okuma mag 20 review

rocketman

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after reading al lot about the mag 20 on other sites decided to buy one today:D
when i opened the box i thought theyd put a penn 525 in by mistake there so similar, probably made in the same factory:confused:
f:confused:ifirst inpection showed a solid well put together reel about the size of an sl20.
doesnt have a massive spool capacity but so what its a fishing reel not a tournemant reel.
got it home and loaded it with 15lb line and a shock leader, and headed straight down to the beach,
tried a few casts on 2 clicks of the mag:eek: big mistake this reel runs very fast, so knocked it onto number 6, casting off the ground(high inertia) the reel performed perfectly , so smooth and a mega fast retrieve, all in all i cant fault this reel , comparing it against my sl20 i seem to prefer the okuma:D
north east tackle supplies is selling them special offer £50 which to me is a real bargain;)

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As a said on the other thread 'lee_wood' it'll be a canny reel for you starting to use multipliers... a think?? :D (may have read that other thread slightly wrong...)

Hope it brings in the cod matey!
 
As a said on the other thread 'lee_wood' it'll be a canny reel for you starting to use multipliers... a think?? :D (may have read that other thread slightly wrong...)

Hope it brings in the cod matey!
Yes it wil be my first multiplier for casting any way. So a dont think the line capacity isue wil b a proplem 4 now any way. A hope it brings the cod i wil be trying it out tomorow night
 
Yes it wil be my first multiplier for casting any way. So a dont think the line capacity isue wil b a proplem 4 now any way. A hope it brings the cod i wil be trying it out tomorow night
go for it lee there good reels take no notice what people say its just that okuma havent been around a long time but as i said above there probably made inthe same factory as penn reels as there both made in china:D
 
nice reel

nice reel

looks a nice reel but when iv cast them with mags full off it still seems some thing is holding it back my 525 mag easy outcast it i could have put rocket fuel in the bearings might have made it run faster but nice looking reel;)
 
tried these reels myself and found them very good ,great value for money fast retrieve like most people seem to like and they will cast a very long way highly recommended as far as i am concerned.looked after and they will last, dont and they wont.

has the prom keeper tried them yet,looks like the prom on ur pic.
 
tried these reels myself and found them very good ,great value for money fast retrieve like most people seem to like and they will cast a very long way highly recommended as far as i am concerned.looked after and they will last, dont and they wont.

has the prom keeper tried them yet,looks like the prom on ur pic.
yes the prom keeper had a few goes of it casting off the ground he seemed pretty impressed with it:D might even phone him for a season ticket for the pro;)m
 
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