shore reel or not

Guest

hi can any one tell me if the daiwa sl175h can be used as a shore casting reel
steve

Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:31 pm

I wouldn't recommend it myself as it primary a light boat reel. I would think that if you wanted a dual purpose reel the old Abu 7000 would be ideal.
Cheers
keith big grin

Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:43 pm

yes you can cast with it if you are carefull

Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 11:13 pm

A warm welcome to the forums adim mate.
Cheers
keith big grin

Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 11:47 pm

thank you keith dont go shore fishing that much but try to get on boats mostly but information on here is helpfull

Guest

cheers fellas id better get out on a boat then or do alot of practice with it then
steve

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:40 pm

If it has some kind of a brake ie centrifugal, then it should be ok providing you take it easy at first. A great reel which does both, like rabbi says is the abu 7000

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:44 pm

The Abu 7,500 is a dream to use , a vast improvement on the old 7000 which I thought impossible

Cheers
keith big grin

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:38 pm

rabbi2 wrote:

The Abu 7,500 is a dream to use , a vast improvement on the old 7000 which I thought impossible

Cheers
keith big grin

The old 7000 was a cracking reel, it just had to be tuned down a bit for most people as the centrifugal brakes weren't really up to controlling the heavy spool when full of line. Give them a full set of brake blocks, some heavier oil in the ends and a slightly underfilled spool and they are a different reel. Put a mag conversion on them and they are a very docile and usable reel.