okuma or greys???

[lee_wood]

thinking of buying an okuma magnatex or greys g mag any 1 got any advice witch one is best?

[david.northeast]

For baitcasting ??

[Mad as a fish]

thinking of buying an okuma magnatex or greys g mag any 1 got any advice witch one is best?

Andy 2009 has a Greys G mag 7 for sale on here,brand new,

http://www.nesa.co.uk/forums/sale/64034-reel-sale-swap.html

[david.northeast]

And ive got an okuma magnetix that a cannit stand but dont know whether to sell or use for the boat

[scaley]

Hi Lee,i just recently bought a greys g mag and gave it a whirl last week.i normally use abu 6500/5500 or penn mags,but thought for less than 50 quid ill have one........First impressions .....well worth the money.Need to take the brakes out and just cast it on the magnets and also degrease the bearings and oil them.........really smooth to cast and performs as well as the abus,the side plate has a release mechanism and twists off which may be a little bit tricky with cold hands...............it feels quite robust and i would say can be used as an all round reel...ie rock marks,beaches etc..........well worth 49.99

[lee_wood]

it would be for baitcasting fishing mainly piers and beaches. i am new to multipliers.

[tonyfromalnwick]

The Greys is easier to tame than the Okuma, but the Okuma feels a much more robust reel.

Get yourself an Okuma, keep the mags on full till you're confident, and you won't go far wrong for the money.

Some of the Greys have issues with the anti reverse pawl not working properly.

[lee_wood]

The Greys is easier to tame than the Okuma, but the Okuma feels a much more robust reel.

Get yourself an Okuma, keep the mags on full till you're confident, and you won't go far wrong for the money.

Some of the Greys have issues with the anti reverse pawl not working properly.

Thanks for that m8 think am goin to try the okuma

[<(Andy2009)>]

Thanks for that m8 think am goin to try the okuma

Don't go the way of the okuma's mate, there no where near as robust as the greys g mags hands down, and are bulky for there size. I've also found the magnet on them hardly makes no difference to the casting control

The Greys on the other hand is made from a solid metal frame, with two side plates made from X-strong plastic. The magnet works great and has a very niftey, easily accessable side plate that operates by simply the push of a button and a twist function.

Choose wisely friend.

[rocketman]

heard those okuma reels are lovely reels for the momey

[david.northeast]

heard those okuma reels are lovely reels for the momey

My okuma is solid like but i would say the 30 size is still 2 big for bait casting i would go with the 20

[tonyfromalnwick]

but i would say the 30 size is still 2 big for bait casting i would go with the 20

Wise words mate. The 20 is an ideal size for lighter line fishing.

[david.northeast]

Wise words mate. The 20 is an ideal size for lighter line fishing.

Yip like i say i dont like my 30 magnetix probably because of the size

[tonybax]

put a few quid to the 50 and get a sosh 20 or 30 much better than both the other reels imho

[stevie-r-@hotmail.co.uk]

Just bought a akuma 30 magnetix tried it for the first time yesterday at the rathouse, casts ok and does feel a bit bulky but apart from that i cant fault it.