reel advice

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:44 pm

hi all .due to the lack of not rinsing my reel off enough the salt has got the better of my reel .so i need to buy a new reel .iam thinking of buying a greys grxi fly rod but dont know what reel to buy to go with the rod .iam looking at spending about 100-150 quid for a reel any ideas guys .cheers mick

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:02 pm

Go the extra few quid mate for an Orvis battenkill LA.About £179.Let me know if you as i might get one,might get a few poonds knocked off.
Cheers
Simon

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:29 pm

Hey mate I don't define a reel by price, I define it by what I want it to do - line capacity, smoothness, retrieve rate,etc. Then find the reel which most closely fits what I have defined and is a sensible price. Oh BTW the result for me has been Diawa's and I am very pleased so far after 18 months regular usage.

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:43 pm

bassfly wrote:

Go the extra few quid mate for an Orvis battenkill LA.About £179.Let me know if you as i might get one,might get a few poonds knocked off.
Cheers
Simon

cheers simon ,just had a look on orvis site ,looks a good reel.if i decide to go for it i will let you know .tightlines mick

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:59 pm

Vision Koma, £69 with spare spool. Been swff'ng for 3 years with mine, still in perfect nick (mind you I wash and grease mine after every trip). You can then stick the rest of the poonds in yer pocket.

Member Joined: Apr 14, 2008 Posts: 46

you could go for a greys grxi reel to match the rod, you might be able to get a package deal if you look around on the net. they come with a case and 3 spare spools, i used to use for salt water stuff and it never let me down.

Member Joined: Jun 05, 2009 Posts: 90

bassfly wrote:

Go the extra few quid mate for an Orvis battenkill LA.About £179.Let me know if you as i might get one,might get a few poonds knocked off.
Cheers
Simon

I'm no expert, but I use Battenkills (including a mid-arbour on my 5wt) and I wouldn't swap'em. Easy maintenance and built to take the salt, so I whole-heartedly second the venerable Mr Bassfly's comment.

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:30 am

Another vote for the orvis Battenkill's, iv'e just bought a Mid Arbour v, and it's superb, nothing else comes close in my humble opinion big grin

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:55 am

the orvis reel has great reviews and the koma is great value from what you hear, I'm very new to swff but do like the loop evotec clear,

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:46 pm

There are sooo many to choose,this sport is turning me into an spendaholic.
Cheers

Member Joined: Jun 05, 2009 Posts: 90

bassfly wrote:

There are sooo many to choose,this sport is turning me into an spendaholic.
Cheers

It plays havoc with my nerves every time the latest credit card statement is due and 'er indoors gets to the post before I do worried

Why do they not understand?!!!!!

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:16 pm

hi guys ,wished i never asked the question now,but seriously guys thanks for info .tightlines mick

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:26 pm

If I wasn't such a canny (tight) Scotsman then a Lansom Guru would be screwed to my rod right now.

Member Joined: Jun 05, 2009 Posts: 90

Paste this into eBay: ORVIS BATTENKILL LARGE ARBOR V FLY FISH REEL

A nice Battenkill at a nice price maybe? There a couple more on there as well. The only problem, I suppose, is that you may not be covered by warranty.

Just a thought....

Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 3:05 pm

hi guys,thanxs for all the advice on the reel front.think iam going towards the greys grxi set up rod/reel three spare spools .manage to get a package for 140quid ,leaves some pennies for new set of waders ,tightlines mick