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slosh 30 mate you cant beat them.... they beat the crap out of every other real. mine's took some stick and it still works the same as it did when i bought it. you can get them from billys for £69.99
 
tonynufc said:
slosh 30 mate you cant beat them.... they beat the crap out of every other real. mine's took some stick and it still works the same as it did when i bought it. you can get them from billys for £69.99
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Agree, can't beat them at that price for the rough stuff.
 
penn 525 mag

penn 525 mag

i slosh 30 are good reals, ucant go rong wif a penn 525 mag or a 535 gs for pulling cod out of the rough stuff i have both and use them on a 16 foot shakespeare long cast rod if ure a good caster u can whack the gear out in the water even in summer there spot on for spinning and boat fishing
 
whats wrong wioth good old abu nowadays they hardly get a mention.
is the slosh batter than a 7000-7500?
how does a 525 compare with a rocket?
am a tad out of touch nowadays but when i was fishing daft u couldnt go past abu
 
the abu doesn't have the power that a slosh has, ive got one and if you've a lot of weight on i find that the handle slips.
 
i use a slosh30 for my rough ground fishing and it hasnt let me down, its a good mix of brute power and a good casting reel.
 
I've got both the slosh and 535 and have to say i rate the slosh better not just because or price but casting seems better and power is just as good. As for better quality build the penn might be made better but i have had a few problems with mine already and never had any problems with me slosh. I know Wallsendo likes the Abu 7000....he likes the way it casts and how smooth it feels (he's not had a slosh 30 yet tho lol)
 
Another vote for the slosh 30 from me, got mine last year after the recomendations on here and fully agree it's spot on.
 
greggthe1 said:
...I know Wallsendo likes the Abu 7000....he likes the way it casts and how smooth it feels (he's not had a slosh 30 yet tho lol)
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I feel qualified enough to say that yes I like the ABU 7000, I also have a 535 which I also like but not as keen on...

If you wanted to go for a cheaper option you could go for an Okuma Magnetix size 30...prob is it's a large reel and I can't get away with it
 
I've seen too many 525s struggle with decent fish on, on the other hand Slosh30's are like lifting machines comparatively (can't comment on 535s with bigish fish on), My Abu 7000 has never let me down it has mint pulling power their only let down being the drag is rubbish so needs clamping down real tight and the retrieve speed is too low but then that's probably what gives it that winching power.

Also agree with 'The Great Wallsendo' the Okuma MG30, I've seen my MG20 (the substantially smaller one) lift half a tree up the side of Roker Pier! I have every faith they are good lifting machines, but the MG30 really is a big reel.
 
the drag slip on an abu can be a pain agreed but if its the drag getting an odd tweak to get a fish in better for me than pulling too hard and snapping line

my biggest abu is the 7000 and i think it has the worst drag of all of mine

i also have a penn 975 magged up and it is without doubt the best reel i have ever used
put .31 on and 150 gram sinker and cast for the horizon over grass or put .4 on with 3 hooks and a spider and fish in rocks , no problems at all
 
i have 2 6500 mag elite reels and a slosh 30
i use the mags most of the time but the slosh will pull anything in and its around 12 year old and still as quiet as when it was new :)
 

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