fishing off the rocks with fixed spool

[topbanana]

No, got to get in on the act Phil eh, what happened to the all singing all dancing stuff you get ? Are aye it gets sold within days.

[Philthebag]

No, got to get in on the act Phil eh, what happened to the all singing all dancing stuff you get ? Are aye it gets sold within days.

Sold not snapped there is a difference, fact is top end gear will out perform and out last cheap gear fact. But the cheap gear will work just not as well or for as long

[topbanana]

Didn't snap though, crunched the gears coz there pants. I know these won't crunch coz I use them regular with no problems, that's good enough for me. Far to much arrogance, elitism and snobbery in this fishing game like. People need to get themselves off their pedestals.

[Philthebag]

But then some of the top end range I wouldn't use in rough ground I had the c14 ultegra it moved and wobbles more than the fish.

[Philthebag]

I don't care what the name is as long as it's quality you tend not to get quality in cheap gear buy cheap buy twice or more in my experience,

[Philthebag]

Didn't snap though, crunched the gears coz there pants. I know these won't crunch coz I use them regular with no problems, that's good enough for me. Far to much arrogance, elitism and snobbery in this fishing game like. People need to get themselves off their pedestals.

And the reels you have are top reels shimano and diawa arguably the two biggest fixed spool manufactures in the world, just you got them cheap still top end gear in there day.

[DaveyP]

I use a Shimano Aerlex GT8000 for rough ground. It bullied a 28lb conger out of the kelp up the Mull and has no problem pulling cod through the kelp at Craster.
There's a one on Ebay at moment for £49:95 free p+p.

[topbanana]

I use a Shimano Aerlex GT8000 for rough ground. It bullied a 28lb conger out of the kelp up the Mull and has no problem pulling cod through the kelp at Craster.
There's a one on Ebay at moment for £49:95 free p+p.

Thanks for that, that's exactly the point I'm trying to make mate.

[codbiter]

I bought a Ultegra XSC 14000 after watching Dan the Pollack off the whitby site, pull a 205lb skate in up Isle of Sky with one, just changing to fixed spool and braid this season after watching his catch, also bought the Penn Surfblaster 8000, and the affinity 8000, been out once with the surfblaster and it felt completely unbalanced even up and down rod, so it will take time to get used to them, still got most of my 525 mags, but will await the summer season for using Fixed spools .

[lead chucker]

When fishing on rocks watch your lead doesn't pull out and braid lies on rocks as braid sticks to shell encrusted rocks like **** to a blanket, nearly had a dip a few times whilst trying to carefully pull expensive braid off rocks

[shermanator]

fixed spools

thanks for all your advise on the fixed spools myight treat myself to a fixed spool over the summer, and get ready for next winter on the beaches.