old reels and old fishos
Submitted by Faulkner Family on Fri, 2008-11-14 23:08
was just wondering with all the new reels on the market these days
what would be your favorite from more than 10 years ago , do you still have them and do they still get used
i personally still have a reel i bought 20 years ago and after a service it had not long ago it works as good as the day i got it, cant wait to give it a burl on a big fish
sigma shakespeer 080 series . cost me $100 back then,not cheap when you compare todays value for the dollar
Russ
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Big J
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Mine would have to be
Mine would have to be without a doubt the Shimano TLD range... Ive got a 10,15,20 and 25 that i still use!!
Jarrad
fishcrazy
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Date Joined: 27/01/07
diawa 7700ra
used to have a couple of these caught me a lotta fish dont have anymore but might get one off e bay just to put on the shelf
allrounder
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Date Joined: 10/11/08
wish i still had my tld 5
Mine would have to be a 12 T penn had it for years would hate to think how many fish its caught .Will be trolling it for mackies again this year,thanks for reminding me it needs new line ,i am going to get it from the shed now .I think i might get it serviced as well,now you made me feel guilty for neglecting it.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
Hansie
Posts: 162
Date Joined: 27/03/07
Daiwa BG60
Sweet reel.
heaps more smooth and polished than a 8500SS, simple as, strong. still making them with a different spool i think. this reel has smashed almost every type of fish i have. mainly used it in Exxy, but also accounted for some Dhus and Pinkies at home. Love reels that are sinple, strong, reliable, reasonable. For that reason i run mainly Abu6500C4's, BG60, TLD25, old school Pen overhead, and Spheros 14000.
Leemo
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Date Joined: 22/02/07
alvey 600 A5 over 35 years
alvey 600 A5 over 35 years old and was serviced last year. works great but the ratchet is a bit dodgy. many many fish caught on it. best woulda been a 400lb Cobia on moreton island.
formerly Irish
take a woman fishing and she will want to learn, teach a women to fish and she will outfish you for the rest of your life!
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fishy fingers
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400lb Cobia!
To all the virgins..............Thanks for nothing!
Leemo
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yeah typo there. 40lb... if
yeah typo there. 40lb... if it had of been 400lb it woulda s*at the gear. this was over 30 years ago aswell. would of broken the queendsland record for the line class and gear
formerly Irish
take a woman fishing and she will want to learn, teach a women to fish and she will outfish you for the rest of your life!
bludgin' since 94'
carnarvonite
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Date Joined: 24/07/07
Reels
Have 4 x Mitchell 499s and a 489,still use them reasonably regularly
2 X Abu 7000s and a 6500 get a workout every time the boat goes .
An Alvey 6501 deepspool gets a run if I head up to Quobba to stick a balloon out,
2 of the 499 ,the 489 and the Alvey are over 30yrs old and have not given an ounce of trouble in all that time.Just do a bit of a service now and then.They have certainly paid for themselves many many times over with the fish they have brought in
VAGABOND
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Date Joined: 04/06/07
Penn 9/0 got one over
Penn 9/0 got one over 20years old still works fine and use on spare rod, another that I use every day out fishing and a new one still in box unused.
UncutTriggerInWA
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Mitchell Orca 80S Pro
I forked out on this beauty after a small insurance payout in the early 90's. I still have it and it works a treat albeit it need a new bail arm. It's a fantastic unit for some serious beach fishing and has handled some nice fish from the boat. I have semi-retired the reel now and use a Shimano 6500 bait runner.
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Albee Mangles
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Daiwa 7000c And GS-2
both were my Old Mans, and i use and service them reguarly, tho the 7000c is certainly feeling dated now. Built to last tho!
I also use a TLD-15 on my Kayak for a heavy outfit with 10kg line, and its faultless, hardy and reliable. Probably my favourite reel at the moment.
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Colin Hay
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I have an old Shimano overhead that I bought at least
25 years ago. Not as great as it once was but it has helped me catch some great fish over the years and I will never let it go.
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mully
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Date Joined: 16/10/08
Shakespeare 2430 DC my
Shakespeare 2430 DC my grandfathers reel which i inherited smooth as clock work still,,,this was his cod reel always attached to a bamboo rod
MADE IN JAPAN 1978
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fishRamma
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Date Joined: 04/02/08
Best reel I ever owned was a
Best reel I ever owned was a diawa 4000c which I don’t have anymore as I sold it.
Would like to buy one if some one has got a good one for sale..
rangerboat72
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Date Joined: 18/02/09
Daiwa 4000C
I saw a nice 7000C on Ebay this morning:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=170303857754
Stevef
Posts: 478
Date Joined: 27/02/08
Still use my ABU7000 every
Still use my ABU7000 every trip and also have a couple of Mitchell 488 that get dragged out when we go beach fishing. Must admit that the newer gear is nice but
feral1975
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Date Joined: 22/02/07
my old man still has his sea
my old man still has his sea martins , unsure of which model but they are ugly
roberta
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reef masters reels (Bob)
and 9 0 penn bloody thing got stolen with 20yrs of gear/ tackle box
albie snapper reel with 15kg game rod bloody good rod/reel, caught many a dhuie baldie and snapper on the old girl
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