Which multiplier ?

[Persues]

Mine's about the same vintage, but I have no idea what it cost. I got it as part of an insurance settlement when my house was burgled.

Luckily for me I had photographic records of all my gear and only some of it was nicked, so the insurance company were very helpful. Two rods and reels that I'd left downstairs for a session the following day were swiped - just as well they didn't go upstairs, where the mother load lives in a cupboard

I'd recommend that everyone should photograph their rods and reels and keep an inventory of their gear, if for no other reason of protecting your best interests in the unhappy event of theft/burglary. I hope it never happens to anyone out there, but if it does, photographs make all the difference.

Here endeth the lecture

[g.ordon]

Mine's about the same vintage, but I have no idea what it cost. I got it as part of an insurance settlement when my house was burgled.

Luckily for me I had photographic records of all my gear and only some of it was nicked, so the insurance company were very helpful. Two rods and reels that I'd left downstairs for a session the following day were swiped - just as well they didn't go upstairs, where the mother load lives in a cupboard

I'd recommend that everyone should photograph their rods and reels and keep an inventory of their gear, if for no other reason of protecting your best interests in the unhappy event of theft/burglary. I hope it never happens to anyone out there, but if it does, photographs make all the difference.

Here endeth the lecture

I misread that first time mate, I thought you said 'upstairs where the mother inlaw lives in a cupboard' lol.

Good advice

[Persues]

It's definitely crossed my mind once or twice

[Persues]

Does anyone use backing of any kind to build up the spool of their multiplier ?

I don't see much point in winding 300 yards of line on when only half is ever likely to be used.

Thoughts ?

[g.ordon]

Does anyone use backing of any kind to build up the spool of their multiplier ?

I don't see much point in winding 300 yards of line on when only half is ever likely to be used.

Thoughts ?

yer mate, initially just load it up completely with the line you'll be using then when yer come to reline just pull off what you've been chucking plus say 30 yards more. You can tell how much line has gone off just looking at the colour compared to line that's never seen the light of day, this is your benchmark. So taking it a further 30 or 40 yds will allow for improved chucking. hope this helps.

[FISHERMAN]

Saltist 30h. Everything u need and more

[Persues]

Bought an SL30SH today from Sport & Leisure in Blyth.

I ordered one from a local eBay seller 6 days ago but there's been no communication and no reel so I decided to pick one up locally and when (read "if") the eBay purchase turns up I'll give it to my mate. Price difference between eBay and John's shop was negligable, so I should have probably just gone there to begin with and saved myself the aggravation

Penn 525 and Saltist reels look very nice indeed - I may dabble in one or both sometime in the near future but, for now, I'm happy to use the levelwind reels for fishing at night and the SL30SH for daylight and/or distance fishing.

All things being equal I'll do a trial run with two rods on Whitley Bay beach tomorrow lunchtime an hour either side of the high tide, just to iron out the wrinkles in my kit and get myself back in the swing. Who knows; I may even catch a fish...

[g.ordon]

Bought an SL30SH today from Sport & Leisure in Blyth.

I ordered one from a local eBay seller 6 days ago but there's been no communication and no reel so I decided to pick one up locally and when (read "if") the eBay purchase turns up I'll give it to my mate. Price difference between eBay and John's shop was negligable, so I should have probably just gone there to begin with and saved myself the aggravation

Penn 525 and Saltist reels look very nice indeed - I may dabble in one or both sometime in the near future but, for now, I'm happy to use the levelwind reels for fishing at night and the SL30SH for daylight and/or distance fishing.

All things being equal I'll do a trial run with two rods on Whitley Bay beach tomorrow lunchtime an hour either side of the high tide, just to iron out the wrinkles in my kit and get myself back in the swing. Who knows; I may even catch a fish...

Yes, sport and leisure is a cracking shop mate, i got my swedish blue elite there a couple of months ago for a ton. Baits spot on also. Infact I was up there a couple of weeks ago and he had another brand new original blue elite in so i bought that also. Ha

[Persues]

Yeah, John has a few 'proper' made in Sweden Abu reels.

I've shopped there for years for shooting a fishing stuff - top bloke to deal with

[Persues]

off to Whitley beach shortly to get a line wet

I know conditions/time of day aren't favourable but after so many years out of sea angling I'm buzzing

Nothing like freezing your nads off and the prospect of catching nothing to get your blood racing...



Have a good weekend everyone, whatever you're up to

[spot]

Hi Mate
I have used the slosh 30 for years and had no problems but swapped to a daiwa saltist 30h this season and it is lush.At the end of the day its what you are used to and if you look after them they look after you.

[PRICEY]

re-what reel

Over the last 18yrs i think that i have had them all, at the moment i use a Penn mag 525 mk2 and a Abu 7000i mag, just got to say the abu is the BIGGEST heap of crap that i've fished with nothing but trouble, the older abu's are streets ahead coz they were made in Sweden not like this crap that is coming out of China..A bomb proof reel has got to be Penn 535 a tried and tested reel that go's on forever, nothing wrong with slosh's20/30 and can be picked up for under £70 on ebay, depends what you want from fishing on chioce of reel, i would recomend a slosh 30 on heavy ground and for the beach/piers a penn 525 mag. hope this helps

[mac48]

Braid on multi's

Just one other question (for now):

Are you guys still using mono for shore fishing or ought I to be loading my reels with braid ?

I've only used braid on a Shakespeare Ugly Stik 15 and on my lure fishing outfit, but I see that more folks are using it for shore fishing.

Thoughts ?

I use braid quite often on my multipliers and have no problems as long as the reel is not running too fast. The older Abu reels fresh out of the box usually needed to be tamed by replacing the oil in the bearings. Apart from a 6500 mag all my reels are Daiwa so I'm not sure if new Abu/Akios reels need to be tamed too. If they do clean the bearings by dropping them in some lighter fluid for while, dry them and add a drop of heavy oil and let it soak through.
If you have a read at this, Put braid to bed - Planet Sea Fishing Digital Magazine
it will give you all, the info you need to know about spooling on braid. There is also an article about tying braid to a mono shock leader using the albright knot.
Hope this helps.

[Persues]

thanks everyone for your thoughts and comments.

The Akios had its first outing today.

What a machine - like using a vintage Abu, only better

Very well mannered right out of the box. I removed two of the four brake blocks and I can throw further than with the Syncro with ease.

Will try the SL30SH next time, but I'm well impressed with the Akios so far

Caught 4 fish today incidentally. 2 Whiting and 2 Codling, biggest around 2lb

Put them all back - I'll look for them again in a few years

[craig-todd]

penn 535
just started using it, Mint!