Okuma Aventa Baitfeeders

[Richard Dawson]

Finally in stock somewhere in the UK, been hard to get a hold of for a while unless you import.

Pardon our interruption...

£75 each, come with fully featured spare spool.


My 6000's replaced some £260 a piece Shimano CI4+ LC Medium Baitrunners.


Avoid the 8000 and 10000 they weigh a ton.

 

[Adam Wylie]

Okuma do cracking reels ,for the price you can’t beat them

 

[Gavin Vernon]

The retrieve on the 6000 is only 71cm is this not a little slow compared to lc bait runners at over 100cm …. or does a slower retrieve help

 

[Richard Dawson]

I've not noticed the Okuma retrieve to be particularly slow. Rather the Shimano retrieve is on the fast side.

A slower retrieve can help avoid the hooklength twisting up but I use coated braid hooklengths most of the time so not an issue for me.


The Shimanos are a very nice reel but not worth the £180 premium over the Okumas for Barbel fishing. For using on big pits (as they were probably intended) the Okumas wouldn't come close.

 

[Richard Parsons]

Hooklength twisting up? Seems unlikely if (as most do) one uses some sort of swivel between the main line and hooklength.