Advice - boat reel

[richardchristian]

I'm looking for a boat reel with level-wind suitable for 20-30lb downtiding around £100-00 mark. Prefer Lever Drag, but not too fussy. At the moment I'm considering Penn 320LD / 225LD, Shimanl TLD15 or Daiwa SL 350. Any thoughts or recommendations gratefully received - trouble is it's hard to 'try before you buy'!

[Chris Goddard]

In my limited foray into this type of reel all I can say is I know two of the present/past UK Boatfishing team and they both went for the sloshes. They also used other reels but had chosen to buy these reels as opposed to using the reels supplied by there sponsors.

[WALCOTT]

For that amount of money you are willing to spend on a reel,you will get a good one...yes the SLOSH are good..I have had a Shimano 10 or 15 and they do work,they don't give up at the mo I have a old Shimano Beastmaster for down tide and a Shimano 25tld for wrecking and I think I can say that I can't see them giving up for a few years yet (as long as you wash off and grease up)..there's so many nice/good reels out there at the mo...I would say go to a big store and look,there are some nice offers in the mags at the mo on combi kits...hope this helps.

[Norm B]

I'm looking for a boat reel with level-wind suitable for 20-30lb downtiding around £100-00 mark. Prefer Lever Drag, but not too fussy. At the moment I'm considering Penn 320LD / 225LD, Shimanl TLD15 or Daiwa SL 350. Any thoughts or recommendations gratefully received - trouble is it's hard to 'try before you buy'!

Shop around and go for the Daiwa SL30SH. Even better if you can get it at the right price, the Daiwa SLX30HV, superb reel, great for uptiding too. I've got the SLX20HV and it's great for medium shore fishing too, a great all rounder.

[cps]

how about a shimano charter specal 2000 , lever and level wind, i have a 1000 and i'ts been flawless holds 300 yards of 20lb fireline , just

[Jim Roper]

 

http://www.sharnbrooktackle.com/acatalog/O...g_Reels_55.html

 

There's a Policansky Monitor on EBAY at the moment!

 

The monitor that I've got has 6:1 retrieve rate. Super over rocky shorelines.

Edited October 25, 2006 by Jim Roper

[richardchristian]

cheers, Thanks for the words of wisdom. I'll take a closer look at Daiwa.

[Toerag]

The SLOSH is by far the best bang for the buck reel you can buy at the moment. The 30 is simply a wider version of the 20. I use a 30, it has 300yds of 50lb braid on it on top of 2/3 of a spoolfull of backing. Fast retrieve, lovely smooth drag with little startup inertia, and not much metal to rot (watch for the handle screw though). I use mine for drift wrecking and banking.