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Big Al
Carp PB: 39lb 3oz mirror
Catfish PB: 0
Joined: 16 Mar 2008
Posts: 81
Location: Kettering
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Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:46 pm |
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| Quote: | But the £££ you pay for them would buy you a Syndicate place  |
lol 
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kipper
Carp PB: 42lb6oz Common, 41lb8oz Mirror
Catfish PB: 17lb8oz getting there slowly
Joined: 14 Feb 2008
Posts: 37
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Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:09 pm |
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I use the Shimano 8000gteb's, I don't fish massive waters, only upto about 45 acres. They are ideal for me and will do anything i want them to do, I let the rod do all the work and take all the stick, the reels there to take up the line or let it out if the strain gets too much.
As for big cats??, i would most likely need something stronger, but i only come into contact with the smaller ones so needn't worry too much. |
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Big Al
Carp PB: 39lb 3oz mirror
Catfish PB: 0
Joined: 16 Mar 2008
Posts: 81
Location: Kettering
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Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:11 pm |
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i don't know if i toally agree with that last post, but anyways.
i've changed my reels now, or should i say my missus did for me, lurvley set (4) of ISO QD 5500s for christmas.
just waiting for a frikken line counter to arrive and i can get them spooled up with the 30lb whiplash sat on the side waiting! |
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trevfish61
Carp PB: 30.10 Common & 30.4 Mirror
Catfish PB: 38lb
Favourite Venue: Northield Halfpit,Hightown & Northfield Main,all of Ringwood waters (RDAA)
Joined: 06 Jan 2008
Posts: 301
Location: Dorset
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Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:12 pm |
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I've just gone from my trusty shimano longcasts to a set of the daiwa infinity x 5000br, cant say how they are yet as aint caught a fish on em, but i used to have a set of the daiwa entohs and they were brilliant (but as I like a baitrunner I got the infinitys) so if they perform like them I will be very happy. |
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Hodster
Carp PB: UK PB 42.8 French PB 49.14
Catfish PB: UK PB 56.4 French PB 78.12
Joined: 12 Jan 2008
Posts: 171
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Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:39 pm |
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| Quote: | | lurvley set (4) of ISO QD 5500s . |
snap! Thats what i got sitting on my rods... i changed from big baitrunners to them 2 years ago this month... wasnt sure if i would get used to turning the spool when i got a run but after a week on Valdore with a few takes i didnt look back |
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danner
Carp PB: 39lb
Catfish PB: 79lb12
Favourite Venue: Le Queroy - France
Romsey syndicate - UK
Joined: 30 Dec 2008
Posts: 10
Location: Salisbury
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Sun Feb 01, 2009 1:55 pm |
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I prefer front drag reels as i find the clutch so much better. I used to use shimano 10k's but switched to Basia's 2 years ago and haven't looked back. Baitrunners are heavy and unneccessary imo. I've also stumbled across Daiwa ss2600's for my pond rods which i have had converted by spool converters to QD. Dying to see what the clutch is like but keep bloody blanking !!
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