dezza
Well-known member
A couple of years ago I would have said without hesitation: Shimano. Now, more and more I am coming down in favour of Daiwa, mainly because of how robust their reels are and how they stand up against abuse and salt water.
Two years ago I used a Daiwa salt water fixed spool reel off the Western Australian coast and hooked a dirty great shark on it. I had no chance of landing this monster which could have weighed upwards of 500 lbs, but I did get a glimpse of the fish and fought it for what seemed like 1/2 a day. It was a long time before the shark eventually bit through the trace.
I gave that reel a hell of a hammering and it stood up very well.
I also have a TDR reel I use for general float fishing using lines from 6 lbs to 2 lbs bs. What a wonderful little reel this is, as smooth as silk with a drag to be dreamed of. I have caught all sorts of fish on this reel from big tench to good roach, from near double figure barbel on the float to lots of perch.
But what do you think? Who in your opinion makes the best FS reels and why?
Two years ago I used a Daiwa salt water fixed spool reel off the Western Australian coast and hooked a dirty great shark on it. I had no chance of landing this monster which could have weighed upwards of 500 lbs, but I did get a glimpse of the fish and fought it for what seemed like 1/2 a day. It was a long time before the shark eventually bit through the trace.
I gave that reel a hell of a hammering and it stood up very well.
I also have a TDR reel I use for general float fishing using lines from 6 lbs to 2 lbs bs. What a wonderful little reel this is, as smooth as silk with a drag to be dreamed of. I have caught all sorts of fish on this reel from big tench to good roach, from near double figure barbel on the float to lots of perch.
But what do you think? Who in your opinion makes the best FS reels and why?