Rough ground reel advice

[codhunter40]

Used Slosh30 for 15 years now and always found them reliable and they just keep going.. They're proven rough ground reels, that said you lose fish while fishing in the hard stuff! Thats just the way it is.. I wouldnt say that another reel would give you more of a chance.. But of course thats imo..

 

[steven watt]

ive just bought a fathom 25n for the rough stuff down hear in north yorkshire for the winter, 45lb straight through, last year a used a 535 worked mint but needed something more flashy

 

[hound hunter]

Nice well made reels steve,got the 12 myself
Like my BG 30 for the real brutal stuff

 

[CHUKKA]

Penn Battle Fixed spool or one of these https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9waw86EGc9k

 

[marshy1980]

Saltist 30

Saltist 30

Saltist 30 got plenty cranking power more than slosh 30

 

[CHUKKA]

Saltist 30 got plenty cranking power more than slosh 30

Maybe but nowhere near as much as a torque 100. Used my saltist on the boat the other week and could feel the gears grinding not good. No such problems on the torque. Fish in the 3-6lb mark can be wound straight up with a constant retrieve and no need for pumping.

 

[hound hunter]

Penn Battle Fixed spool or one of these https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9waw86EGc9k

Hardcore,that's wot u call xtreme fishingthem reels won't last long if he does that often (dunk e'm under water)

 

[CHUKKA]

Hardcore,that's wot u call xtreme fishingthem reels won't last long if he does that often (dunk e'm under water)

You will be surprised awesome reels they have waterproof seals.

 

[Pighunter]

You will be surprised awesome reels they have waterproof seals.

Also £500+

 

[beachbuddy]

You will be surprised awesome reels they have waterproof seals.

I think they retail at 700/800 note's very good engineering to these reels internals

 

[CHUKKA]

Think again! Your way way out on your prices.

 

[david.northeast]

Think again! Your way way out on your prices.

How much are they Andy

 

[Pighunter]

How much are they Andy

There around the £650 mark some have picked them up for around £550 from the uk, Germany sell them a bit cheaper seen them at £450 but never in stock.

 

[david.northeast]

Cheers mate. Bit out of my price range. Surfblaster 8000 will do me fine

 

[CHUKKA]

There around the £650 mark some have picked them up for around £550 from the uk, Germany sell them a bit cheaper seen them at £450 but never in stock.

Thats not the same reel its a saragosa in the vid they are 399 us dollars rrp you do the sums.

 

[Pighunter]

Thats not the same reel its a saragosa in the vid they are 399 us dollars rrp you do the sums.

Looks like a technium cheers will look into them.

 

[finseeker]

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[steven watt]

just a quick update on that penn fathom 25, what a reel went over the field with it loaded with berkley xts 45lb using a 4 oz weight on and my 6 and bait rod reason why im using 45lb line is i fish the rough stuff in the winter and hate putting new shockleader on, i could have used braid but thats not for me ,

And wow smashing it well past the 130 yrd mark, the reel was pulling the lead out the damp mud, ive put abec 9 bearings in and it has a knobby on, wont be going back to my 535 any time soon, one downside to the reel is its a narrow spool so the spool sits high, so i might have to get some rubber tubing for the winter so my thumb doesnt slip when wet,,,, hope this helps you out on deciding what reel to buy,
hears a few pics of the 25 next to the 15 so u can seee the size

10559444_10152497522319034_1242427248_o_zps067fcdc3.jpg Photo by stevenwatt2010 | Photobucket

 

[Deans]

I have the 25n steven.

I also use it for the rough ground and not for the boats lol.

use 35lb sensor and 80lb shocker.

an excellent choice for getting thick mono out a half decent distance.

did you do the mags?? good job there

 

[liamwill]

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I still think the Penn 535 take some beating when it comes to cranking over kelp.