which reel

[Stampsy525]

am plannig on getting a new reel for all round fishing, a fancied the 525 supermagextra but have thust seen the new abu 6500 ct hi speed elite, wats peoples views on these reels and will be fisihng the south shields/ sunderland areas.

[Falcone]

Well i recently had the pleasure of trying out an Okuma Magnetix, they retail at around 60 quid and i think its a lot of reel for the money. it way out performed my 525GS.

[john/r]

hi m8, i would go for the supermag penn especialy areas you intend to fish south shields john

[mick dunn]

I wish to god i had got an Okuma. I have the Penn Supermag Extra cost me £150. I.ve loaded it with 20lb red ice and at first i had nowt but bother with it. I call it my little raffler.I,ve got the hang of it now but i don,t rate it at all. Now if i,d only paid 59 pounds for the Okuma i could have also got a nice 7000 and still had 30 quid left.
I,m sure other people may disagree with my views.

Mick.

[Stampsy525]

cheers for the replys and info lads, ill end up with the penn most probs

[Lowrider]

I,m sure other people may disagree with my views.

Mick.

No mate, not me.
I have tried 525s,just cannot get away with them.
Nearly put me off multis full stop,till i found i can cast with others no prob.

[fozally]

When I first started using a 525mag I found it way too fast. Tried cleaning the bearings out and on the advice of a seasoned user of this reel I put heavy gearbox oil in instead of rocket fuel. What a difference it makes !.....You still get a good cast but the control is much better and makes the reel much more user friendly. I find it an ideal setup for fishing with, the tornament casters will probably dissagree. Overall an excellent all round reel.

[The Great Wallsendo]

Have noticed that there are quite a few ABU multis about at pretty good costs IE £50 or under...which would people go with?

[sless]

new abu's are not worth a jot
they are cheaply made and charge daft prices

stick with penn

[Lowrider]

When I first started using a 525mag I found it way too fast. Tried cleaning the bearings out and on the advice of a seasoned user of this reel I put heavy gearbox oil in instead of rocket fuel. What a difference it makes !......

Wish i had tried that.

[stuartdv]

Could have been a dodgy reel but the endplate on my Smag Xtra cracked just from casting- sent it back - the replacement endplate cracked- got replaced again and I've sold it- a mate who had one had exactly the same problem- Penn reckoned it were a dodgy batch but that doesnt explain the replacement endplate cracking- I didnt have any problem casting with it interms of being too fast but after that experience I used the money I got from selling the Smag Xtra to buy an old green Abu mag elite.

If its a Penn you're after becasue fo the mixed ground I'd personally go for one of the old Supermag slidy's or the Tmag knobbly- there are a few places still selling them.

[rod-the-cod]

you cant go wrong with a penn normal mag put some 20/50 motor oil in bearings and there a pussy cat to cast with good distances still achevable

[CHUKKA]

Why waste money when a slosh 20 will do the job. Imho these are the best allrounders. Easy to use and bullet proof.