old gear is still good!

[RL83]

hi all!
was going through my gear last nite and decided to strip down and clean my
old shakespear neptune multi
well i have to say for it being my first ever multi suprisingly its in
excellent shape inside with a few scrapes on the side plates and
the fact that being bought from new in 97 it has never been cleaned just
the odd oiling now and then!
thinking back i used to abuse it aswell so you can understand my suprise
that all the inner parts are in tip top nick
inknow there outdated abit now and some of you may have your own opinion
of it but to me its my favorite reel still and ive used and ive tried quite a few big name reels when been out with pals aswell
that reel has been everywhere fishing with me and never ever let me down!
internally the insides are very similar to the abu 6000/6500s and we all know
that they are very reliable indeed! plus i read somewhere that abu own shakespear so that mite explain it(forgive me if im wrong)
so my question is this does anyone of you guys have one of these little smashers lying around for learning with or just having for standard fishing its great and if you see one on flea bay there a great little buy for a backup reel too!

 

[lambtonworm]

Old gear or new gear if your happy with what your using that`s all that matters everyone has there favourite rods and reels,its all about catching fish not what gear your using I have in my opinion good tackle but dont jump on every new rod and reel thats release I know a few that do ... I stil have a abu 6500C in my box from 1985 had a few tweeks (ceramic bearings and mono mag) but still a old reel,on the Abu / Shakespeare connection they are both under the pure fishing banner but this has only happened in the last decade,they had no connection when your Shakespeare reel was produced ....

 

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Hi mate, i was given a neptune reel and also the hurricane a good while
back, the lad said the where knackered, so stripped them down cleaned
and oiled and put them back together, the hurricane is still knackered but
the neptune is spot on casts nice and smooth, was going to put it in the
for sale section but dont know its worth.
steve

 

[RL83]

Old gear or new gear if your happy with what your using that`s all that matters everyone has there favourite rods and reels,its all about catching fish not what gear your using I have in my opinion good tackle but dont jump on every new rod and reel thats release I know a few that do ... I stil have a abu 6500C in my box from 1985 had a few tweeks (ceramic bearings and mono mag) but still a old reel,on the Abu / Shakespeare connection they are both under the pure fishing banner but this has only happened in the last decade,they had no connection when your Shakespeare reel was produced ....

couldnt agree more with you mate!!
the neptunes caught some good fish in its time aswell bud!!
as you know ive got an old abu 6000c(1985) that works great still may get
some bearings for it but thats it mate if it works thats all that matters!!

 

[RL83]

Hi mate, i was given a neptune reel and also the hurricane a good while
back, the lad said the where knackered, so stripped them down cleaned
and oiled and put them back together, the hurricane is still knackered but
the neptune is spot on casts nice and smooth, was going to put it in the
for sale section but dont know its worth.
steve

aye mate same here! the neptunes were made very well indeed there a joy to strip easy as pie they are!
casting wise they mint for that aswell nice and smooth straight out
you have a pm too mate!!

 

[RL83]

thanks steve for the reels!! they should be here tomorrow cant wait to get them
thanks again your a star mate top bloke!!

 

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No problem russell mate, let me know when they arrive.

 

[codseeker]

like already mentioned its not the cost or make of the rod any rod or reel will catch fish regardless whos using it

 

[Darnc]

If you look after your gear it will last years with the odd repair now and then if something works well and your happy with it and it does the job you need it to do why change it I know lads that want to change gear every time a new rod or reel comes out but they don't catch any more fish it's the same with golf gear they want new clubs every other year but they don't get any better.

 

[jameswlong1941]

Old gear.

Old gear.

like already mentioned its not the cost or make of the rod any rod or reel will catch fish regardless whos using it

I cannot agree with you more Codseeker m8 as if your happy with what you/ve got then stick to it as its not these new reels that there shouting about doing the buisness as that is just patter so you jump to it and bye one but for me i have 2 HT7 Tournament reels the old type and never had any bother with them whats so ever so i am happy when i am out fishing as they run smooth as anything and ive always had a good cast with them so again stick to your guns as the old gear is best okay.

 

[g.ordon]

I once bought an auld second hand Milbro 13' beachcaster years ago for £15 whenI was getting back into sea angling. It was glass and as stiff as a clothes prop but I could get very good distance with it and loved it. i just can't remember what happened to it like, I seem to have lost it somewhere along the line when upgrading

 

[RL83]

I once bought an auld second hand Milbro 13' beachcaster years ago for £15 whenI was getting back into sea angling. It was glass and as stiff as a clothes prop but I could get very good distance with it and loved it. i just can't remember what happened to it like, I seem to have lost it somewhere along the line when upgrading

shame mate
if it caught fish 20-30yr ago why cant it catch them now some people must think fish get the veals catalouge sent them

 

[chris elliott]

scarboro reel,11ft temples of whitley bay backcaster(combined age of 50 plus)40lb line straight through,three way swivel,30lb snood 6/0 hook,peeler and prawn or mussel on it,chuck it at your feet or thirty yards into the really nasty kelp,job done,just cos its old dont mean it dont work!i fish with modern gear as well but for the nasty stuff it cant be beaten,bends like a banana but can winkle fish out where the modern stuff cant,nobody told the fish they are a dog after a stick,i made the mistake for ages by casting way over the fishes heeds