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Post by wearworm on Jul 24, 2004 13:08:32 GMT -1
I need a new flyreel for my seatrout fishing, i've got a loop evotec one at the moment but it's a bit mean on backing , it holds my flyline dt7 and only 25yards of backing, i think i need more backing(or do i?) it dosen't have to be expensive i want something practical
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Post by Hoppy on Jul 24, 2004 18:53:01 GMT -1
I have the Lamson LS3 - ebay purchase!
It was recommended by a friend, and i can honeslty say it is the greatest reel i have ever used.
Hoppy
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Post by Simon, SJF or Otter Startler on Aug 5, 2004 10:30:53 GMT -1
You can not do better than a Shimoano Ultegra 65 quid and worth twice as much.
Check out all the reviews of them, and handle one before you buy anything else!
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Post by Elwyman on Aug 8, 2004 11:53:46 GMT -1
I agree the Lamson LS3 is a great reel with a brilliant drag.
The cheaper Lamson Velocity has the same drag and is also excellent.
I also have a Scierra XDA - it is reliable but a bit on the heavy side.
I still have an old Speedex multiplier - woulg agree with John Grey that these were/are excellent reels for sea trout.
The only trouble with expensive tackle for sea trout fishing is rods and reels can take some abuse and get damaged in the dark. My mate has a habit of tripping up and smashing expensive Winston rods!
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JO
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Post by JO on Aug 9, 2004 17:13:26 GMT -1
The only trouble with expensive tackle for sea trout fishing is rods and reels can take some abuse and get damaged in the dark. My mate has a habit of tripping up and smashing expensive Winston rods![/quote]
Too true, I had a litespeed but was worried about dropping it at night and cutting short a nights fishing so I flogged it. Composite has to be the way to go and those who have handled one say the new Loop CLW is good.
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Post by wnion on Aug 9, 2004 18:52:15 GMT -1
I use an orvis rocky mountain large arbour which costs about £59.00 with a spare cartridge spool and have had no problems with it. Make sure you get a cageless design reel, there is nothing worse than pinching your line between the spool and cage when changing lines at night. Keep clear of expensive geared reels, the smallest grain of gravel will lock it up in no time (not ideal if you have a good fish on at the time). Tight lines.
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Post by wearworm on Aug 9, 2004 18:53:15 GMT -1
thanks for the advice, since starting the thread ive changed to a wf flyline and can fit more backing on my reel , and after a couple of nights fishing i think i fish better with the wf line?the river wear i fish is not a big river and i only use a shortish line most of the time. i have promised myself a new reel when i catch my first five pounder to give me an incentive ;D
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Post by JO on Aug 10, 2004 7:46:09 GMT -1
Just taken delivery of a Loop CLW 5eight. Having handled a Loop FW in the same size I would say the CLW is the one to go for. Almost identical to the FW but made from composite, a much more practical material for anyone fishing rocky rivers at night or the sea. Whats more it's £200 cheaper. The service from www.rilap.com was superb. Free delivery too. BTW, I have no connection to this company (or Loop for that matter).
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Post by PaulBoote on Aug 10, 2004 8:08:04 GMT -1
"BTW, I have no connection to this company (or Loop for that matter)."
I sincerely hope not, JO. I'd thought for a while back then that you were angling for an invitation from ChristerS of Loop to come and fish their waters on Rio Gallegos in southern Patagonia. Perish the thought!
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Post by JO on Aug 10, 2004 11:27:20 GMT -1
I sincerely hope not, JO. I'd thought for a while back then that you were angling for an invitation from ChristerS of Loop to come and fish their waters on Rio Gallegos in southern Patagonia. Perish the thought![/quote]
If I ever get to Patagonia it will have to be courtesy of the late Mr Churchill too PB. Any tips on how to word the application will be gratefully received (as will pointers on how to break the news to wife and kids....).
In the meantime the Axe is waiting for Wednesday night...
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Post by durk on Aug 10, 2004 20:35:37 GMT -1
Dont buy a Snowbee prestige LA I find it too heavy, and when changing lines you have to unscrew the drag knob to change spools a nightmare if you drop this in the grass at 1 in the morning (i should know), I like my orvis Battenkill though
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Post by SB on Aug 12, 2004 12:03:53 GMT -1
okuma integrity is as good as any, subscribe to t and s for a year before 31st of aug and get one free, room for an 8 weight line and 80 yards backing min.
ta
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Post by Aled on Aug 13, 2004 10:37:45 GMT -1
I spent too long in Cardiganshire! Still usung my Leeda LC 100's which i bought in 1990! (i've got 3) Light, easy spools to change, plenty of backing, and in 14 years they i have only let me down once!(my fault i had the spring the wrong way round!) (A 11lb4ozs sea trout decided that it wanted to go back to Carmamrthen) And leeda replaced the broken spring free of charge and sent me a spare! Hows that! Cheers Aled
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Post by PaulBoote on Aug 13, 2004 11:05:31 GMT -1
I am the same, aled -- I spend my money on fine rods, dozens of lines, thousands of hooks and a crate-load or two of flytying materials: for sea-trout, for me at least, reels are a secondary consideration.
For medium to heavy work, I use a pair of Leeda / British Fly Reels Magnum 140Ds (or is it 130D? can't be bothered to open a kitbag) bought in the early 1990s for 35-quid a pop together with 6 spare spools (the reels cost 50-odd quid now).
Four-inch diameter (I used old Aerial centrepins for my sewin-fishing for many years -- for the large arbour facility the reels afforded -- before the Magnums); narrow drum; okay disc-drag that can freed off to nothing if I hook a total crazy (I have had sewin to 13.25 pounds on the reels in Britain; hundreds of double-figure sea-trout to 27 pounds abroad); big line-capacity; pretty well indestructible; don't grind to a halt after a drubbing in the sand and dirt...
What more could a sea-trout fisher ask for?
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