DAIWA EMCAST SPORT ECS 6000-AB any good for beach fishing?

Member Joined: Nov 18, 2011 Posts: 7 Location: Cambridge

Hi, Hope some people can help with this.

I am thinking of buying the reel mentioned above, but all the results I see on the web mention it is for carp fishing, although in the product write up it mentions about designed to wear well against sea water!

I am looking to use it mainly on the beach.

Anyone had any experience with it?

Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 4:48 pm

Looks like an ok reel. If its a good beachcasting reel your looking for i would go with the Penn Captiva 2 8000. Good price reel and does the job great winking

Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 5:08 pm

I am quite a fan of Daiwa FS reels as I have found them pretty rugged and reliable but I think you would be better off with one of the Opus series which are really tagetted at the sea angling market. They also have deeper skirts to the spools which IMO reduces the risk of line getting trapped underneath - can be important at night when you are less likely to notice.

Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 5:19 pm

Looks ideal for flattie bashing with a Mitchell Carp rod and a 4 oz weight.
Cheers
keith big grin

Member Joined: Nov 18, 2011 Posts: 7 Location: Cambridge

I am hoping to fish for cod off the beach. I will check out the Penn Captiva 2 8000

Thanks

Member Joined: Nov 18, 2011 Posts: 7 Location: Cambridge

flattiefanatic wrote:

Looks like an ok reel. If its a good beachcasting reel your looking for i would go with the Penn Captiva 2 8000. Good price reel and does the job great winking

Is this ok with 20lb line as it mentions 15lb in the product info. Sorry for lack of knowledge.

Tim

Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 7:16 pm

I only use 15lb anyway m8 18 tops for the smoothies.15lb should be good enough for most big grin

CHEERS DAZ

Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 8:31 pm

Model: CV8000
Capacity: 275yds/20lbs
Bearings: 10BB/1RB
Gear Ratio: 4.7
Weight: 23.2oz/657g

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