saltist levell wind

[mark1964]

hi all i have been offered a saltist level wind 40 for a price.i thought the level winds were for boat fishing.has any one used these level winds for shore.does it restrict casting. is it worth bothering about.advise all please.

[big sid]

I believe a level wind may cause some restriction in your cast. I personally would use it for boat angling alot of others wouldnt. If its going cheap may still be worth buying would depend on the price I guess.

[bushwacker]

Levelwind

not many shore anglers will ever use a levelwind friend

[g.ordon]

It'll half yer chuck mate. Avoid like plague

[cachit]

levelwind

hi m8 got oen had it for tow yaers grat reel go forit

[<(Andy2009)>]

not many shore anglers will ever use a levelwind friend

That's probably the biggest amount of noncence av heard all year!

I know many anglers, young and old, who still use a level wind multiplier, and the do actually get canny good casts, obviously not as far as a normal multiplier can (Penn 525, etc), but still a cast of 100yds or more with some people.

I myself at the age of 10 began using a multiplier that had a levelwind, it was an Abu Garcia 7001 left hand. A canny multipler for me to start using instead of a fixed spool.

[TheBigMan]

More of a problem might be the spool height for getting your thumb round as 40 is the third model in the range. Also there are two model with different gear ratios.

[Ian Alexander]

hi all i have been offered a saltist level wind 40 for a price.i thought the level winds were for boat fishing.has any one used these level winds for shore.does it restrict casting. is it worth bothering about.advise all please.

Hello mark1964, I have a saltist 40 levelwind and it's a great reel for the boat. I use saltists for my shore fishing too and rate them very highly but the models you need to look at in my opinion are the saltist 20H and saltist 30H.

Good luck and regards, Ian

[mark1964]

hi all thanks for info. andy i guess thats what you call progress eh.i agree that if it suits and works for you then buy it.the problem is i have never useda saltist before.and bushwacker, just because you dont use a level wind doesnt mean i cant use a level wind.i guess i understand both your points, its a question weather evidance points in favour of, or against.thanks everybody for advize, i guess i will have to try before i buy.
cheers again all mark1964

[Davey-m]

I use my 7000C3 level wind in the depths of winter when you can't feel your fingers and you need to winch them cod in and can cast as far as I need.

But as said before 20h and 30h are the popular ones for the shore.

[chrome21]

i guess its all down to personal choice, i too use to use levelwind in the winter but sometimes you just cant get the distance to reach the fish ( more than likely my casting) but if your comfortable using it and getting the distance to reach the fish then no probs as it makes life that bit easier pulling fish in without worrying about line lay
if you can have a few shots with it before parting with your money
im looking at a few reels at the min as i might treat myself ive also looked at a few fixed spool ones for when you have one of those nightmare sessions where everything blows up in ya face cos 9 times outta 10 its those sessions where everyone seams to be catching while your picking out those damn nests

[g.ordon]

i guess its all down to personal choice, i too use to use levelwind in the winter but sometimes you just cant get the distance to reach the fish ( more than likely my casting) but if your comfortable using it and getting the distance to reach the fish then no probs as it makes life that bit easier pulling fish in without worrying about line lay
if you can have a few shots with it before parting with your money
im looking at a few reels at the min as i might treat myself ive also looked at a few fixed spool ones for when you have one of those nightmare sessions where everything blows up in ya face cos 9 times outta 10 its those sessions where everyone seams to be catching while your picking out those damn nests

I personally wouldn't worry about line lay when reeling in a fish, if I ever hooked a one like. Just give it a practice chuck after the event to get the line on properly.

[chrome21]

I personally wouldn't worry about line lay when reeling in a fish, if I ever hooked a one like. Just give it a practice chuck after the event to get the line on properly.

true but you get carried away when the fish are there and always try blasting one back out to the fish or is that just me lol

[g.ordon]

true but you get carried away when the fish are there and always try blasting one back out to the fish or is that just me lol

Know what you mean matey but I'd be doing handsprings down shields pier with just the one.lol