new reel

[ecoli]

well after falling for the shopping scam and my credit card taking a hammering the gf has said I can have a new reel for xmass now the hard bit is which one to get with a budget of about 90-100 have been lookin on ebay at the 6500 mag elite anybody got one or recomend any others about the same price range

 

[KeithB]

I'd go for a penn 525 mag or Supermag but that's just personal choice.

There's a brand new Okuma Magnetix for sale in the trade section, looks like a bargain to me.

 

[tonybax]

525 mag without a doubt

 

[ecoli]

ive got the 3/0 okuma for rough ground after some thing for clean beaches

 

[Beachlover]

I own various Abu rockets, 6500s and a Diawa 7ht and to be honest I can't say that one is better than the other, they all do exactly what they are supposed to do (get a lead a decent distance in a well behaved fashion) I've very rearly had any trouble with overruns etc and when I have it's been down to me not the reels.

I've never tried the 525s so I can't comment on them personally but I would imagine they are cracking reels as well.

 

[daren]

iv just bought an abu 6500 mag elite and i have to admit its a cracking reel its very forgiving on casting as compared to my penn525 which i have found very hard work to use over the last few years i wish i had had an abu to start with i also see one for sale on saturday second hand in mint condition for only 60 quid dont know if im allowed to name the shop so if you want to know where mate send me a pm

 

[willywetegg]

I usually use the Penn 525 and 525 mags for my clean beach fishing and can't fault them. I also have an Abu 6500 that I use which does as good a job when casting. My only problem with the Abu is the retrieve it is very slow compared with the Penn reels, apart from that I couldn't fault it at all.

Jim.

 

[fozally]

Ive got both and I agree with WILLYWETEGG. My own personal choice is clean beach work: ABU loaded with 12lb or 15lb. Rivers/broken ground 525mag with 20lb. The ABU is more user friendly.

 

[ecoli]

cheers lads I think I will go for the mag elite being more user friendly ,as usual sound advice from you all many thanks

 

[jimmy]

i got both and prefer my super mag,but then again i dont fish clean beaches,the abu dont have the guts the super mags have

 

[Jimbob]

Only get the abu for clean work!

Penn 525 mag every time!! Everyone's favourite reel.

 

[jamcod]

i use the sl20 for my beach fishing casts ok and gets ya bait back quick mines loaded with 18lb line no trouble when casting , jamcod

 

[basswrasse2]

Ive got a penn 525 mag and i love it mate.

 

[mick dunn]

I used to use a 7000-now its me second reel. Then i got the supermag extra. Thought at first it was horrible. But i would,nt swop it for the world now. NO TANGLES since sideplate replaced.