Brilliant reel, used them since 1970! Never been without one.
W woody Very Elderly Member Banned Joined Feb 17, 2005 Messages 74 Reaction score 0 Mar 3, 2011 #1 Brilliant reel, used them since 1970! Never been without one.
Sean Meeghan Well-known member Joined Jun 11, 2001 Messages 3,471 Reaction score 6 Location Bradford, West Yorkshire Mar 9, 2011 #2 I've got a 5501 C3 on Fleabay at the moment. Check it out.
MarkTheSpark Senior Member Joined May 15, 2002 Messages 4,260 Reaction score 7 Location Peterborough Mar 9, 2011 #3 The 5000 series are great reels, especially for any kind of boat and bait fishing for pike. But they aren't good with small lures and are beaten hollow by modern baitcasters designed for the States, like Quantums.
The 5000 series are great reels, especially for any kind of boat and bait fishing for pike. But they aren't good with small lures and are beaten hollow by modern baitcasters designed for the States, like Quantums.