most benign conditions: a breath of wind and the line is caught behind, and when you finally do get it going the line comes off the spool all kinked.
Some folk love them. I’m not one of them
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I can't imagine how the line gets kinked on a spool, Alan, and would suggest it's more about the line than the reel.I really wanted to love my Match Aerial, but I found it very irritating in all but the most benign conditions: a breath of wind and the line is caught behind, and when you finally do get it going the line comes off the spool all kinked.
Some folk love them. I’m not one of them
Really? I thought it was common knowledge that the line was prone to developing kinks due to the angles produced by the arbour pins.I can't imagine how the line gets kinked on a spool, Alan, and would suggest it's more about the line than the reel.
Ha ha - not common enough for me to be aware of it, though I rarely use mine or trot a float.
.What I find difficult is that some of my trotting centrepins (eg Okuma Sheffield, Match Aerial) have the line off the top so you wind backwards whereas some of my centrepins (eg caged Purists, Rapidex) have line off the bottom so you wind forwards and I keep on doing it the round way wrong as I swap around!I couldn’t fish off the top Alan if my life depended on it
None of my reels have line pillars now- problem solvedYou do often get crinkle when using a reel with a pillard line lay (the more pillars the less crinkle or chance of crinkle) but if your having excess crinkle you may possibly be putting your line on a little to taught.
Also, if you leave line on a reel with a pillard line lay you will get more crinkle. Because I use sensor and it's so cheap I always throw my line away after a days trotting, then re spool whichever reel i'm going to use the night before, or on the day I go fishing....and make sure not to put it on too taugh
I like line pillars a lot so long as there is plenty of them, it doesn’t cause an issueNone of my reels have line pillars now- problem solved
Yeah that’s fair enough, and to be honest I wouldn’t be bothered if it was a Garry Mills piece with 16 pillars
He goes to 18Yeah that’s fair enough, and to be honest I wouldn’t be bothered if it was a Garry Mills piece with 16 pillars