what new multiplier?

[s2vto]

Got these multipliers >

abu 6000, and a huge Okuma Bear but want/need something a bit smaller and lighter for light fishing

 

had a look but not sure what to get

 

any ideas?

[mikeb]

hi s2vto

 

i've just splashed out on a daiwa cygnus to pair up with a new greys g 100 for a single handed lure outfit and light bottom/float fishing. viewed the reel in a shop, seems robust and is easy to operate with a single hand, the free spool is engaged by a bar behind the spool with the thumb. got 1 for 30 quid inc p&p. also viewed the shimano callisto and another shimano which i cant remember the name of. lovely reels but alot more expensive

[s2vto]

hi s2vto

 

i've just splashed out on a daiwa cygnus to pair up with a new greys g 100 for a single handed lure outfit and light bottom/float fishing. viewed the reel in a shop, seems robust and is easy to operate with a single hand, the free spool is engaged by a bar behind the spool with the thumb. got 1 for 30 quid inc p&p. also viewed the shimano callisto and another shimano which i cant remember the name of. lovely reels but alot more expensive

 

nice looking reel!

 

where did u get it from?

 

1 on ebay £25 starting bid and £5 p+p

[mikeb]

got mine from ebay, still waiting for it to be delivered but as i say did view one before and it looks the job. i went for the left handed model so i can cast single handed with my right arm.

[s2vto]

got mine from ebay, still waiting for it to be delivered but as i say did view one before and it looks the job. i went for the left handed model so i can cast single handed with my right arm.

 

few on ebay I like

 

Abu 4600 looks pukka

[richi]

few on ebay I like

 

Abu 4600 looks pukka

 

I love this thread,it's so interesting to see another tart in action

[musket]

Got the fladen maxximus 555 to go with my little solid carbon maxximus-great combination,

Jon.

Edited February 5, 2007 by musket

[Mark Crame]

Pah. A cheap copy of the Shimano Bantam's that I've had for years. Not enough pose value in Daiwa.

 

Drum is a bit small so mono goes curly with time and you don't get a massive amount of line on - though I've not run out. Nice stuff, but I would personally, if buying again, go for lever drag multipliers like the TLD-15.

 

http://www.fishermansheadquarters.com/shimano_TLD.htm

[spanner]

I have an Abu Eon I picked up in the US a couple of years ago. 6:1 and planetary gears give it plenty of cranking power for a small reel, and being composite it doesn't corrode like a lot of the newer Far Eastern Abu reels.

[Newt]

Drum is a bit small so mono goes curly with time and you don't get a massive amount of line on

Why use mono? Braid does not have memory, is smaller diameter so you can spool more, and is generally better behaved unless you need a sinking line (which would also rule out mono).