Which Beach Reel?

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 2:43 pm

Ok, I recently destroyed one of my Penn Gs reels and am now considering updating most of my stuff anyway so ive been looking at Abu's.
The sports mag caught my eye along with the mag elite, both without level wind but then yesterday at school was talking to the caretaker and he says he uses the daiwa 7ht. It seems to have gone down in price whether or not this is because of the 7ht red being released i dont know.
what i want to know is which reel under £100.00 i should buy in your opinion. I ant a reel that can fish over rough ground and still be able to cast a possible 200 yards.

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 3:44 pm

Well the main 3 in my eyes are the penn 525, mag elite followed by 7ht
my person preverence has always been the mag elite :wink: what a quality reel it is :!: , I have 2 big grin

Cheers
mrix

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 4:54 pm

well the mag elite and 7ht have both came down in price recently but the 7ht is so much cheaper it ard to resist, what are the key differences. ive read about both reels in tackle shops online but i cant make sense of them. are either mags?

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 4:55 pm

sorry, i mean are both mags

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 5:23 pm

Thom,i have the abu sports mag,and believe me mate they are crap over heavy ground.that is what i mostly fish over and i use the ABU 7000,SL30SH,or my 525 super mag.Super mag is best for distance casting and still has a nice fast retrieve for getting youer sinker up quickly.The SL30SH is the cheapest of the 3 costing around £70 but it AINT a casting reel neither is the 7000
Go for the 525 Super Mag,about£125

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 5:32 pm

so the sports mag is out then, hey btw medlar, u following me big grin

? Its good to know theres someone local with similar knoledge of the area and tackle though

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 7:43 pm

Oh I see you fish heavy ground happy

well all my preverences would not be that good really, but for heavy ground the Penn 535 or the Daiwa Slosh etc are common choices.
Cheers
mrix

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 8:13 pm

well we mainly fish mixed ground but this can get us into some pretty big fish and thick kelp but i really want to be able to reach my full casting potential at the same time so i need a good casting reel that has a good retrieve ration and will do over the rough whihc is why the daiwa 7ht came into view the gs's are good rels but they are to bulky to be used for distance casting, not enough control

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 9:09 pm

THOM
Go for the PENN 525 Super Mag,small reel excellent for distance casting,with a 6.1 retrieve.Will cope with all the fishing on these waters mate.
PS
No mate i`m not following you lol

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 9:07 am

i know im gonna sound a little stingy but dya recon i could pick one up for less than 100 quid new?

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:03 am

THOM
You could pick the old type 525 mag up for less than £100,but the new Super mag is the Dogs Bollocks,cheapest i could get 1 for was £125

Member Joined: Oct 22, 2005 Posts: 65 Location: South East

THOM
Ide go for the Penn 525 Super Mag myself, there a regimental reel that do the job there built for.
Abu being the forfront leaders in beach reels of supirior quality,, in my eyes anyway.
But when something comes along and you hear how good it is and dont try it out you"ll really be missing out on something.

There so smooth and easy to handel plus you can hit them and i mean really hit them and they just obey so neutral like ther part of ya.
There taking off well down here in the southeast, there a tough beautiful reel.

GOLDDUST :wink:

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:39 pm

well ill eventualy be wanting two reels of the same type that the reason why i want something cheap but xmas is coming hehe, ill shop around but rigs in seaham should get me a cheapish one, i do like the sound of the 7ht red, daiwa.. anyboyd got one yet?

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:59 pm

Penn 525 supermag all the way. Excellent all round fishing reel imho big grin

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:32 pm

seems like the supermag is the reel to go with then...