New Boat Reel.

[BestNest]

Bloody hell!!! Wished I'd never asked!!! I'm confused !!! Hahhahhhhahahaha!!!

[lingking]

I used a 525 on my first trip on the JFK and struggled, I wouldnt recommend using one on a boat

private boats tend to fish lighter than someone on a charter.

private boats can come and go as they want,have more time to experiment play fish,take 15 mins to get you fish in on a charter and see how popular especially if on a wreck

charter boats you have 10 or 8 hrs and you got to fish hard to make the most of it

[OuTkast76]

A 535 may cope a bit better but all in all they are not boat reels, BestNest fishes charter boats and excess use of a 525 on a charter boat wrecking wont last 2 minutes, In my opinion of course

[ships cat]

penn 33o lever drg + level wind

[BestNest]

A 535 may cope a bit better but all in all they are not boat reels, BestNest fishes charter boats and excess use of a 525 on a charter boat wrecking wont last 2 minutes, In my opinion of course

Spot on mate. I don't think I'd risk fookin me 525s up. Reckon I'm just gonna get a tld and be done with it.

[The Jester]

The Penn 525 i,ve used for 4 seasons now, it gets a spray of WD40 now and again and is still going strong. So saying it wont last long wrecking isnt true..

[OuTkast76]

you said you use 3 reels a 535 and x 2 525's....and I also said in my opinion

[The Jester]

535 for wrecking, 525 for shads with braid and 525 for uptiding with mono.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion Outkast that is why this forum is so good,
i wasnt having a dig mate

[OuTkast76]

Well to be fair Jester you just contradicted your own post because you said "The Penn 525 i,ve used for 4 seasons now, it gets a spray of WD40 now and again and is still going strong. So saying it wont last long wrecking isnt true"
Yet you just said you use the 535 for wrecking
I know and i'm not having a dig either just saying I struggled with mine "on the wrecks"

[The Jester]

My mistake...the 2 and the 3 are too close together on the keyboard

[OuTkast76]

That old chestnut eh

[The Great Wallsendo]

...any road...just bought a second hand 525 to compliment the SK3 that I'll be getting

[kingcod deano]

You can use any reel on a boat ive landed cod to 12lb on a 525 mag from the shore no problems i like to use a saltist 50 on the boat they are lovely reels smooth and strong ideal allrounder

[Codcrazy]

The consensus of opinion seems to be there is no real answer to this question, ultimately it is horses for courses. My personal preference is as light as possible and as much fun without bullying fish to the surface with overpowered gear, if that means I have to replace a couple of reels every few seasons then I am happy with that, having said that my preference is also fishing shallower ground close in not going off long distances and fishing deep water wrecks. You takes your pick and enjoys your chosen way to fish.
For me this season is going to be fishing with baitcaster rods and reels 20lb braid with lures around 60 to 100gm when conditions allow, I might regret that decision at the end of the season and have a couple of knackered reels but it will enjoyable trying.
For what it's worth I have a pair of 6yr old 525's that have seen lots of use from the shore and for the last 2 seasons from the boat most weekends and have never let me down. That does not mean I believe this is what Bestnest requires, just what I use.

[oldessox]

I've just bought an avet last season to replace, or supplement an abu 7001 , I love the avet, but for shadding it falls down on the lack of an automatic uptake on the retrieve, the abu you simply turn the handle and the reel engages and starts winding up, the avet needs to be engaged by the lever drag every time, before winding. When I'm shadding , I do a lot of engaging and disengaging, I'm quite disappointed in the avet in that respect.