CENTRE PIN REELS

[Mat Hillman]

Alan Roe:

Each to their own Glenn..........Interesting thought though I wonder what everybodys favourite pin is???

 

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My Youngs Bob James - like it so much I Ebayed the others ;-)

[Chris Plumb]

Alan Roe:

Each to their own Glenn..........Interesting thought though I wonder what everybodys favourite pin is???

 

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Glenn's gonna hate me for this....

 

Witcher - no contest.

 

Chris

[Peter Waller]

Theres a good link to Davis Tackle Newt but I reckon the concensus is to the Okuma Avanta at £89.00.

[awaaar]

first time I've seen one of these anywhere

 

 

mmmmm

[RUDD]

I own an Okuma Avanta Pro, I have taken the handles off.

The Pro is Bronze, the cheaper version is silver.

you can get a pro off ebay for around 65.00

[RUDD]

[Jim Gibbinson]

I've got three Shakespeare Eagle reels (two wide and one standard). Cost less than £50 each (look on Internet sites). I use them a lot, and they seem okay to me. They are made in South Africa using ex-Grice-and-Young tooling etc.

 

The Okuma looks nice, but doesn't come with a line-guard - which I regard as essential (I don't Wallis cast). Don't like the over-bright silver or gold finish on the Okuma's either, I prefer something drab and preferably matt.

 

As I've said elsewhere, I think most centrepins are grossly overpriced, notwithstanding limited production runs etc. Let's face it, in engineering terms the basic construction could hardly be simpler, could it? Still, if people are willing to pay over the odds, centrepins will continue to be priced accordingly.

[Spindle]

They may have improved now but the Shakespeares' quality were a bit iffy - if you got a good Eagle fine, but if you didn't...

 

Don't like the Okuma Sheffield - FAR TOO SHINY - made to attract anglers and scare fish!

 

Not entirely in love with my Bob James 'pin anymore.

 

Don't like Chris Plumb

[argyll]

'first time I've seen one of these anywhere'

 

Theres a guy in Scotland selling the Okuma Sheffield on US Ebay.

 

I agree with Spindle, far too shiny and a bit over engineered. It looks like the swiss cheese of centrepins.

 

No doubt about it, the Aventa has bridged the gap between the inexpensive end of the market and the ridiculously over priced 'must have' end. My Rapidex and Trudex have both become redundant since I bought the Aventa. Nice reel.

 

[ 23. December 2004, 10:47 AM: Message edited by: argyll ]

[Spindle]

Alan Roe:

No Richard packed it in he got a very tempting offer of a really good job and took it....

Am I right in thinking he went to work in the F1 industry?

 

I'm rather hoping that he'll take up reel making eventually (perhaps when he retires).