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Reels

Richard Isaacs said:
I only have 4 barbel rods these days. I’ve dwindled down to find 2 sets that practically cover everything I could want and these have dedicated reels that will only be used on them.
Pike rods the same … dwindled it down from 7-3 rods, now with their own reels but as far as match reels are concerned I only use daiwa TDX reels and I’ve got 3. I must have 10 float rods at least maybe more if I start digging into unused for a long time territory.
I don’t keep them made up all the time and there for any of those TDX reels could end up on at least any one of 6 commonly used float rods depending on where I’m going. I’ve still got a no2 17ft carbotec to try out at some point hopefully before the season ends. Again it’s going to get a TDX fitted to it. It’s the only fixed spool reel I’ve ever found to tick all the boxes for me when it comes to trotting a float.
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Recently got a TDX myself (16TDX3010A) at a bargain price ….stunning float fishing reel IMO
 
Paul Richardson said:
I've got worse
2 x BB350 - long range
2 x X1 med range
1 x 13' Armalite Mk 1 - drifter
2 x Fox Predator - float ledger for rivers
2 x Chimera 2.75 - SFP rigs
1 x Chimera 2.5 - free roving livebait.

Penn Affinitys on the deadbait/ drifter rods, and 8000 GTEs on the rest
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How do your rate the Penn Affinitys Paul? I've got the 7000 LTD's on my distance carp rods and I really like them. Great line lay and smooth clutch and they have a very solid feel to them. Great value I reckon.
 
Alan Palmer said:
Recently got a TDX myself (16TDX3010A) at a bargain price ….stunning float fishing reel IMO
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The best there is imo Alan
Perfect size spool diameter at over 2 inch.
the weight is spot on and they are as smooth and feature packed as it gets.
Such a shame they dropped them when they bought out the Tournament.

If you ever think about selling it I’d happily put a 4th into my collection
 
Richard Isaacs said:
The best there is imo Alan
Perfect size spool diameter at over 2 inch.
the weight is spot on and they are as smooth and feature packed as it gets.
Such a shame they dropped them when they bought out the Tournament.

If you ever think about selling it I’d happily put a 4th into my collection
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It’s a keeper for me, I would like another but getting a bit hard to find at a decent price
 
Joe Winstanley said:
How do your rate the Penn Affinitys Paul? I've got the 7000 LTD's on my distance carp rods and I really like them. Great line lay and smooth clutch and they have a very solid feel to them. Great value I reckon.
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Really like them Joe.do everything I need for a pike reel.I tend to back wind on the odd occasion I get a run but the clutch does seem very positive. Line lay is excellent as you say
I have the 7000s and can launch a big lead/ modest bait a very respectable distance and can get a bait up and off the bottom quickly on retrieve
Penn make brilliant reels, I am surprised you don’t see them more often
Possibly not expensive enough?
 
At the risk of being drummed out, even though only recently joined, I am a shimano rear drag nut. Took up fishing after a 50 year gap while working. Went through most Shimano r/d's until I found the biomaster ra or sra. I now learn they had been poorly received when called the Aspire at launch. I fell on them after they had been discontinued as the bio around '15 , but found some new in Italy. Result is I have 10 now, all on rods made up., all but 2 bought new. They will see me out provided Felindre keep going too! Have 1 stradic 4k on a carp rod and a brand new 4k Vandford which I cant really make up my mind what to do with. I really don't like the detachable handle.
 
All rods have their own dedicated reels / rigs set up in readiness - lazyness and lack of fishing time means I can select my tools for the job quicker
 
Graham Tremble said:
I am absolutely sure that if I was to have a determined ‘rummage’ in my loft then I would find rods and reels that I have never used and ( worse ) that I have long forgotten I have. This tells me that I actually don’t need any more ( yet🤪🤦‍♂️ ).
G.T.
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This resonates! I went through my loft in the summer and, amongst other things, found six made up pike rods (I think I last pike fished 6 years ago...) as well as two brand new rods (unused) that I couldn't remember ever having seen before!
 
I replaced my Baitrunners, SS2600’s and Emblems with Okuma Inception 6000’s, which I think are unreal value for money. I now use them on both sets of Barbel rods and my Carp and pike setups. I’ve got various smaller reels for float, feeder and lure fishing though.
 
Rob Mitchell said:
I replaced my Baitrunners, SS2600’s and Emblems with Okuma Inception 6000’s, which I think are unreal value for money. I now use them on both sets of Barbel rods and my Carp and pike setups. I’ve got various smaller reels for float, feeder and lure fishing though.
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Not a reel I know but will have a look at them now.
 
Rob Mitchell said:
I replaced my Baitrunners, SS2600’s and Emblems with Okuma Inception 6000’s, which I think are unreal value for money. I now use them on both sets of Barbel rods and my Carp and pike setups. I’ve got various smaller reels for float, feeder and lure fishing though.
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Great reels.

I bought some for my barbel flood set up; they will now be switched to my carp rods for everything except ultra long range stuff. I’ve sourced spare spools too (eBay) as they are only supplied with one.

Ive sold a handful of more expensive reels that I don’t use anymore.
 
Tim Marks said:
Great reels.

I bought some for my barbel flood set up; they will now be switched to my carp rods for everything except ultra long range stuff. I’ve sourced spare spools too (eBay) as they are only supplied with one.

Ive sold a handful of more expensive reels that I don’t use anymore.
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Thats a good recommendation too!
 
Alec Hague said:
Thats a good recommendation too!
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If you prefer a “Baitrunner” take a look at the Okuma Pulzar 6000 or 7000 I use these (6000 size) on my “Trent” rods. An excellent reel at a brilliant price. The Okuma Aventa is also highly rated but I’ve not handled one personally. Okuma make excellent reels and are more budget friendly than the clique reels.
 
I have always been a big fan of the ss2600 reel even though they had their haters i always liked them , a smooth clutch has always been a big must for me and with adding ice washers to the spool i was always more than happy with them but i bought a pr of okuma inception 6000 and i have to say the clutch is as smooth if not a touch smoother , the handling is really smooth and solid and although bigger than the daiwa the benefits outweigh the size issue . For the money they are a no brainer and i can see my daiwas being made redundant ,
 
For the Barbel fishing , I either use vintage Abu Cardinal 54's or 55's , sometimes vintage Mitchell 30l's or 411's , occasionally modern Shimano's if I feel the need for a baitrunner
 
Mike Hodgkiss said:
For the Barbel fishing , I either use vintage Abu Cardinal 54's or 55's , sometimes vintage Mitchell 30l's or 411's , occasionally modern Shimano's if I feel the need for a baitrunner
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My first reels were Abu cardinal 505i bait runners. On sale around 2010. Sorry I ever sold them.
 
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