reels

echo1 · #1 01-10-2006, 12:47 AM

G'day all. I'm looking at some reels under $50. eg. Shakespeare Powerplay, Okuma silstar hypa. Does anyone have any other sugestions? Must have instant anti reverse etc. Basicly best value for money.

Cheers Echo1

Superduperman · #2 01-10-2006, 02:29 AM

Spend an extra $10 and get a Penn ..... geez, just forgot what they are called...Accord! thats it... Penn Accord.

Nathan2003 · #3 01-10-2006, 02:57 AM

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Originally posted by Superduperman
Spend an extra $10 and get a Penn ..... geez, just forgot what they are called...Accord! thats it... Penn Accord.

Agreed

Cheers,
Nathan

-=:{M3N0$}:=- · #4 01-10-2006, 05:01 AM

get a shimano slade or sienna mate.

Superduperman · #5 01-10-2006, 05:42 AM

Actually, Siennas are a good reel too. But my vote still goes to the Accord, even though Shimano is my fave brand.

luke_H · #6 01-10-2006, 05:51 AM

yeah get a slade mate, you will be happy with either the accord or a slade. i think the slades are the best reels for the price and a 1000 would be a perfect cheap breaming reel

Newby · #7 01-10-2006, 06:10 AM

G'day,

I'd recommend the Penn Accord for a number of reasons. I only don't use mine now because I've got the Okuma. My little brother uses the Accord.

It's a great little reel. Smoothe, incredibly durable, holds a fair bit of line for its size, I didn't have one problem with it in the one year I owned one.

Since I've been using the Okuma I find the Accord a tad heavy, but the Okuma is small after all.

In the one year I had it, its performance didn't drop even the slightest. Its not got one rust mark on it nor should it seeing I took good care of it and I didn't have it for too long.

I did find one minor glitch in it though, sometimes when I went to cast the bail would close, this only happend a few times and there was no serious out come.

Hope this helps, it's a great reel. Give it some looking into, I think you'll find its your best option for your price range.

Nugget.

-=:{M3N0$}:=- · #8 01-10-2006, 07:42 PM

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yeah get a slade mate, you will be happy with either the accord or a slade. i think the slades are the best reels for the price and a 1000 would be a perfect cheap breaming reel

i got the 2500 size and its good because it can be used for more than bream fishing as it can take more line so it's sort of a dual purpose reel.

Newby · #9 01-10-2006, 09:45 PM

G'day,

Matt M:
"i got the 2500 size and its good because it can be used for more than bream fishing as it can take more line so it's sort of a dual purpose reel."

That can be said about alot of reels, including the Penn Accord 2000.

Hope this helps, Nugget.

luke_H · #10 02-10-2006, 03:11 AM

newby
i think what matt means is that the 2500 slades arent a big reel, they are actually pretty small for a 2500 but have a decent line capacity. i own one and would use it for breaming if for some reason my other 1500 and 2000 reels were broken or lost. top little reel

Newby · #11 02-10-2006, 04:55 AM

G'day,

Luke_H:
"i think what matt means is that the 2500 slades arent a big reel, they are actually pretty small for a 2500 but have a decent line capacity. i own one and would use it for breaming if for some reason my other 1500 and 2000 reels were broken or lost. top little reel"

That's cool, I'd use a 2500 reel for Bream fishing if it felt nice though. Not much difference between a 2000 and 2500.

Nugget.

Superduperman · #12 02-10-2006, 05:05 AM

I'd only go a 1000 size if i was only targeting bream or fresh water fish. the 2500 size Shimanos are about the same size as the 1000 Penn Affinity i had.